Today your student brought home a note explaining the Words of the Week program. The words of the week will be words that grade 1 students should know right away - good jumping off points in stories with other more challenging words that we'll need to sound out. Practising the words of the week shouldn't take up much of your time - just a few minutes of practise each evening will make a big difference. Of course, if you would like to do more with the words, you can get as creative as you like. Hangman, for instance, is a great game for learning new words!
Today we made flashcards for our 5 words. They should be in the communication pocket, and the kids know that they should ask you to help them practise by showing the cards. We may not always do this with future words, but I encourage you to make them at home as one of your first practise activities!
I will attempt to post our words every week in case your note gets misplaced. Here is the note from today:
In grade 1, children learn to read by using different strategies, but eventually very familiar words used pretty much on a daily basis will be instantly recognizable whether they are in context or out. You can support your child by asking them to review the words with you (on flashcards, a chalkboard, tracing them in flour etc.). We will begin with 5 words a week.
The 5 reading words for the week beginning October 21st are:
le, la, les, un, une
If you have any questions about the word of the week program, please don’t hesitate to email me!
Thanks so much for your support,
Tamara