Name Recognition

Beginning on the first day of kindergarten, your child will be expected to read and write their first name.

Letter Recognition

Students in kindergarten must be able to identify both uppercase and lowercase letters.

Letter Formation

To learn letter formation, correct pencil grip and always starting "at the top" is very important.

Letter Sounds

Letter sounds are the foundation of reading. Once your child can produce the letter sounds, they will begin to be able to blend sounds to read words.

Vowels

Students will learn both long and short vowel sounds.

Digraphs

A digraph is made of two letters that work together to make a unique sound. 

Silent -e

A syllable where the silent e at the end of the word makes the vowel before it have a long sound.

Consonant Blends

A consonant blend is a written consonant sequence that often comes before or after a vowel in a word or syllable. Each letter in a blend retains its individual sound. 

Bossy -r

A syllable that has at least one vowel followed by r. The r gives it a unique sound.

Vowel Teams

Vowel teams are a combination of letters that represent one vowel sound. Many words are made of vowel teams, so it is important that students are able to decode and spell them to read and write.

Rhyming

Students will learn to identify rhyming words as well as produce rhymes. Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sounds.

Syllables

Understanding and dividing words by their syllables helps students to read more accurately and fluently once they begin