References
The information included
in this brochure was
gathered from the
following sources.
PBS Parents, (ND). Kindergartener
reading milestones. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/parents/educatio
n/reading-language/readingmilestones/kindergartner-languagedevelopmentmilestones/kindergartner-reading/
Literacy Development, (ND)
Retrieved from
http://literacy.nationaldb.org
Reading Rockets, (2008). Reading
tips for parents of kindergarteners.
Retrieved from
http://www.readingrockets.org/articl
e/7834
“You may have tangible
wealth untold; caskets of
jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never
be. I had a mother who read
to me”
-Strickland Gillian
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Kindergartener
Brochure created by Elia Spencer for the
Ibraham Aeronautics Elementary School
Parent Resource Room
February 2014
Developmental Stages,
Tips, Tools, and
Resources for Parents
Developmental Stages
“Read every day with your
Kindergartener!”
Remember not all children develop at exactly the
same pace!
A typically developing Kindergartener may…
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Read some words (i.e. mom, the, exit, stop, cat,
dog, etc.) and simple books
Understand that writing goes from left to right
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Understand that books have a plot
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Have the ability to predict what will happen next
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in a story
Have the ability to talk about why things
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happened in the story
Know the difference between a letter and a
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word
Have the ability to match a spoken word to the
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written word on a page
Have the ability to identify common punctuation
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(i.e. period, comma, exclamation point, etc.)
By the end of the Kindergarten year, most Kindergarteners
are able to identify and write upper and lower case letters,
and are able to “read” by the combination of identifying
some words, memory of the story, and pictures.
*These interests and abilities are based on those of
typically developing children, and may not be reflective of
all children’s abilities.
Local and Web Based
Literacy Tools
• Forsyth County Public Library
“Children’s Page” website:
http://www.forsyth.cc/library/childrens.aspx
Children’s Room Contact #: 703-3040
• Reading Rockets Website:
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents
•PBS, How to Create a Literate Home website:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/readinglanguage/reading-tips/how-to-create-a-literatehome-young-child-and-kindergartner/
How to Help Your Child
Tips for Parents
SocialPLACE
Media
Literacy Sites
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Pinterest- Search “Kindergarten Literacy
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Activities” and “Kindergarten Literacy Games”
Facebook- Search for “Reading Rockets”
(Education Website), “Help Me Get Ready To
Read”, and FCPL4Kids (Forsyth County Public
Library)
Twitter – Search for “@ReadingRockets”,
“@FCPublicLibrary”
YouTube- Search “Kindergarten Literacy Songs”
and “Harry Kindergarten Music”
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Literacy Apps
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For those with iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch, or
Android there are some literacy apps available at
a relatively inexpensive cost.
Including…
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BOB Books #1 Reading Magic, $1.99,
PreK and Up
Alphabetic, $1.99, Kindergarten
Story Patch, $2.99, Kindergarten – 5th
For additional available apps see the “Reading
Rockets” website.
http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading1
01/literacyapps
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Talk to your child about their day
(Ask questions about what they
did at school, etc.).
Read books with a lot of tongue
twisters and rhymes.
Sing songs with your child.
Connect the stories you read with
your child’s life (i.e. If the
character in a story feels happy,
talk about what makes your child
feel happy, etc.).
Connect letters with the sounds
that they make (“Your name starts
with ‘S’, so does the word ‘stomp’
in this story”).
Provide writing materials for your
child, including paper and pencils.
Help your child to write sentences
and words making sure to include
words that are being used in
school.
Read the same books multiple
times with your child (They enjoy
the repetition!).