Kindergarten Reading Readiness and Expectations
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Awareness is the auditory ability to recognize the sounds of spoken language. Say to your child, “Listen to these sounds /d/ /o/ /g/. What was my word?” Most children can answer: dog.
Here is a list of words to practice with:
Leave a short pause between each phoneme. Have your child blend them into a word.
m-e d-ay t-ie b-ow t-oo a-dd
i-t e-gg sh-oe u-s c-a-t s-ea-t
b-i-g p-o-p f-u-zz c-a-pe sh-ee-p b-ow-l
t-i-me r-oo-m b-e h-ay b-y g-o
a-m i-n d-o ch-ew a-che i-f
b-ea-t d-i-g c-o-p b-u-zz c-a-p b-ee-p
This skill should also be mastered in reverse. Phoneme segmentation is a technique for building phonemic awareness in which students break words into sounds saying each sound separately as they stretch out the word. Ask, “How many sounds are there in the word dog?” Child answers, “/d/ /o/ /g/....3 sounds.” Segmenting words into individual sounds is an important skill for successful decoding. Phonological awareness lays the foundation for phonics.
Here is a list of words to practice with:
Say the word. Have your child separate each sound.
Word Answer Word Answer side /s/ie/d/ quick /k/w/i/k/
does /d/u/z lines /l/ie/n/z/
trade /t/r/ai/d/ patch /p/a/ch/
bee /b/ea/ now /n/o/w/
ones /w/u/n/z/ cause /k/o/z/
all /o/l/ mad /m/a/d/
Phonics
Phonics links the sounds of spoken language to printed letters. Phonics involves print and sound. What sounds do you hear in the word dog? Write the sounds you hear. The same applies in reverse. Write the word dog. Have your child say each sound with you, /d/ /o/ /g/. Phonics is key for beginning the process of reading and writing!
Here is a list of words to practice with:
dog, fog, bog, hog, rat, bat, fat, cat, sat, pat, hip, rip, tip, nip, pop, hop, cop, bit, kit, sit, lit, cap, rap, sap, nap, pug, rug, tug, mug.
Reading Milestones
By the age of 4 a student should be able to produce and enjoy rhyme & alliteration.
By the age of 5 a student should be able recognize a word within a word list that does not rhyme. Find the odd one out (dog, frog, cat). The student should also be able to recognize phonemic changes in words and hear syllables within words.
By the age of 5 1/2 a student should be able to distinguish separate phonemes within a series, blend (what's this word, c-at), and segment initial sounds (say the first sound you hear in sock).
Sources:
MN Department of Education
AIMSWEB Assessment and RTI Solution
Littlemindsatwork.blogspot.com Phonological Awareness Chipper Chat
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Awareness is the auditory ability to recognize the sounds of spoken language. Say to your child, “Listen to these sounds /d/ /o/ /g/. What was my word?” Most children can answer: dog.
Here is a list of words to practice with:
Leave a short pause between each phoneme. Have your child blend them into a word.
m-e d-ay t-ie b-ow t-oo a-dd
i-t e-gg sh-oe u-s c-a-t s-ea-t
b-i-g p-o-p f-u-zz c-a-pe sh-ee-p b-ow-l
t-i-me r-oo-m b-e h-ay b-y g-o
a-m i-n d-o ch-ew a-che i-f
b-ea-t d-i-g c-o-p b-u-zz c-a-p b-ee-p
This skill should also be mastered in reverse. Phoneme segmentation is a technique for building phonemic awareness in which students break words into sounds saying each sound separately as they stretch out the word. Ask, “How many sounds are there in the word dog?” Child answers, “/d/ /o/ /g/....3 sounds.” Segmenting words into individual sounds is an important skill for successful decoding. Phonological awareness lays the foundation for phonics.
Here is a list of words to practice with:
Say the word. Have your child separate each sound.
Word Answer Word Answer side /s/ie/d/ quick /k/w/i/k/
does /d/u/z lines /l/ie/n/z/
trade /t/r/ai/d/ patch /p/a/ch/
bee /b/ea/ now /n/o/w/
ones /w/u/n/z/ cause /k/o/z/
all /o/l/ mad /m/a/d/
Phonics
Phonics links the sounds of spoken language to printed letters. Phonics involves print and sound. What sounds do you hear in the word dog? Write the sounds you hear. The same applies in reverse. Write the word dog. Have your child say each sound with you, /d/ /o/ /g/. Phonics is key for beginning the process of reading and writing!
Here is a list of words to practice with:
dog, fog, bog, hog, rat, bat, fat, cat, sat, pat, hip, rip, tip, nip, pop, hop, cop, bit, kit, sit, lit, cap, rap, sap, nap, pug, rug, tug, mug.
Reading Milestones
By the age of 4 a student should be able to produce and enjoy rhyme & alliteration.
By the age of 5 a student should be able recognize a word within a word list that does not rhyme. Find the odd one out (dog, frog, cat). The student should also be able to recognize phonemic changes in words and hear syllables within words.
By the age of 5 1/2 a student should be able to distinguish separate phonemes within a series, blend (what's this word, c-at), and segment initial sounds (say the first sound you hear in sock).
Sources:
MN Department of Education
AIMSWEB Assessment and RTI Solution
Littlemindsatwork.blogspot.com Phonological Awareness Chipper Chat