The K Prep class has been hard at work this week on their own Van Gogh Starry Night masterpiece. Up Next….the amazing glass works of Dale Chihuly
Early literacy skills benefit our students in a variety of ways. Reading in the early years supports kindergarten readiness, but early literacy skills builds a foundation for future academic success and overall achievement. We begin your child’s reading journey in our K Prep classroom each year. Our goal is to create a strong foundation in early literacy for them to build on throughout many years ahead.
Our early reading adventure began in K Prep last week. The focus last week was how to use their “Magic Reading Finger.” Why do we have children use their finger to track the words while they read? The reason for this practice is because our eyes naturally follow movement, placing a finger, on a page and strategically moving it down the text, a reader will naturally keep their place and be more focused. This helps readers concentrate and understand what they read making reading a more satisfying experience. They did a wonderful job!
Number sense is an emerging construct that refers to a child’s fluidity and flexibility with numbers and what numbers mean. Number sense develops gradually over time and at different rates, through exploring numbers, visualizing them in a variety of contexts. Our focus last week was the number six.
Letter and Word Awareness is the ability to identify individual written letters and words. Once children are able to identify printed letters, they develop the ability to identify entire words. The entire developmental progression from letter awareness to word awareness to fluent reading typically begins around age three with letter awareness and continues through age five, six or seven with fluent reading. Our K Prep class is beginning working on understanding that words are groups of letters separated by spaces on either side. Children’s names are the most important word to them, so what better place to start!
Creative Tots has specialized in the private education of both toddlers and preschool age children for over 15 years. We began in the heart of Madeira and now also have a new Mason location. We are specifically designed to focus on early childhood development for children ages 18 months to 5 years.
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