Language Arts Helpful Information
How to "Coach" Your Firstie When He/She is Reading:
What do you say when your firstie gets to an unfamiliar word?
Try these prompts:
-Can something in the picture help you?
-Blend the sounds (sounding it out).
-What word chunks (letter pattern)do you see?
-Can you find the letter pattern on your chart?
-What word would make sense?
-You said ______. Does that look right/sound right/make sense?
-Try a different vowel sound.
Don't forget to also give praise. You could say:
I love how you…
-used the picture to help you figure it out.
-blended the sounds (sounding it out)
-used your letter pattern chart to help you (see chart above)
-found word chunks (letter pattern)in the word to help you figure it out
-thought of a word that would make sense
-tried a different vowel sound
-read with expression
Try these prompts:
-Can something in the picture help you?
-Blend the sounds (sounding it out).
-What word chunks (letter pattern)do you see?
-Can you find the letter pattern on your chart?
-What word would make sense?
-You said ______. Does that look right/sound right/make sense?
-Try a different vowel sound.
Don't forget to also give praise. You could say:
I love how you…
-used the picture to help you figure it out.
-blended the sounds (sounding it out)
-used your letter pattern chart to help you (see chart above)
-found word chunks (letter pattern)in the word to help you figure it out
-thought of a word that would make sense
-tried a different vowel sound
-read with expression