Kindergarten friends shared their sticker books with theri book buddies. Matching one to one, like we do in these sticker books is 1 of the 4 skills we look for in emergent readers to show they are ready to read.
1. Going left to right across the page
2. Matching 1:1 words as they read
3. Locating known words in text
4. Locating unknown words in text using the known words (if the sentence was I like the red balloon. The child may know all words but balloon but may be able to solve it because of the picture of the red balloon on the page).
Numbers 1 and 2 are our focus right now for the students which is why we are creating sticker books, using out pointer finger and practicing reading across the pages, pointing under each sticker and saying the word that matches.
For the students that are reading words, we are encouraging them to continue to do so and to explore other ways to read books. Exploring the 3 ways to read allows students to choose high interest books and glean the information they can by thinking about what they might learn from the pictures, using their prior knowledge. Stay tuned for tips to help your child in reading at any level!
