Throughout the year we will be focusing on the following skills: . recognizing the letters . recognizing the sounds . naming beginning sounds . naming ending sounds . naming rhyming words . story comprehension and story retelling . practice writing letters . practice writing first and last names . writing using invented spelling . recognizing sight words . we will discuss the concepts of print . we will discuss and use the Active Reading Strategies - Predict, Visualize, Text-to-Teaxt Connection, Text-to-Self Connection, Clarify, React, and Summarize (a list of the Active Reading Strategies and an explanation of each strategy was sent home on Back to School Night. If you did not receive a copy, please contact me. . discuss imagination, real vs. fantasy, and fears . partcipate in Guided Reading . participate in Independent Reading . discuss, explore, and learn about the seasons This is a general list of the skills and activities that we will be working on throughout the school year. There are many other skills that will also be introduced. Please contact me if you have any questions about any of these skills.