How Children Learn to Read
Introduction
As they leave their infancy and toddler stages behind them, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten-aged children take their first steps into the classroom eager and excited to learn. As children embark upon the threshold of their academic journeys, they are often screened to determine their pre-kindergarten and kindergarten readiness skills (Rock, 2017). And some might wonder, why this is necessary, after all, aren’t the children being registered to go to school so they can learn all the things? The point of the assessment perhaps is rather a gauge to assist the teacher in how to differentiate their classroom curriculum to meet the students’ emotional and educational needs. It is with this data in mind that teachers can
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During this reading aloud period, teachers and students can discuss what they see as they are reading, and what they hear as they are reading. Based on the students’ questions and responses, teachers can evaluate students understanding of the words and content. Teachers can use this informal assessment to decide how to proceed with the text and curriculum needs. For more empirical data teachers should provide worksheets or computer-generated quizzes.
• Writing – As students begin their academic journeys, it is important for parents and teachers to encourage writing opportunities. In the initial stages, students should be encouraged to write simple sentences to tell stories. Teachers should provide writing prompts on a consistent basis. An example of a writing prompt might be, “Over the weekend, I went to …” Students would be encouraged to write a sentence or two about their weekend, and perhaps draw a picture to illustrate their writing. Teachers would save these writings in portfolios for purposes of assessing student growth.
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