Curriculum+-+Literacy

Premier's Reading Challenge
We are all trying to complete the challenge of reading twenty five books together by the end of August. We have a reading log we are using at school to write down the books we have read. You may have some of the books at home! Here is the 2011 Booklist.



Here is the link to the website for more information.

[|NSW Premiers Reading Challenge 2011]

We are doing lots of work learning our letter sounds, blends and sight words.
Quite often we find children know the NAME of the letters (thanks to the Alphabet Song!) but are not familiar with the sound that each letter makes. This is one of the important skills they need to use to unlock unfamiliar words. When you have the opportunity ask your child what SOUNDS they can hear in a word - at the beginning, the end and even in the middle - it can be lots of fun! (The letter named 'U' does not make the sound 'y'...think about it!!) ===**Sight Words are the words that don't 'work' when we sound them out.** === We learn these by playing games, using flip-cards, hanging them around the room etc. In K/1R I have sent the children home with sight words on a lanyard or D-Link. As they learn them and then recite them to me, they move to the next level. Please help them by letting them practise each night until they gain mastery.

Here are a few files that you might like to print off and play with your child at home. == You'll need a fly swat for this one!