Ideas for the Beginning of School

We have started our Title groups in kindergarten, first and second grade in the last couple weeks. Some parents have asked what they can do to help their children at home.
 Here are a few ideas:

Kindergarten

• Have your child work on writing their first and last name with correct sizing and letter formation. They should only have a capital letter at the beginning of their name.
• Work on naming the letters in their name.Try naming them out of order too. 
• Work on naming the letters of the alphabet out of order.
• Work on beginning sounds of any word. For example if you are driving in the car, name things you see and have your child say the beginning sound of the item you spy.

First Grade

• Review letter names and sounds. Your child should be able to do this quickly without thinking about it (automatic).
• Work on sight words and look for these words in stories and text that you have at home.
• Practice getting your mouth ready to say the first sound in unknown words. They may not know the word but if they are paying attention to the story, it will help them figure out that tricky word.

Second Grade

• Work on sight words and look for these words in stories and text that you have at home.
• Practice getting your mouth ready to say the first sound in unknown words. They may not know the word but if they are paying attention to the story, it will help them figure out that tricky word.
• Practice rereading when something doesn't make sense, if you stop to figure out a word or if it just doesn't sound right/make sense in the story.

All students should be reading every night at home even if the parent is reading to the child at first. Thank you for your continued support. We are enjoying working with our new friends.