Kindergarten

Literacy
Night
Sego Lily Elementary

Reading and
writing go hand in
hand

Reading and writing develop at the same

time in young children and are
interrelated.
So, what does that mean to you?

The central and most important

goal of reading instruction, is to
foster a love of reading.

Linda Gambrell

To

Comfortable place

Choose a book your child

will enjoy and read with
emotion

Point out cover, title, author

Picture walk, What do you

think the story will be
about?

Point to the words as you

read aloud

After reading, ask questions

Point out a few vocabulary

words

 Echo reading/choral part of the story

Point to the words as you read along
Ask questions. Let your child teach

you.
Have your child retell the story in
sequence

With

Make sure you have just

right books available

Have them read aloud

Point out a few vocabulary

words

Remind them to use reading

strategies to help solve
unknown words

Increase independent
reading stamina

Offer praise

By

Level aa: Beginning

Kindergarten
Repetetive text

High frequency words

1 line of text per page

Pictures match the words

Level 4: End of Kindergarten

Repetitive text with variations

Unfamiliar words

Multiple lines of text per page

Text on back to back pages

Writing
The development of writing skills,
as with reading, takes place in
stages the child passes through.

Beginning of Kindergarten
Early Writing Traits

My dog. Me and my dog. We are happy with my dog.

Stories often include

detailed pictures

Random strings of letters

Environmental print
with/without meaning

Backwards or incorrect
letter formation

Lack of spacing

No punctuation or
inappropriately spaced.

Inventive Spelling:
A necessary step
Benefits of inventive spelling

I am good at playing football.

Encourages letter/sound
correspondence

Increases independence

Allows children to write

more words than they
can read

Allows for extensive

phonics practice

Gives the child more

control of their writing

End of Kindergarten

Able to
use more
high
Developmental
writing
frequency words

Spaces between words

Use of diagraphs and

blends

CVC/CVCE words

Experiment with other

word patterns

Adds details to text

Informational writing

Once upon a time there lived a little owl and he flew out the door. He was so fluffy. I love owls. I have seen
one before.

Thank you for coming.