The K prep students have been working hard on TWO books this past week and during our short week this week. Our sight word focus has been on the words am & at. This is a precursor to our introduction to word families which begins when we return from Thanksgiving Break. We interacted with the sight words in a variety of ways and have been enjoying our time buddy reading the books we have mastered.
Phonemic awareness is the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in words. We know that a student’s skill in phonemic awareness is a good predictor of later reading success or difficulty. We have continued our study of phonemic awareness through the exploration of word families. Our first word family of focus was the -at family. After becoming familiar with our at family reader, the students enjoyed buddy reading throughout the classroom. Reading and rereading text allows students to become more proficient in fluency and and have more practice with the reading strategies they have learned so far!
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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