This message is for SK families!
Our year two students will begin an at home reading program today. A red duotang will be sent home every Tuesday and Thursday. At the back of the duotang you will find a page protector with a book inside. Inside the duotang is also some questions you can ask your child during reading time and a log for you to initial. Children benefit from repeated practice of reading texts. They should read the book a few times. For example: tonight’s book should be read today and tomorrow and returned for Thursday when they will receive a new book.
Keep in mind that right now students are just learning to read.
Some strategies to focus on:
~ track the print with their finger (“pointy pig”)
~ recognize sight words
~ use “eagle eye” - look at the first letter of a tricky word and then the picture to help you solve
~ use “stretchy snake” - stretch the sounds in the word to solve it
We will highlight more strategies as the year goes on!
Above all - keep it light hearted and fun! Just as important as fluency and comprehension when learning to read is interest and enthusiasm. Right now we want to to create a life long love for reading!
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