Hello, Debbie;
If phonemic awareness isn't developed by 1st grade (per Marilyn Adams; other
researchers say it's even earlier), it probably isn't going to develop.
What you're describing below for your older students is phonics - the match of
grapheme and phoneme. I suggest stepping back, and
Hello;
Your idea of the welcome packet is FANTASTIC!
Entering kindergarteners should not be reading sight words! They should be
exploring their world and developing those emergent literacy skills (and
numeracy skills) that will prepare them for the formal instruction they'll be
recieving
Hi, Kendra and all;
The Reading Teacher had an article on this just last month!
I do not have ready access to the journal as I write this, but I know it was a
prominent article.
Regards;
heidi
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