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Phonemic Awareness:
Heggerty Videos Check out the Heggerty videos on your grade level tab under the At Home Reading Club tab above.
Rhyming Posters Create a new poster each day.Draw or write a word at the top of the page. Post it somewhere were the entire family can see it. Ask the family to add rhyming words to the poster throughout the day. See how many rhyming words your family can create in 1 day.
Syllable MarchSay a word and have your child march around the room to each syllable in the word.
Act Out the WordSay the sounds in a word and ask your child to do the action.You say the sounds /h//o//p/ and your child hops.other words: sit /s//i//t/Stand /s//t//a//n//d/Clap /c//l//a//p/Smile /s//m//i//l/Jump /j//u//m//p/Skip /s//k//i//p/Dance /d//a//n//s/Sleep /s//l//e//p/
Ball TossToss a ball back and forth. Everytime a player catches the ball they have to say a word that starts with a particular sound. This game can be played with middle sound, ending sound, and rhyming words as well.
Sound Bins Place an item in a bin, on a plate, inside a hullahoop, etc. Now have your child find (2-4) items that begin with the same SOUND. (We are not focusing on letter/sound association.) As they place item in the space make sure they say all of the names while emphasizing the beginning sound.
Count Words With Fingers - Say a sentence and have your child repeat it while holding up one finger for each word.
Delete that Part - Say a compound word and ask your child to repeat it. Then say, “Now say it again without___.” Your child will say what is left. Example: “Say airplane. Now say it again without air.” The answer is plane.
Sound GamesPlay the following games with the sounds in words. You can do this at the dinner table or while driving in a car.
Segmentation CheerListen to my cheer.Then shout the sounds you hear.Sun! Sun! Sun!Let's take apart the word sun.Give me the beginning sound. (Children respond with /s/.)Give me the middle sound. (Children respond with /u/.)Give me the ending sound. (Children respond with /n/.)That's right!/s/ /u/ /n/-Sun! Sun! Sun!Repeat with the following words: ten, cat, rat, dog, soap, read, fish, hop, fun, shop, bug
What is the Mystery Word?Say the sounds in a word and ask your child to guess the mystery word. You say /b/ /u/ /g/. Your child replies “bug.” Segmenting SoundsAsk you child to stretch out or say all of the sounds in a word.You give them the word “jump.” They reply /j/ /u/ /m/ /p/. Allow them to take one step for each sound in the room. The goal is to get from one end of a room to the other by sounding out words.
I SpyPlay I spy game with the sounds in words. I spy something in the room that starts with the “m” sound. I spy something in the room that rhymes wih “ouch.” I spy something in the room that has two syllables --”table.”
Phonics:
Phonics HopscotchMake a hopscotch game with chalk using word families. Have your child read the words as they hop.Example: op family (hop, top, pop. stop. cop, flop, bop, drop, mop)This game can be played with long vowels, blends, digraphs, silent e words, or letters.
Sidewalk ChalkPractice writing letters, words, or sentences using sidewalk chalk outside.
Matchbox Cars ParkingAttach letters on matchbox cars. Draw lines for parking spaces on the sidewalk or on paper. Have your child park the cars in order so that the make words.
Sidewalk ChalkPractice writing letters, words, or sentences using sidewalk chalk outside.
Matchbox Cars ParkingAttach letters on matchbox cars. Draw lines for parking spaces on the sidewalk or on paper. Have your child park the cars in order so that the make words.
Letter Identification Fly Swatter GameDraw a bunch of circles on a large piece of paper. Write a word (with ch, sh, st, pl, etc- see phonics list) )in each circle. Call out the word and have your child swat the word with the fly swatter
Handy Letter Practice Have your child trace his/her hand and then write a particular word family on the palm (-at, -op, etc) then write as many words from that family on each finger.
Messy Word WritingPractice writing and saying the letter sounds with:Chalk, Sand, Soap, Chocolate syrup, Shaving cream, or finger paint, or rice.
Tic Tac ToeMake a Tic Tac Toe board. Each player is assigned a word and has to write that letter or word in the space each turn. The first person to get three in a row is the winner.
Logic of EnglishYou will need to create a free account to access the videos. There are 3 -4 parts to each: Introduction, phonogram review, Spelling analysis, & a gameThe entire series is 8-9 minutes.
Fluency:
Challenge Yourself
Find a passage or short story. Read the passage and have someone make a tally if you make a mistake. Practice reading the passage. Now read the passage out loud again. Have someone listen and mark tallies - if necessary. Check to see if your score improved. Keep practicing until you can read the passage with less than 5 mistakes.
Record a Reading
Find a passage and practice it a few times until you can read it fluently (without any mistakes).
Record yourself reading the passage. Use a computer, iPad, iPod, or cell phone-with parent permission of course.
Listen to yourself! How did you sound? Did you read like you were talking (no robot)? Did you pause at punctuation? Was your reading smooth? Play teacher and assess yourself!
If you are happy with your reading...send it to someone!!!
