I love talking about teaching literacy. In fact, I love it so much that I minored in literacy in college. I talk to lots of moms teaching preschool at home and a lot of them want to know what children need to know before they head off to Kindergarten. This Preschool Literacy 101 post will go into the basics of teaching preschool literacy. Let's start with defining literacy. Literacy is teaching reading, writing, and oral skills. Beginning literacy is the knowledge and skills that precede … [Read more...]
Sight Word Reader for the Word “I”
It is important for beginning readers to practice sight words. Sight words are word that are most frequently used and they appear on almost every page of text. These are also words that can’t necessarily be sounded out, so they need to be memorized. For example, if you sound out the word ‘the’ it would sound totally different than how it should be pronounced. I've been sharing sight word readers in my new series and today I'm focusing on the word "I". This word is seen everywhere in text! I'm … [Read more...]
The 3 B’s for Bedtime
Do you know what my favorite part of the day is? It's the moments that lead up to bedtime. Even when the day is chaotic and the kids are crazy, we settle down and have our routine at bedtime. I believe that this time is SO important! There are 3 things I make sure we do every single night, and I believe it sets my children up for success! Every night after my kids take a bath and put their PJs on, we do the 3 B's: brush their teeth, read books, and go to bed. And when I say go to bed, I … [Read more...]
BOB Books- Beginning Readers
BOB Books are a great way to introduce preschoolers to reading. We just started with Set 1 for beginning readers. I've heard from many experienced moms that these books are great! In this set, there are 12 books that are 12 pages each. They only have 3-letter words, and have consistent sounds. I absolutely love how simple these books are! You may wonder if your child is ready to start BOB Books. I found this checklist off of the BOB Books website and thought it was helpful. Does your … [Read more...]