Reading @ home toolkit
This is your one-stop-shop for the most impactful literacy activities you can do at home.
FOCUS SKILLS FOR YOUNG READERS
For your child to become a great reader, they will need to learn to 1) automatically recognize the words on the page (word recognition) and 2) make meaning of those words (comprehension). To the left, you’ll find a visual that breaks down those into the sub-skills that kids need to practice.
Ultimately, practice across all of these areas can be impactful — and if you notice your child completing activities easily and accuratley, you can move on.
But if you want to be even more targeted with your time, touch base with your child’s teacher and ask them which of these skills you should focus on. From there, click into the sections below to get started!
Source: Really Great Reading
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Phonological Awareness
The ability to recognize and work with sounds in spoken language.
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Decoding
The ability to understand the relationship between letters and the sounds they represent and blend those together to produce a word.
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Sight Recognition
Recognize familiar words, which typically results from having previously decoded the word multiple times.
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Fluency
The ability to read with sufficient accuracy, automaticity (i.e., fast & effortless), and expression to support understanding.
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Comprehension
The ability to understand and draw meaning from text (background knowledge, vocabulary, language structures, verbal reasoning, and literacy knowledge)
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*Managing Big Feelings*
Strategies to support the emotional experience of learning how to read.