One reading strategy for kindergarten students that can be sent home to continue learning in the home environment is “shared reading”. Shared reading is a method of instruction where the teacher reads aloud from a book or other text, and the students listen and follow along. This method allows early learners to become familiar with books, language, and concepts while developing their own skills as readers.
To ensure that this shared reading strategy is implemented in an effective manner at school, it should first be introduced during whole-class instruction times. To start off, I would introduce one new book each day so that all students are exposed to new material on a regular basis. After introducing each book orally using key words and phrases within context (e.g., exploring any unfamiliar vocabulary), I could then engage my students through various interactive activities such as: retelling the story using props; discussing characters’ actions; drawing pictures about what happened in different points of the story; or making up questions about what they read or heard. The purpose of these activities is not only to ensure comprehension but also help them make connections between the task at hand (i.e., shared reading) and future tasks they may encounter when practicing independently both at school and at home.