- Read to your child every day (in your native language). Also encourage daily 'read to self' time which, for emergent readers, will be looking through picture books and retelling familiar stories.
- Expand their vocabulary through hands-on experiences. Whether it's teaching them to identify trees on a nature walk, visiting an aquarium, having them help in the garden or kitchen, or trying a new science experiment at home, hands-on and experiential learning is so much more memorable for kids and they often learn new words while doing it.
- If you do screen time, do it in Spanish. Some programs in Spanish I recommend are Pocoyo and Cleo & Cuquin.
- Listen to Spanish music. Here is a playlist on Spotify.
- Play games! Card and dice games help students develop their number sense.
First Grade Spanish Immersion
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Resources for emergent readers
Are you interested in supporting your child as a reader but not sure where to start beyond reading out loud to them? I recommend trying short games and activities that support their phonological awareness! You might be wondering, what is phonological awareness?
"Phonological awareness, or the awareness of and ability to work with sounds in spoken language, sets the stage for decoding and ultimately, word reading. Phonological awareness begins developing before the beginning of formal schooling and continues through third grade and beyond." (Source: Mass Dept. of Education)
Phonological awareness includes:
- Rhyming
- initial sounds
- final sounds
- syllables
- breaking up words into individual sounds
- blending sounds into a word
- Make up silly sentences with words that begin with the same sound, "Sam sang silly songs on the swing." See who can use the sound the most times in one sentence!
- Practice tongue twisters.
- Read books with rhymes. Teach your child rhymes, songs, and poems.
- Play I spy with the initial sound, "I spy something that starts with /s/.”
- Many more ideas can be found here.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
¡Aprendimos una rima y juego nuevo hoy! @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt https://t.co/SSn3SAAOU3
¡Aprendimos una rima y juego nuevo hoy! @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt pic.twitter.com/SSn3SAAOU3
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Friday, March 13, 2020
¿Qué es eso? Eso es queso. @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt https://t.co/couVbcsFuv
¿Qué es eso? Eso es queso. @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt pic.twitter.com/couVbcsFuv
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Aprendimos sobre los sonidos y la vibración. @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt @JerichoElem https://t.co/jPP6pa5y7v
Aprendimos sobre los sonidos y la vibración. @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt @JerichoElem pic.twitter.com/jPP6pa5y7v
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
¡Cuenta de diez en diez! We are practicing counting by 10s off decade. @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt #spanishimmersion https://t.co/pVO3KXHGR8
¡Cuenta de diez en diez! We are practicing counting by 10s off decade. @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt #spanishimmersion pic.twitter.com/pVO3KXHGR8
— Christie Moulton (@primergradovt) March 10, 2020
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March 10, 2020 at 01:32PM
Friday, March 6, 2020
¡Explorando la luz! @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt https://t.co/YmkrT4YtZV
¡Explorando la luz! @mmuusdvt #spanishimmersionvt pic.twitter.com/YmkrT4YtZV
— Christie Moulton (@primergradovt) March 6, 2020
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March 06, 2020 at 03:14PM