We have spent much of the first quarter becoming acquainted with books. We have learned how to use the pictures on the pages to help us understand what the book is about. We have learned that all those letters on the page make all the words the author needed to tell a story, and we have learned how to use what we know about letters and sounds to help us read that author's words. We have a few of the basics--now we are ready to put our skills and knowledge to use! We are ready to stretch our reading muscles and build some stamina!
We have learned that stamina is the ability to do something (by ourselves) really well for a really long time. As a class, we are up to almost three minutes of reading stamina, and every day we are working to meet or beat our current time. We have worked hard to understand what reading with stamina should look, sound, and feel like. Encourage your child to talk about the things that good readers do and work to build stamina at home.
Have fun learning to read longer and stronger!
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