Kindergartners have been bringing in books from home to share with the class. They are practicing their new found skills and perfecting old ones. Others are building up confidence and are great audiences for classmates.
Reading begins with savoring lots of great stories read by others, hearing the cadence, sound and rhythm of intriguing new vocabulary, admiring illustrations, and predicting text.
Reading should be organic, when the child is ready, and enjoyable!
Reading will come when Kindergartners are ready!
What great pictures of the kids gathered together, telling and listening to stories as a group. Lovely, and kind of hauntingly primordial ...
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