Prompts to ask your child if they get stuck on a word while reading:

• Look at the picture.
• Get your mouth ready to say the first sound.  (example - /c/ in cat)
• Stretch out the word. (example - /c/ /a/ /t/)
• Look for known chunks in the word. (example - /ch/ and /at/ in chat)
• Flip the vowel sound. (example - A can say /a/ like cat or /a/ like cake)
• What word would make sense in this sentence?

After your child reads a book ask him/her questions (encourage your child to use text evidence when answering questions) such as:

• Who were the characters? 
• What are some similarities and differences among two characters in the book?
• What was the setting? Did the setting change?
• What was the conflict/problem?
• What was the resolution/solution?
• What was the most important event that happened? Why?
• What did this story make you think of?
• What surprised you in this text?
• What questions do you have while reading this text?

Literacy Programs and Activities for Families:

Below are resources that can be used at home to support literacy skills. I will continue to update the resources as the year goes on. For more specific grade level resources, please see the grade level tabs at the top of this page. Under each grade level tab, resources will be given to support teachers and families during each academic week of remote learning.