kindergarten literacy diving into unknown words
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Kindergarten LiteracyDiving into Unknown Words
WARM-UP:
We invite you to turn to one another and
introduce yourselves to a neighbor.
Be sure to share how you are connected to Hunter
Reading: How to Stay Afloat
▪ SWIMMIES: Does your child know all their letters and sounds?
▪ DOGGIES PADDLE: Can they apply Reading Rules? (chunking, vowels, word families)
▪ FREESTYLE: Does your child know their sight words (high frequency words)?
Swimmies: Know Your Letter & Sounds
▪ Distinguish letter form - the difference between b, p, q, d, g/g, a/a,
▪ Vowel sounds (long/short) - vowel teams (team), bossy/magic ‘e’ (cake)
▪ Sound Fluency: beginning, middle, end sounds▪ Blending (putting together) to read, “rollercoaster”▪ Segmenting (pulling apart) sounds, “stretch it out”
Word Building Activities
Doggie Paddle:Reading RulesKindergarten LetterLand:▪ word building with letter sounds▪ double letters (little, pass)▪ onset/rime = (word families (cat, bat)▪ consonant blends (bl, gr, sm…)▪ long vowels and magic -e (skate, time)▪ vowel men and vowels out walking (rain, boat)▪ vowel stealers = r-controlled vowels (car,fur)
Reading Rules Resources
Freestyle: Sight Word Fluency
“Sight Words”“High Frequency Words”
“Word Wall Words”Rules may not apply (no sounding them out).
Memorize. Builds reading fluency.High Frequency Word List
CAFE’ Menu (K/1)):
Actions to Attack Unknown WordsBookmark: Helpful reading strategies to use when you get to an unknown word.
Diving In: Writing Words
“How did you think you spell it?”“What sounds do you hear?”“Stretch Out the Sounds.”
“Use your resources.” Lowercase letters!
Links for Resources:
▪ Kindergarten Website: Mrs. Martinez▪ LetterLand at Home▪ Florida Center for Reading Research