Leveled Book reading list– here is a link to a book list that has been leveled by letter code. If you would like to know what level your child can read independently, feel free to email me!
“Easy Reader” Publisher Books– this list helps correlate different publishers leveled books to the levels we use at school. Books listed range from a guided reading level “C” (1st grade) all the way to a “W” (5th grade) and include fiction and nonfiction.
Early Chapter Books– this is a link to a list of early chapter books, starting at level J.
When helping your child read at home, these are the prompts you should be using. This is how students are taught to figure out words during our reading instruction at school (it’s called decoding). They are also taught never to guess (very common!) or skip words when reading. Students also should not use pictures to figure out a word (also very common!). Pictures are used to help with comprehension of the text, not decode words.
If your child is stuck on a word and cannot sound it out, that’s ok! Just read the word for them and move on! Keep reading at home easy and fun!
What is phonological awareness?– Along with phonics instruction, students receive daily explicit instruction in phonemic awareness. In class, I call this instruction “word puzzles”. Phonemic Awareness is the building block to reading and this is a a great quick article to explain what it is and why it’s important.
Reading calendar instructions
September reading calendar
October reading calendar
November reading calendar
