Kindergarten Parent
Night
October 16, 2014
Reading
Concepts of Print
Point to text as you read
One-to-one
Picture Reading
Left-to-Right Directionality
Top-to-Bottom Directionality
Book cover, author and illustrator
Reading
Decoding Strategies
In order to decode words, students must be able
to identify letters and their sounds
Background information
Picture clues
Initial sounds
Word formation
Importance of Trick Words
Does it make sense?
Reading
Trick Words
Trick words should be recognized on sight
(instantly) for reading to progress smoothly.
Confidence in reading ability improves when
children know trick words. These words will be
found in almost anything they will read.
Many of these words cannot be:
•Sounded out by decoding rules
• Represented by pictures
Reading
Ideas for Practicing
Trick Words at Home
•Flashcards
•Dry erase markers
•Bath tub crayons
•Alphabet foam letters
•Make a word wall
•Find trick words in Guided Reading books
•Highlighter Tape
•Cut out trick words from newspapers/magazines
Reading
Comprehension
Inferential Thinking: What the author is not
telling us
Fact-based questions
Character development questions
Setting, problem, solution
Critical thinking questions
Relate to life experiences
Reading
Segmentation
•Directly correlates to student spelling
•Breaks apart words into sounds
•Tapping and sliding sounds
Example: cat, /c/, /a/, /t/, cat (3 sounds)
ship /sh/, /i/, /p/, ship (3 sounds)
play /p/, /l/, /ay/, play (3 sounds)
lamp /l/, /a/, /m/, /p/, lamp (4 sounds)
drip /d/, /r/, /i/, /p/, drip (4 sounds)
Guided Reading
Sample Lesson
Book Baggie
Old Book
Skill Study
Word Solving
Leveled text
Re-read at home (3x)
Guided Reading at Home
• Ask your child to read the book independently at least 3
times ( to a parent, sibling, grandparent, pet, etc.)
• Look for trick words in the book
• Time your child to see how fast he/she can read
• Ask open-ended & factual questions to check for
comprehension
• Ask your child story element questions (characters, setting,
beginning, middle, ending, character changes, etc.)
• Ask your child to think of/write a new beginning, ending,
problem, solution, etc.
Fundations
www.fundations.com
•Drill Sounds
•Mr. Echo & Baby Echo
•Fundations Writing Paper
•Sentence Structure
•Homework
•Red Folder Inserts
Writing
Writing
Find opportunities to create meaningful experiences with
your child (shopping lists, schedules, to-do lists, signs, etc.)
Talk with your child as you are writing an email, letter, check,
grocery list, thank you card, etc. and model reasons for
writing.
Writing
Writing Steps
Step One: Generate an idea (personal experience or something that
they know a lot about)
Step Two: Sketch your idea (limit sketch time)
Step Three: Label Sketch (inventive spelling)
Step Four: Create a reasonable sentence (s)
(Count words in each sentence)
Step Five: Stretch out each word (trick words cannot be stretched out,
use trick word insert in red folder)
Step Six: Use finger spacing between words
Step Seven: Create more details: feelings, characters, setting, etc.
Writing Workshop Units
• Quarter 1: Responding to Text,
Launching the Writer’s Workshop &
Writing like Scientists
• Quarter 2: Writing for Readers &
Responding to Text
• Quarter 3: How-To Writing & Responding
to Text
• Quarter 4: Persuasive Letter Writing &
Responding to Text
Next Steps in Writing
If…
Then…
Your child is not hearing any
sounds at all.
Have him/her focus on the
initial and final sounds.
Your child is just hearing the
initial sound.
Challenge him/her to also
hear the final sound.
Your child is hearing the initial Challenge him/her to also try
and final sound.
and listen for the middle
sounds.
Your child is hearing the
majority of the
sounds in the word.
Challenge him/her to focus
on using all correct letter
formation, punctuation,
finger spaces and extending
their details and vocabulary
in their writing.
Writing
Suggestions to help with
writing at home
- Encourage your child to talk/explain daily
experiences, ask for details
-Start a word wall in your child’s room
-Create a “writing space”
-Get a journal
-Point out the importance of writing to your child:
lists, notes, cards, etc.
Math
Counting Ideas
-Find opportunities to count with your child
everyday
-Count food on your child’s plate (1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and
10’s)
-Items in your house: stairs, chairs, toys
-Party planning: how many cups, forks, plates, etc.
Math
Number Recognition Ideas
-Take a number walk, photograph, print, and
identify the numbers you found
-Write address and phone numbers (should
memorize)
-Look for numbers in books, magazines, groceries,
signs, etc.
Math
Sorting/Grouping Ideas
-Groceries
-Laundry
-Toys
-Candy from Halloween (sort and group) Count by
2’s, 5’s, 10’s, etc.)
Math
Surveys and Graphing Ideas
-Family get togethers are great for surveys (Do you
like chicken or steak?) Yes/No surveys are fun and
easy for your child.
-Following a survey, take the opportunity to graph
your results
-Use tally marks when taking a trip to count and
graph different colored/types of cars.
Math
Number Writing
-Use play dough to make numbers
-Use shaving cream or salt in a pan to write
numbers
-Use Microsoft Paint on the computer to practice
number writing
-Reversals are common, but please take the time
to correct
Science & Social Studies
• Children will participate in inquiry
studies to further investigate a topic
that they are more interested in
• Children will learn how to
investigate information, research,
ask questions and record their
findings
Opportunities
Online
Visit any Disney II classroom websites
http://em-ccss.everydaymathonline.com
www.mathletics.com
www.starfall.com
www.raz-kids.com
www.pbskids.org
www.abcya.com