Kindergarten is all about learning to read! In kindergarten we really work on sight words and decoding strategies.
Here are a few of the tools we use to help your child learn to decode:
Eagle Eye
Look at the picture for clues.
Lips the Fish
Say the first sounds of the new word.
Stretchy Snake
Stretch the word out slowly.
Put the sounds together.
Chunky Monkey
Look for a chunk that you know (at in cat)
Look for a word part (-ing, -er)
Flippy Dolphin
Try a different volwel sound in the tricky word.
Reread it to see if it sounds right.
Tryin' Lion
Try to reread the sentence.
Try a work that makes sense.
Skippy Frog
Skip the word. Read to the end of the sentence.
Hop back and read it.
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Reading
Reading Sight Words
Sight words are also a key component in helping students learn to read. Sight words make up more than 50% of everyday reading material! Here is the list of kindergarten sight words. We want students knowing 50 or more sight words by the end of kindergarten!
I see my go like it to in a and can for is for not the be me you are up here out red
blue yellow brown black white have so eat
said on at play we ran yes no
big she he into do want get that
good jump run ate help down all two
three four soon too they this am funny
look but with what will went who where
saw away come little did under came make
new ride say there pretty well now must
one