Home Reading Program

Our home reading program for SK has begun. Each student will bring home a practice reading book at their level and a sight word booklet.  I have included a reading log to fill out together as well as some suggestions for reading prompts for what to say when your child is reading to you.  These are the strategies that are our focus in small group instruction too.  We are currently working on making sense with what we are reading, looking at the picture and getting our mouth ready with the first sound.

The book and sight words are to be returned every school day in the Ziploc bag so that we can review the sight words and exchange the book when they are ready to do so.  Please help your child to remember to bring the book bag back on school mornings.  THANK YOU.

PRACTICE BOOK INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Read the title of the book to your child.

2.  Go through the book, discussing the pictures.

3.  Have your child try to read it using his/her finger to point to the words.  Don't worry if your child is not yet able to match their finger to each word.

4.  Read the book more than one time for mastery. 

SIGHT WORD LISTS:

1.  Review the current list with your child.

2.  The list is mastered when your child can read each word automatically.  The words are not to be sounded out.

3.  Practice the words on the list in different orders.

4.  Time permitting, review old lists as children will forget some words and need these reinforced.