KindergartenLiteracy

NightSego Lily Elementary

Reading and writing go hand in hand

Reading and writing develop at the same time in young children and are interrelated.

So, what does that mean to you?

The central and most important

goal of reading instruction, is to

foster a love of reading. –Linda Gambrell

To Comfortable place

Choose a book your child will enjoy and read with emotion

Point out cover, title, author

Picture walk, “What do you think the story will be about?”

Point to the words as you read aloud

After reading, ask questions

Point out a few vocabulary words

With• Echo reading/choral part of the story

• Point to the words as you read along

• Ask questions. Let your child teach you.

• Have your child retell the story in sequence

By Make sure you have “just right” books available

Have them read aloud

Point out a few vocabulary words

Remind them to use reading strategies to help solve unknown words

Increase independent reading stamina

Offer praise

Level aa: Beginning Kindergarten

1 line of text per page

Repetetive text

Pictures match the words

High frequency words

Level 4: End of Kindergarten

Multiple lines of text per page

Repetitive text with variations

Text on back to back pages

Unfamiliar words

WritingThe development of writing skills,

as with reading, takes place in stages the child passes through.

Beginning of Kindergarten

My dog. Me and my dog. We are happy with my dog.

Early Writing Traits

Stories often include detailed pictures

Random strings of letters

Environmental print with/without meaning

Backwards or incorrect letter formation

Lack of spacing

No punctuation or inappropriately spaced.

I am good at playing football.

Benefits of inventive spelling

Encourages letter/sound correspondence

Increases independence

Allows children to write more words than they can read

Allows for extensive phonics practice

Gives the child more control of their writing

Inventive Spelling:A necessary step

End of Kindergarten

Developmental writing

Able to use more high frequency words

Spaces between words

Use of diagraphs and blends

CVC/CVCE words

Experiment with other word patterns

Adds details to text

Informational writing

Once upon a time there lived a little owl and he flew out the door. He was so fluffy. I love owls. I have seen one before.

Thank you for coming.