LITERACY NIGHT

Kindergarten Reading: An overview of Daily 5, Guided

Reading, TRCs and LetterlandMrs. Morrissey

Kindergarten Team

READING STRUCTURE IN KINDERGARTEN

Consists of a rotation of Mini lessons and Guided Reading/Literacy Centers.

Mini Lessons include Shared Reading, Phonemic Awareness Lessons, Letterland, Reading strategies, etc.

All teachers use some form of literacy centers. Some use a program called “Daily Five.” All teachers have the components of listening to reading, word work, reading, and writing.

There are five components of the Daily Five:

1) Listen to Reading2) Read to Self

3) Read to Someone4) Word Work

5) Work on Writing

LISTENING

We hear examples of goodliterature and fluent reading by listening.We learn more words and expand our vocabulary. We do this through the use of

computers, cassette players, and cd players.

READ TO SELF READ TO SOMEONE

The best way to become a better reader is to practice each day, with books you choose, on your just-right reading level.

Reading to someone

allows time to practicestrategies, work onfluency and expression,check forunderstanding, and hear your own voice.

WORD WORK Correct spelling allows for more fluent writing.We practice sight words and word

families by using magnets, letter tiles, wiki-sticks, letter beads, letter stickers, foam letters, etc.

WRITING

The best way to become abetter writer is to practice every day!Types: Narrative, Opinion,

Informative

GUIDED READING • Teaching reading strategies,

listening to students read. • Working with the teacher

helps children become self reflective about their learning and behavior.

TRCS (TEXT READING AND COMPREHENSION)

Used to measure reading level of students

Middle of year Benchmark: Level C (3-4)

End of year Benchmark: Level D (5-6)

There are oral comprehension questions

Written comprehension is required for levels F and above

• Phonics program used for students to learn letters and sounds.

• Each character is a letter with an action trick, story, and song.

• Students are taught short and long vowels, consonant digraphs (th, sh, ch) and consonant blends (sl, st, gr)• Students learn how to blend and segment sounds (rollercoaster trick, word stretching)

QUESTIONS???