In your child's backpack tonight, you will see their Poetry Book. Throughout the year we
will be adding special poems, classroom songs and recipes of treats that we
have made in class. Poetry books will go
home on Fridays and should come back to school on Monday. You have the weekend to read through the
poems with your child. Some suggestions
for reading with your child are:
1.
Play “I Spy” with some of the words. “I Spy” a
word that starts with a letter ___. I Spy a word that says “to”. These are just
some examples.
2.
Have your child read the poem to you, tracking
the print with their finger as they go. Make sure they are tracking left to
right, top to bottom.
3.
Point out rhyming words. What word does “cat”
rhyme with in the poem? Can you think of another word that rhymes with that
word?
Do as much (or as little) as your child wants to do. My goal at this point in the year is to encourage the children to see themselves
as readers and to allow them to increase their confidence in their reading
skills. Some children might be already
reading the words, where some of us will be reading by memory and that’s ok.
Please don’t point out mistakes but rather encouraging their success and
efforts. Encourage the children to read
to their siblings (older and younger), grandparents, the dog etc….I want them
to LOVE to read.
Warm Regards
Mrs. Lai
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