Everyday after lunch, the children are spending time reading on their own. Literacy throughout the day, a major focus of the Kindergarten program includes opportunities such as: reading stories together daily, looking at poems, working on computers/IPADS, literacy experiences as we play in our classroom, etc... Now that the children have a good foundation of print concepts, including: locating the title of the book, identifying the front and back covers, proper ways to handle a book, what letters, words, sentences are and so on ..., we were ready to spend time with our own books.
The children have books in each of their reading bins that suit their individual and ever developing reading skills. These books have been purchased with bonus funds that are earned from our Scholastic Book Fairs. Much effort goes into organizing and running these events. Special thanks goes out to all the people who have contributed to the success of these occasions. Our classroom would not be equipped with the needed reading materials without you! Many children are still learning how to read, while others are reading. This daily time provides them time to continue on their reading journey.
The children and I built an anchor chart of what a
Good Readers Look Like. We refer to this list to support us while we build stamina to reading on their own.
Creating a space and time where your child can spend daily time with books at home, either with you, a sibling or on their own is crucial to support reading development.
The photos below show the children engaged in reading during this special time carved into each school day.
