Weekly News Miss.

O’Neal’s class

Dear Parents,
Reminders
* Be reading at home!
This week we are focusing on
* Practice, Practice, increasing reading vocabulary.
Practice! Vocabulary is learning words
needed to understand reading.
Students age 5-6 should know
between 2500-5000 words. To be
a proficient reader, children need
At Home Resources
to have a good vocabulary! As your
child’s vocabulary grows, their
• Read a book 20 minutes each
night
comprehension will improve along
• Look up a few words a night in with using strategies to find
the dictionary and talk about
them meanings of a new word they
• Use bigger words while talking to encounter. The two bottom boxes
your child
on the left side of the page have
some suggestions that you can do
with your child at home to assist in
being successful with learning new
Online Resources vocabulary and reading. If you
• https://www.education.com/resources/first-
have any questions, please contact
grade/building-vocabulary/ me at any time! I look forward to
• https://pbskids.org/games/vocabulary/ watching your child continue to
• https://www.adventureacademy.com/ grow! Have a great week!