Multi-sensory activities for families
Make letters out of playdough and say the sounds as you do.
Write words in the air or sand as you say or spell them.
Play charades and "pictionary" with vocabulary words.
Clap out syllables.
Use Story Sticks to help retell stories.
FLUENCY FOR FAMILIES
Fluency involves reading at good pace and with expression. Reading with expression shows that we are making sense out of what we are reading and we are phrasing it in such a way that others can listen and understand too. Fluency begins with reading out loud, but eventually transfers to silent reading. One study (Rasinski, et, al, 2016) showed that students with better fluency rates scored higher on the ACT, one test used for college entrance.
For Parents
RESOURCES FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE FAMILIES
Kindergarten 4th Nine Weeks Read at Home Plan
Florida Students.org kindergarten letter naming
Alphabet Cards from Just Take 20
Letter sounds video--a teacher takes her class through letter sounds the SRA way.
Teaching the sounds of the alphabet from the University of Florida Literacy Institute
Connecting Sounds with Letters how to help your child video from understood.org
Blending words -a teacher teaches consonant vowel consonant words with body actions
The Snowy Day Read Along questions.pdf
The Snowy Day resources-author website.
Story Online--books read by actors and actresses.
RESOURCES FOR GRADES 2 AND 3
Read Write Think Interactive Beginning Reading Activities
Topics and Details 2nd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Supporting Specific Points in Text 2nd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Exploring the Main Idea 3rd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Exploring Sequencing in Text 3rd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Prefixes and Suffixes and more Vocabulary from the Florida Center for Reading Research
RESOURCES FOR GRADES 4 AND 5
Digging Deeper: Inferences Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website
Answering Research Questions Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website
Integrating Information Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website
See more Tutorials from the Florida Students.org website
SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS
These links provide accountability information about Florida’s PK-12 students and staff in a variety of formats including graphs, tables, maps and custom reports.
FLORIDA STUDENTS - EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING
Click on this link for the FloridaStudents.org website, your source for Florida Standards Student Tutorials and resources that will help student learning in language arts, mathematics, science, and civics.
This link takes you to a video that gives a brief introduction to the site.
Resources for Parents, supported by PBS.Click here to go to the site where you can find tips, activities, and reading suggestions for families.
