Reading
For Reading, we use Scott Foresman Reading Street. Each week, we introduce a new story that we read several times throughout the week.
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Week of September 23rd (Week 6)...
Story: Dig, Dig, Digging.
High Frequency Words: As, is, in
High Frequency Words (HFWs)
Each week, we introduce new high frequency words (what some call "sight words" or review ones from the previous week. HFWs are words that appear most often in printed material. Learning these words are crucial in developing fluency in reading. Listed below is our HFW schedule for the year.
Sight Word Schedule 2024-2025
1. I, am
2. I, am
3. And, a
4. At, And, a
5. As, is
6. In, as, is,
7. It, his
8. On, it, his
9. For, the
10. see, for, the
11. To, look
12. Of, to, look
13. Like, into
14. From, like, into
15. Little, this
16. Four, little, this
17. That, You
18. Into, that, you
19. One, We, Be
20. He, me, one
21. Said, Yellow
22. Have, five, said, yellow
23. Do, blue
24. Love, do, blue
25. Was, with
26. What, was with
27. My, go
28. Two, my, go
29. When, she
30. They, when, she
31. Who, they
32. Come, who, they
33. Here, three, green
34. Are, here, three, green
35. Where, eight
36. REVIEW
37. REVIEW
The Science of Reading
In most recent years, experts have been studying how children learn to read. They have learned that the human brain is not defaulted to know how to read, but it must be trained to read through explicit, systematic instruction. Simply put, they have learned that most children can learn to read through the same learning sequence. Through these studies, they have learned that there are Five Big Ideas for reading success: phonemic awareness, phonics and word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. They have learned that language comprehension x word recognition = skilled reading, as shown in the image of Scarborough's Rope below.
The Science of Reading is not one singular program, but instead, an approach to teaching reading based off of these studies. At the kindergarten level, we dedicate time to those Five Big Ideas to help build foundational skills necessary for skilled reading. If we can utilize the Science of Reading approach starting at the kindergarten level, we can set children up for reading success throughout their school years.
Decodable Readers
During the 2nd nine weeks, we start working on decodable readers. These are skills-based readers that students can start to "decode" using the phonic knowledge we have gained during the first nine weeks. The books get progressively more complex (starting with CVC words, then blends, then digraphs, and combinations of all three). For each 5 books read, the students will earn a croc charm to go on their croc charm bracelet. After 25 books, they will get to take their bracelets home.
*examples of decodable readers *examples of croc charm bracelets
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