Many of the junior kindergarten students are having difficulty learning and remembering their letter sounds. It is extremely important that you practice them at home with your child daily. If you are unsure what sound a letter makes please ask us and we will be glad to assist you.
Singing the alphabet song does not mean they know their letters. Randomly point to a letter and ask your child what letter it is: look on signs, in books, on cue cards you make (one letter per card) or anywhere else you see letters.
For students in senior kindergarten it is important to practice reading strategies with them to help them learn to read and become confident readers. Some strategies include: pointing to words as you or they read, sounding out words they don't know, looking at the pictures to help them figure out tricky words, or practicing sight words (it, the, and, etc.).
For further information on helping your child with literacy development please call or make an appointment to see us or ask us at the interviews next week.
