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The question for this month is...April
The question for this month is...April
"I can't read my child's handwriting-Help!"
For a while, the world has thought that handwriting would "go away" due to all the electronics we have in our world, but the opposite is true. Handwriting is a skill that just isn't putting a letter or words on a page, it is a process!
For a while, the world has thought that handwriting would "go away" due to all the electronics we have in our world, but the opposite is true. Handwriting is a skill that just isn't putting a letter or words on a page, it is a process!
"Handwriting in the earliest grades is linked to basic reading and spelling achievement; for example, when children learn how to form the letter m, they can also be learning its sound. Attention to the linkages among handwriting, reading, and spelling skills can help to reinforce early achievement across these areas.
The early years of schooling are especially critical for handwriting instruction; once children have formed counterproductive habits in handwriting, such as poor pencil hold or inefficient letter formation, those habits can be difficult to change.
Even for young children, however, handwriting instruction should occur in the context of a broader program of written expression in which children learn many other writing skills and develop motivation to write."-Reading Rockets
Below are reasons why handwriting and is important. Go to the Parent Resource page to find resources to help you at home.
The question this month is.....March
The question this month is.....March
What is the difference between a High Frequency Word and a Sight Word?
Why???
Why???
High Frequency words make up about 60% of the words that appears in books or texts. Example are: the, of, and, to, is and, was among others that you can find on the Dolch or Fry list of words.
Sight words are when these and any other word become automatic. Your child no longer has to sound them out. These words such as mom, cat, love, or even someone's name is read automatically.
When a word is read automatically the ability to read becomes more fluent and then that allows comprehension to happen more effectively.
The question this month is .... FEBRUARY
The question this month is .... FEBRUARY
How do I help my prek/kindergarten to understand books and how they work?
This information comes from the Science of Reading Preschool/Prek
It is called "concept of print" or print awareness
It is called "concept of print" or print awareness
The answer to this question is called "Concept of Print:" and it should start early with your child. Often we think children understand the reading process but often "gaps" started when they are little and continue throughout early grades.
The answer to this question is called "Concept of Print:" and it should start early with your child. Often we think children understand the reading process but often "gaps" started when they are little and continue throughout early grades.
If you would like more information-Reading Rockets is https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home/reading-101-guide-parents/reading-basics/print-awareness
The question this month is....January
The question this month is....January
What is the difference between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics?
What is the difference between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics?
Information from www.heggerty.org site and the National Center on Improving Literacy
Your child will:
Segment phonemes
Blend phonemes
Delete phonemes
Substitute phonemes
Your child will bring phonemes together with the graphemes. In other words, phonics is specifically match the letters with the sounds
Your child will bring phonemes together with the graphemes. In other words, phonics is specifically match the letters with the sounds
Click the image to watch a short video
Click the image to watch a short video
The Foundational Skills of reading might also be known as the "5 Big Ideas of Reading" and they are Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension.
The Foundational Skills of reading might also be known as the "5 Big Ideas of Reading" and they are Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension.
You may already have heard of these topics but inside each of the "5 Big Ideas" are components that allow a child to read to comprehension
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