Reading in First Grade

By: Mrs. Belue’s Class

Each day we improve our reading during….

Read Aloud

Shared Reading

Read to Self

Guided Reading

Phonics Dance

Three parts of our reading instruction in First Grade

1.Phonics2.Fluency3.Comprehension

Phonics

Phonics instruction helps students focus on words, word patterns, little words in big words.

Fluency

Fluency is the ability to read

• rapidly• accurately• with good expression

ComprehensionComprehension is the ultimate goal of

reading instruction.

• Do you understand what you are

reading while you are reading it?

• Can you use the information after

you have read it?

Read to SelfWhy: To become a

better reader!

Students 

Reading quietlyStaying in 1 spot

Reading the whole time

Teacher 

Reading with studentsHelping students

All Read the Same Text Reader’s

TheatreBook n’ Cook Working on

FluencyListen to audio books Re-read the

same text

Read to Someone

Shared Reading

Guided Reading

Read With Mrs. Belue in

a small group

Listening Center

Read With Someone

Games and Puzzles Center

Writing Center

Computer Center

Phonics Dance & Word Wall Words

Alphabet Chant

Hunk and Chunks

Phonics: Phonics DanceWhy do we need the Phonics Dance?

Reading is a difficult process. Here is why…

84% of the words in the English Language are phonetically correct.

BUT….The 16% that are NOT

phonetically correct appear in all types of literature 80%

of the time!

We add 1 or 2 a week

i-n-g

ing, ing, ing

i-n-g

ing, ing, ing

Example of a Hunk and Chunk

Reading Strategies

Picture Walk

Take a picture walk. Talk about what you notice and what might happen. Discuss any tricky words.

Check the picture.

What does the picture show the dog making?

Look at the first sound.

Look at the picture. Get your mouth ready to say the first word.

It’s not just a fish, it’s a goldfish.

Look for hunk and chunks or smaller words or word parts.

The word think has the hunk & chunk: th and the smaller word ink.

The wordpartyhas a smaller word: art.

Stretch out the word by saying each sound.

Re-Reading

Stripped…striped? Take a guess and then re-read. Did it make sense?

Always re-read after using any strategy.

Skip it, read the rest and go back

If the word is in the middle of the sentence, skip the word you are stuck on, read the rest and use the clues in the rest of the sentence to figure out the hard word.

If you were stuck on “caught” or “near” reading the rest of the sentence might help you figure it out.

Examples of Comprehension

Strategies

“The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

-Dr. Seuss