Where?

= __Where do early readers learn to read?__   =

__1. At home with their parents__
-beginning with reading small books about colors, shapes, animals, favorite characters, etc. -individual reading with parent or with siblings ﻿.

__2. At a daycare facility__
-Listening to other children of the same age speak in words and sentences. -read alouds in a group of children of the same age.

__3. Pre-school__
-Read alouds in a group of children in "classroom" setting. -Begin interest in reading independently. -Read one word picture books about colors, shapes, letters, or numbers.  

__4. Kindergarten/ First Grade__
-Read alouds in a group of children in a "classroom" setting. -Begin listening and responding to structured text from a Reading Series. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Learn reading strategies such as main idea, compare and contrast, etc. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Begin reading sight words Example: a, the, it, at, have, I <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Begin reading Consonant Vowel Consonant words (CVC Words) Example; cat, dog, sit, hot