In this ongoing class, Pre-K and Kindergarten aged students will develop and strengthen pre-reading skills. In class, I will introduce and reinforce pre-reading skills appropriate for Preschool and Kindergarten students. What are pre-reading skills, you ask?! Pre-reading skills are skills or strategies that children learn that will help with reading later. Studies show that sharpening pre-reading skills creates a stronger reader. If you have ever seen a child read words that were previously introduced well but struggle with new words, that’s because their pre-reading skills weren’t sharpened. This reading club will resemble circle time only that it will focus on reading skills. Homeschool parents can use this class to assist with introducing skills or supplement learning. The main skills that will be introduced are phonological awareness and phonemic awareness skills and they are as follows: awareness of print, syllables, onset and rime, rhyming, initial sounds, final sounds and understanding phonemes. Children will also learn to write letters. Students will have an opportunity to engage in class by greeting one another, answering questions, sing-alongs, games and show & tell. We will read stories every week, learn letter sounds and learn sight words. Students will have an opportunity to practice concepts in class with weekly provided worksheets and engage in activities. There is lots of movement in class, learning areas need to allow room to move. Class runs for 20 weeks before starting from the beginning. Your child can join anytime, join for an entire school year or join for 20 weeks.

Week of March 5, 2023 -  All About Me/ Letters/ Syllables
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