In "Curious Explorers" we have been working closley with our students to ensure we are ahead of the game. Our recent focus has been 'We Are Readers' as our students are beginning to identify site words that they use frequently in their day-to-day lives. We have been focusing on our vowel sounds and have made time to read through the many alphabet books in our classroom. The books we read are based on topics we speak about orally in class such as family, culture and traditions.
There are many strategies we have to encourage our students to be engaged and passionate about reading, here are a few listed below:
There are many strategies we have to encourage our students to be engaged and passionate about reading, here are a few listed below:
- We invite parents to join us in our Morning Meeting where we share our experiences and demonstrate what we know.
- We work in partners to read our books.
- The first graders come into our classroom and read to us and try to help us identify words we may already know.