Find a passage or short story. Read the passage and have someone make a tally if you make a mistake. Practice reading the passage. Now read the passage out loud again. Have someone listen and mark tallies - if necessary. Check to see if your score improved. Keep practicing until you can read the passage with less than 5 mistakes.
Record a Reading
Find a passage and practice it a few times until you can read it fluently (without any mistakes).
Record yourself reading the passage. Use a computer, iPad, iPod, or cell phone-with parent permission of course.
Listen to yourself! How did you sound? Did you read like you were talking (no robot)? Did you pause at punctuation? Was your reading smooth? Play teacher and assess yourself!
If you are happy with your reading...send it to someone!!!
Buddy reading: Take turns reading aloud. You go first, then have your child read the next part.
Echo Reading:You read a page sentence first, then have your child read what you just read.
Choral Reading:Read pages or sentences together with your child.
Repeated Reading:Have your child read the same sentence or book over and over to build fluency
Echo Reading:You read a page sentence first, then have your child read what you just read.
Choral Reading:Read pages or sentences together with your child.
Repeated Reading:Have your child read the same sentence or book over and over to build fluency
Funny Voice Reading Read a few pages or phrases using funny voices. Write different types of voices (cowboy, robot, mouse, giant, etc) on slips of paper and choice a slip to decide the 'voice of the day".
Audio ReadingsFind audio readings of books that your child can listen to as he/she follows along. Hearing a fluent reader read can be very helpful.
Reading with a TwistTry reading materials with different fonts, layouts, and text sizes. Reading larger text, fewer words on a page, and pages with pictures included may sometimes make reading easier and more pleasurable.
Have your child read as many books as possible at his/her independent level
Comprehension:
Beach Ball QuestionsWrite the following comprehension questions on a beach ball or any type of ball with a Sharpie marker.
What is the title and who is the author? My favorite part was ...Who are the main characters? The setting was ...What is the setting? The main characters were ...What happened in the story? In the beginning ...How did it end? In the middle ...What is your favorite part? At the end .Tell about the words you learned.Tell why you liked or disliked this story.What would I like to know more about from this book?What topic did the author write about?Where could I go to learn more information?From the photos and illustrations, I learned …As you and your child are reading a story, pause periodically and toss the ball. Read the question that is under their right hand. You can even ask them where the answer can be found in the story and turn back to that page and reread it.
What is the title and who is the author? My favorite part was ...Who are the main characters? The setting was ...What is the setting? The main characters were ...What happened in the story? In the beginning ...How did it end? In the middle ...What is your favorite part? At the end .Tell about the words you learned.Tell why you liked or disliked this story.What would I like to know more about from this book?What topic did the author write about?Where could I go to learn more information?From the photos and illustrations, I learned …As you and your child are reading a story, pause periodically and toss the ball. Read the question that is under their right hand. You can even ask them where the answer can be found in the story and turn back to that page and reread it.
Quick WriteAfter reading a story, have your child write a few sentences about his/her favorite part and draw picture of it.
Add a PageHave your child add a page to the book he/she is reading as well as an illustration.
VisualizingThis involves the ability of readers to make mental images of a text as a way to understand processes or events they encounter while they are reading.
Book WalkTalk with your child about the book before they read it. Look at the cover, pictures, and text. Discuss what you see. Help your child make predictions and inferences about the book. Activate Background KnowledgeBefore reading a book talk to your child about what he/she already knows about the topic.
SummarizingAsk your child to summarize and tell you about each page or chapter of the book in their own words as they read it.
SummarizingAsk your child to summarize and tell you about each page or chapter of the book in their own words as they read it.
Vocabulary:
Journaling
As your child experiences summer, have them Journal their experiences. The can use pictures, but then write down a few sentences describing what they learned. Using terminology that may be new to them. Highlight the new words.
Or if they are reading a non-fiction book, write down a few interesting facts they discovered. Again using new vocabulary they have read.
Journaling also reinforces MANY other skill areas.
As your child experiences summer, have them Journal their experiences. The can use pictures, but then write down a few sentences describing what they learned. Using terminology that may be new to them. Highlight the new words.
Or if they are reading a non-fiction book, write down a few interesting facts they discovered. Again using new vocabulary they have read.
Journaling also reinforces MANY other skill areas.
Vocabulary on the MoveWrite a word on an index card and have your child hold it up to his/her head without seeing the word. Have family members describe the word without saying it. Your child has to figure out what word is written on the card.
Book WalkTalk with your child about the book before they read it. Point out words that may be challenging or difficult to understand before your child reads the book.
Book WalkTalk with your child about the book before they read it. Point out words that may be challenging or difficult to understand before your child reads the book.
New Word a DayLearn a new word each day and write it on the family calendar. They can be words from the dictionary, a book, a magazine, etc
Parent TipsTalking to and reading with your child are two terrific ways to help them hear and read new words. Conversations and questions about interesting words ("The book says, 'The boy tumbled down the hill,' and look at the picture! How do you think he went down the hill?") are easy, non-threatening ways to get new words into everyday talk.
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