Informational questions about the when you encounter words Text Grade meanings of unfamiliar unfamiliar to him/her to explain PK Standard words and demonstrate the meaning, clarify, and/or give 4 interest in learning new examples. Read these non-fiction stories with your (RI.PK.4) words. child. As you read point out unfamiliar Ask your child… words (e.g. check, ingredient, choice) and talk about their meaning. Then help your “Have you ever heard [this word] child to answer the vocabulary questions before?” following the reading. “Listen carefully while I read this page. Did you hear any words you don’t know? Let’s look for clues on the page about what that word means.” Create a “Word Wall” in your home by posting lists of words you and your child have learned together. Reading for Students must be able to Before reading with your child, Informational recognize and point out the have a conversation about the Text Grade front and back covers of a words and pictures on the front PK Standard book. They must also know and back covers…. 5 how to hold a book (right (RI.PK.5) side up, etc) and turn the “Let’s look at the front cover to pages. read the title.” Print these worksheets and review and complete the activities with your child. “What do you see on the back Then hang them or store them in a place cover that gives us a clue about where you can easily access and review the what might happen in the story?” parts of a book when you are reading with your child. Allow your child to hold the book and practice turning the pages. Reading for With prompting from an Explicitly name the author, Informational adult, students must be able illustrator, and their individual Text Grade to identify that authors write roles each time you begin reading Print this worksheet and help your child PK Standard the stories while illustrators a story with your child. Reiterate complete the activity. Then hang it up or 6 create the images. as you read and discuss the text. store it somewhere easily accessible and (RI.PK.6) review when you are reading with your “What did the author say about…?” child.
Informational Text Grade PK Standard 4 (RI.PK.4) questions about the meanings of unfamiliar words and demonstrate interest in learning new words. when you encounter words unfamiliar to him/her to explain the meaning, clarify, and/or give examples. Ask your child… “Have you ever heard [this word] before?” “Listen carefully while I read this page. Did you hear any words you don’t know? Let’s look for clues on the page about what that word means.” Create a “Word Wall” in your home by posting lists of words you and your child have learned together. Read these non-fiction stories with your child. As you read point out unfamiliar words (e.g. check, ingredient, choice) and talk about their meaning. Then help your child to answer the vocabulary questions following the reading. Reading for Informational Text Grade PK Standard 5 (RI.PK.5) Students must be able to recognize and point out the front and back covers of a book. They must also know how to hold a book (right side up, etc) and turn the pages. Before reading with your child, have a conversation about the words and pictures on the front and back covers…. “Let’s look at the front cover to read the title.” “What do you see on the back cover that gives us a clue about what might happen in the story?” Allow your child to hold the book and practice turning the pages. Print these worksheets and review and complete the activities with your child. Then hang them or store them in a place where you can easily access and review the parts of a book when you are reading with your child. Reading for Informational Text Grade PK Standard 6 (RI.PK.6) With prompting from an adult, students must be able to identify that authors write the stories while illustrators create the images. Explicitly name the author, illustrator, and their individual roles each time you begin reading a story with your child. Reiterate as you read and discuss the text. “What did the author say about…?” Print this worksheet and help your child complete the activity. Then hang it up or store it somewhere easily accessible and review when you are reading with your child.
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