Literacy

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Oral Language Resources
= = = = = = = = [|Reading Strategies for Emergent Readers] a mini -book that can be sent home to inform parents of strategies they can try at home.

Phonological Awareness

 * DIBELS -- Measures of Phonological Awareness: Initial Sound Fluency (ISF) and Phonemic Segmentation Fluency (PSF) **

**Phonics**

 * DIBELS -- Measure of Alphabetic Principle:Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF): Assesses a child's knowledge of letter-sound correspondences as well their ability to blend letters together to form unfamiliar "nonsense" (e.g., fik, lig, etc.) words **

Why Teach Vocabulary?
Check out this site for tons ideas for building [|vocabulary] in your classroom

[|Dolch Kit]

Comprehension
[|Reading Comprehension], this site offers articles and links for activities on Reading Comprehension

[|K-1 Literacy Activities]
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Letter Worksheets
[|letter H- pumpkin.ppt] [|Silly Spiders.ppt]

**Sight Word worksheets**


[|Guided Reading in Kindergarten] [|Guided Reading] ===


 * provide an opportunity for developing readers to explore and interact with curriculum that is being addessed in the the classroom.

Writing

 * Handwriting Practice

[|Kindergarten Literacy ideas]

Parent Resources
[|A Parent's Guide to Reading in Kindergarten] - from Linda's Learning Links [|Transition Tips]for Parents and other Parent Tip Sheets [|Your Kindergartner] . [|Heinemann] [|Stenhouse] [|NCTE] [|Readinga-z.com] [|Teachersread.com]
 * Professional Book Publishers**
 * Professional Literacy Organizations:**
 * Other Literacy Links**

[|Time for Kids] [|Highlights] [|Cobblestone Online] [|Poetry 180]