Kindergarten Literacy

Mrs. Doedens Mrs. Goebel Mrs. Farrenkopf Mrs. Westfahl

October 11, 2012

At school…READING Shared Reading Read Aloud Reader’s Workshop Guided Reading WRITING Writer’s Workshop Interactive Writing Guided Writing HandwritingWORD WORK Spelling Phonics Work Making Words High Frequency Words

SHARED READING Shared Reading: Teacher and

students read text togetherDemonstrate awareness of textDevelops sense of story or contentPromotes reading strategiesDevelops fluency and phrasingIncreases comprehensionEncourages politeness (listening and

speaking skills)

EXAMPLE OF SHARED READING

SHARED READING TEXT

READING ALOUDReading Aloud- teacher

reads/models fluent readingProvides an adult model of fluent

readingDevelops a sense of story/textDevelops vocabularyEncourages predictionsDevelops active listeningBuilds a community of readers

READING ALOUD

READING ALOUD

READER’S WORKSHOP

Reader’s Workshop: Instructional framework that differentiates reading instruction to meet the needs of individual students

Demonstrates strategies of good readers

Encourages strategic reading Extends experience with a variety of

text Promotes reading for enjoyment Provides opportunities to use

mistakes as learning opportunitiesMeets students at their

individual level

EXAMPLE OF READING EXPECTIATIONS

EXAMPLE OF READING EXPECTATIONS WITH A

PARTNER

CLASSROOM LIBRARYS WITH “JUST RIGHT” BOOKS

STUDENTS PARTNER READING

GUIDED READINGGuided Reading: Teacher introduces a selection at a student’s instructional level supporting the student in a small group

Promotes reading strategiesIncreases comprehensionExpands belief in our own ability

GUIDED READING LESSON

WRITER’S WORKSHOPWriter’s Workshop: Instructional framework

that differentiates writing instruction to meet the needs of individual students

Demonstrates strategies of good writers Encourages use of six trait writing Extends experience with a variety of types of

writing Promotes a love of writing Provides opportunities to use mistakes as

learning opportunities Meets students at their individual level

STUDENTS WORKING INDEPENDENTLY DURING WRITING

EXAMPLE OF STUDENT WRITING

STUDENT WRITING

INTERACTIVE/SHARED WRITING

Interactive/Shared Writing: Teacher and students compose together using a “shared pen” technique which students do some of the writing

Provides opportunities to plan and construct texts

Increases spelling knowledgeCreates opportunities to apply

what they have learnedDevelops concepts of print and

writing strategiesModels the connection among

and between sounds, letters, and words

EXAMPLE OF INTERACTIVE WRITING

WORD WORKPhonics WorkMaking WordsHigh Frequency WordsSpelling

STUDENTS WORKING WITH WORDS

WORD WORK AND TECHNOLOGY

Kindergarten Expectations I can show how words and letters work in books. I can recognize and make rhymes. I can show how syllables help me with words. I can show how sounds help me with words. I can read and talk about kindergarten books. I can listen to a non-fiction book and share my thinking about the

book with others. I can listen to a fiction book and share my thinking about the story

with others. I can talk and listen to others in partnerships and groups. I can share my thinking so that other people hear and understand me. I can write many upper- and lowercase letters. I can share my feelings about something using pictures and writing. I can show what I know about something using pictures and writing. I can tell about something that happened in the order it happened using

pictures and writing. (retell) I can tell how I feel about something that happened using pictures and

writing.

What Research Tells Us Parents Can Do…The single most important activity for

building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children --Becoming a Nation of Readers, 1985

Read! Studies have shown that a child who has been read to grasps the idea early on, that print contains a message. Storybooks have a language all of their own. So the more stories that are read to your child, the better for him.

Independent Reading: What can you do?Encourage your child to bring

books home from school.Visit the public library and

choose books your child can read independently as well as books for you to read to your child.

Set aside time every day for your child to read.

Turn off the T.V.—there is a clear connection between over-viewing of TV and underachievement in the classroom. --Jim Trelease,The Read-Aloud Handbook

What Can You Do When the Reading Is Too Hard?

When it is clear to you that your child is not experiencing success with a particular reading task, simply offer to read the text to him/her. Always remember that asking children to struggle through a difficult text can do more harm than good.

How to Help with a Tricky WordWhen your child comes to an occasional tricky

word, please consider using a strategy called, Pause, Prompt and Praise.

1. Pause to give your child time to figure out the word.

2. After about 10 seconds, suggest an appropriate strategy for solving the difficulty.

3. After the reading is finished, praise your child for the specific strategies used to unlock the difficult words. Be specific!

Reading StrategiesLook at the picture.What would make sense?Look at the first letter. What word could

it be?Go back and read it again.Think it through. Pull the word apart.Look for something that you know in the

word.Read ahead.Ask for help.

Conversations About Books

We encourage you to have a conversation about books you are reading or your child is reading. You’ll want to have a conversation….▪Before reading▪During the reading▪After reading

Encourage…… your child to read to you as well! Have him look

at the pictures of the book first and make a prediction about what will happen next. Get your reader involved with the story by reading the pictures. This helps your child to think about the story. And remember, words and letters are everywhere! Cereal boxes, store signs, and road signs can be a window of opportunity for young readers.

FILL YOUR CHILD’S BACKPACK WITH EXPOSURE TO BOOKS!

Final ThoughtsOur goal is to develop

Life-long strategic readers,

So…Keep it positive

Praise oftenAnd enjoy this special

timetogether!