Reading in the First Grade

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction – Task – Process – Evaluation - Conclusion

Introduction ·      The process of reading is where all fundamentals of learning start!  Without this one essential developmental tool the learning curve can be slowed down and our children deserve the best chance to succeed available. This is where the parent can help their child.

Task ·      Here are some incredible reading tools for you and your child.  Please read all of the stories to your child and let me know how they responded to the activities.   ·      Please make sure to explain the story to your child and if they don’t know how to pronounce a word try and help them.       Process ·       PBS KIDS: Dot’s Story Factory Write your own stories or read stories submitted by other kids like you. Between the Lions: Hopposites Help Opposite Bunny get a snack by choosing the opposite words. Between the Lions: The Problem with Chickens Click letters at the bottom to complete the words above. Between the Lions: Sky Riding Move your mouse to collect different variations of the same letter. The Electric Company: Combotronic Choose different letter groups to combine in order to make a brand new word. Electric Company: Great Escapes Place the missing words in their correct spots to finish the sentence. The Electric Company: Sort It Out Sort different words based on their hard or soft letter sounds. FETCH!: Dog Ears Use the letters on your keyboard to unlock the password with Ruff. Martha Speaks: Dog Tags Decorate a picture of a pet with props, a frame, and different words to describe them. Martha Speaks: Martha’s Scrapbook Help Martha complete her scrapbook by adding captions to her pictures.Use the PBS Parents Activity Search to find more reading and writing projects, games and stories.

Evaluation ·      Some of this process may seem too advanced for your child, but as you go through this activity I think that you will soon learn that our children are like sponges, in that they will understand more than we think they will. ·      How did your child follow the story? ·      Did he/she know most of the words in the stories? ·      How did you, as the parent, feel about the stories? ·      Do you think your child is at the learning level of comprehension?

Conclusion         ·         This is a simple activity to understand how well your child is reading, or understanding the process of a story.  This by no means is a placement project, but it should give you an idea of how your child is adjusting to reading in the first grade.