| 1. Reading aloud to your child will help foster of love of literature.
2. Discussing what you read will further develop comprehension skills.
Research shows that effective skills for reading comprehension can be
fostered through read-alouds.
* Talk about connections to the book:
Text-text connections- how it reminds you of another book
Text-self connections - how it reminds you of your own experiences
Text-world connections- how it reminds you of something you have
heard about or world events
* Questioning- what do you wonder about before, during, and after
reading? Are your questions answered?
* Visualizing - share with your child pictures you are thinking of in
your head as you read. Encourage them to do the same.
* Inferring and Predicting - read between the lines and discuss
predictions and inferences.
* Main ideas- help your child see the difference between main ideas and
details.
*Retelling the stories and summarizing - take turns with your child.
These strategies will help students think about what they are hearing and
will improve their comprehension as they continue to work on decoding skills.
3. For phonics reinforcement, try using STARFALL- a free research-based
reading program. You will find the link on this website using the
Learning Links icon. Other reading links may also be very helpful.
4. To help your child know what to do when he/she is simply stuck on a word:
Click on bookwork icon on homepage of this website.
Below are MINIMUM lists of SIGHT WORDS (Pre-primer, Primer, and First
Grade) that ALL first graders should know or should be learning during this
year:
PRE-PRIMER:
a
and
away
big
blue
can
come
down
find
for
funny
go
help
here
I
in
is
it
jump
little
look
make
me
my
not
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up
we
where
yellow
you
PRIMER:
all
am
are
at
ate
be
black
brown
but
came
did
do
eat
four
get
good
have
he
into
like
must
new
no
now
on
our
out
please
pretty
ran
ride
saw
say
she
so
soon
that
there
they
this
too
under
want
was
well
went
what
white
who
will
with
yes
FIRST GRADE:
after
again
an
any
ask
as
by
could
every
fly
from
give
going
had
has
her
him
his
how
just
know
let
live
may
of
old
once
open
over
put
round
some
stop
take
thank
them
then
think
walk
were
when
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