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HELLO PARENTS! CONFERENCE TIME! 615 Fairview Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 291-6252 ext. 117 [email protected] Does your child need to practice reading or retelling? Read to Me Hotline Number: (717) 723 - 8412 With parental permission, your child may call the “Read to Me” Hotline. I personally created this special number to allow children to call to practice their fluency and comprehension skills. It is 100% safe and all calls go directly to me! When students call, their call will go straight to the voice mailbox that I created. They can record their fluent reading or discuss their book for as long as they may need. Please call or email me with any questions! When your child calls, please be sure they speak clearly and say: - first and last name - grade - title of the book the are reading or retelling - If reading the book they should say: “I am practicing fluency by reading this book to you.” Then begin reading. - If retelling the book they should say: I am practicing my comprehension skills by retelling this book to you.” Then begin retelling. How to know if children understand phonics skills? They will: • Know consonant sounds • Know that a, e, i, o, and u are vowels. • Know sounds of digraphs. Example: /sh/ in shell. • Know sounds of consonant blends. Example: /bl/ in block and /str/ in string. • Know short vowel word families. Example: at, an, op, on, it, in. • Break words into syllables. • Find familiar words within unknown words. Example: mat in matter. • Substitute or add letters to make new words. Example: When asked to take away the letter t in the word tan, can the child say the word is an? Can the child put the letter t on an to make the word ant? What can you do to help your child? • Play “I spy” with phonics skills • Learn phonics with letter sound cards • Learn about phonics by sorting! Krystle L. Nemeth Reading Support Teacher Price Elementary School
Transcript of Does your child need to retelling?
HELLO PARENTS!
CONFERENCE TIME!
615 Fairview Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 291-6252 ext. 117
Does your child need to practice reading or
retelling? Read to Me Hotline Number: (717) 723 - 8412
With parental permission, your child may call the “Read to Me” Hotline. I personally created this special number to allow children to call to practice their fluency and comprehension skills. It is 100% safe and all calls go directly to me! When students call, their call will go straight to the voice mailbox that I created. They can record their fluent reading or discuss their book for as long as they may need. Please call or email me with any questions!
When your child calls, please be sure they speak clearly and say:
- first and last name - grade - title of the book the are reading or retelling
- If reading the book they should say: “I am practicing fluency by reading this book to you.” Then begin reading.
- If retelling the book they should say: I am practicing my comprehension skills by retelling this book to you.” Then begin retelling.
How to know if children understand phonics skills? They will:
• Know consonant sounds
• Know that a, e, i, o, and u are vowels.
• Know sounds of digraphs. Example: /sh/ in shell.
• Know sounds of consonant blends. Example: /bl/ in block and /str/ in string.
• Know short vowel word families. Example: at, an, op, on, it, in.
• Break words into syllables.
• Find familiar words within unknown words. Example: mat in matter.
• Substitute or add letters to make new words. Example: When asked to take away the letter t in the word tan, can the child say the word is an? Can the child put the letter t on an to make the word ant?
What can you do to help your child?
• Play “I spy” with phonics skills
• Learn phonics with letter sound cards
• Learn about phonics by sorting!
Krystle L. Nemeth Reading Support Teacher Price Elementary School
Below are a number of wonderful literacy websites that encourage reading!
http://www.starfall.com/ Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics.
http://pbskids.org/lions/!
Looking for fun activities and games you can do with your kids throughout the day to help them learn to read and write? You'll find them here, along with recommended books and tips to get your kids wild about books and reading.
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html!
Funbrain, created for kids age preschool through grade 8, offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that
develop skills in math, reading, and literacy. Plus, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amelia Writes Again, and Brewster Rocket.
Dear Parents/Guardians, I hope both you and your child are having a wonderful school year! My name is Krystle Nemeth and I am the Reading Specialist at Price Elementary school. I teach WIN (“What I Need” intervention) groups for kindergarten
through fifth grade, while also providing support for the teachers here at Price. Currently, I am your child’s WIN time
teacher. If you feel that you need additional strategies/support to help your child succeed in reading, please do not hesitate to ask! I will be happy to help! My contact information is on the back of the brochure. Thank you and have a wonderful school year!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ~Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
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