- Junior Kindergarten focuses on letter recognition and then connecting letter sounds to letter names.
- Senior Kindergarten then moves from solidifying letter knowledge to learning high frequency words, otherwise known as "Popcorn Words". Finally they move to emergent reading skills, sounding out unfamiliar words mixed with these high frequency words. Every step along the journey is important!
This week we will be sending home a booklet of high frequency words printed on a popcorn design. We encourage families to use the 'props' to help their emergent readers practice these words. Post the props around the house and point them out whenever they "pop" up in texts.Please encourage your child to recognize or read several of these words every day! Knowing these words by sight will help your child be prepared for Grade One!
Thank you for your assistance in this regard.
