Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Getting Ready to Read


At MCP we do not use daily worksheets to teach letters or numbers.  Reading readiness activities are woven into our program in many ways.  What is reading readiness?  Short answer-recognizing letters, making sure books and reading material are available for children and much more. During the school year, your child will:

  • learn to recognize their name
  • recognize letters of the alphabet and be introduced to beginning letter sounds
  • retell stories
  • have literary units with crafts, projects and activities 
  • be introduced to and practice new vocabulary words (palette, coprolite, concentric and many, many more)
  • act out stories
  • dictate reports and stories
  • have center activities that encourage reading
  • see  many items labeled in our classroom (by the window is the word 'window', every chair has the word 'chair' on the back)

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