Kindergarten
Kindergarten Support is given both in the classroom and as pull out option when needed.
Skills worked on throughout the year are:
Phonemic Awareness -identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds, rhyming, tapping out syllables, orally segmenting sounds in words, identifying words with similar beginning and ending sounds.
Letter Identification-each week we will be working on a certain letter.
Letter Formation
Reading simple CVC words -words with a consonant -vowel- consonant patterns (dog, cat, mop)
Writing CVC words
Learning the sounds of the digraphs- sh, th, ch, wh
Reading and Writing Words with Blends ( tr, cr, sl, sc,)
Retelling the beginning, middle, and end of a story
If you have any questions regarding your child's placement in Reading Support please see the How do students get chosen for reading support page or send us an email.
Helpful Links for Kindergarten
Sight Words - A list of all the sight words we would like your child to know by the end of Kindergarten
Waltke's Web- You will find the stories, skills , activities and helpful resources that go along with our Scott Foresman Stories.
PBS Kids - early reading activities and games
Starfall - great early reading activities and games
Reading Bear -great site for practice with reading words having different phonics patterns.
http://www.storylineonline.net/ -famous actors and actresses read familiar books
https://www.highlightskids.com/- fun games and activities from Highlights Kids