One of the main reasons I love teaching kindergarten is the chance to teach them how to read! And what better way to learn than be given multiple opportunities to read and write everyday! As an extension to my first post on launching the Daily 5 in my classroom, I want to talk about how I teach strategies in reading by using CAFE, which stands for: Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Expand Vocabulary Under each of the categories, there are specific strategies that I teach as mini-lessons to support the kids when they participate in Read to Self. These strategies are utilized and taught in upper grade levels when teachers are using the Daily 5 and CAFE. For kindergarten, though, it is a little different, because many children are still working to identify sounds in words needed to read books. For example, kids need to know and recognize letters and sounds in order to blend the beginning, middle and ending of a word. They also need to be able to manipulate sounds they hear and identify the beginning, middle and end so they can associate those sounds into words and written print. In fact, our first lesson was how to listen to a story with understanding--being able to use our auditory processing to listen and comprehend. In the image, there are all the strategies that we have learned so far. After the holiday break, I will begin "conferring" with students. I will be meeting 1:1 with each student individually to begin identifying which strategy we will work on together to set goals in becoming better readers. This method of instruction allows me to teach to the whole group of students in finding strategies that work for them when reading independently, while allowing me to individualize instruction to meet all the diverse needs of each child.
I have been using this reading structure ever since starting kindergarten 4 years ago, and it amazing to see the growth and progress that each child has gone through as readers. It is so fun to see! Please take a look at each of the strategies, and see if your child is using any of them at home when reading. I can tell that so many of you are reading daily at home, because many of the kids are continuing to get better and better each day! Reading is such an important skill to have, because we all use it on a day-to-day basis; it is a HUGE life skill! I love you and I are able to provide the foundations for their success in reading! -Miss M.
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