Language Arts 

Writing Resources

Think SRSD Writing Lessons/Free Resources

https://thinksrsd.com/free-resources-to-share/ 

Reading Resources

https://www.readingrockets.org/ 

https://www.getepic.com/app/edu-dashboard  - If your child is home from school, they can access Epic! for free during school hours. Go to Epic! and click on the class code. Follow the login intructions from there. Class code: wlt1976

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In Kindergarten, your child explored the following language arts outcomes. You can support your child's language and literacy development at home by continuing to practice these skills.

Early Literacy

Speaking & Listening

1.1 Express feelings and opinions and describe personal experiences and interests

1.2 Listen to the ideas and opinions of others
1.3 Begin to ask and respond to questions, seeking help or information (who?what?why?where?when?)
1.4 Listen to, follow, and give directions in different contexts
1.5 Participate in conversation and in small-and whole group discussion
1.6 Begin to use gestures and tone to convey meaning
1.7 Engage in simple oral presentations and respond to oral presentations
1.8 Demonstrate that they are becoming aware of social conventions in group work and cooperative play
1.9 Develop the concepts/vocabulary of feelings and an awareness that some vocabulary choices can hurt people

Phonemic Awareness 

2.1 Identify how many words are in a spoken sentence

2.2 Begin to segment and blend words into syllables

2.3 Recognize and produce rhyming words in oral language

2.4 Recognize beginning and final phonemes (sounds) in oral language

Reading and Viewing:

3.1 Regards reading/viewing as a source of interest, enjoyment and information

3.2 Understand basic concepts of print including directionality, word, space, letter, and sound

3.3 Engage in reading and or reading like behaviours as they engage with a variety of literature through shared reading and read alouds