Head Start TransitionHead Start Transition

WELCOME!WELCOME!

Coming To KindergartenComing To Kindergarten

Build pre-reading and beginning Build pre-reading and beginning reading skillsreading skills

Build a rich vocabulary to help Build a rich vocabulary to help understanding in reading, writing, understanding in reading, writing, listening, and speakinglistening, and speaking

Shapes, colors, measurement, Shapes, colors, measurement, counting (100), arithmetic, counting (100), arithmetic, categorizing, sortingcategorizing, sorting

Texas Primary Reading Texas Primary Reading InventoryInventory

(TPRI)(TPRI)Tells us and you if your child has all Tells us and you if your child has all

the skills needed to be a good readerthe skills needed to be a good readerAND if they don’t, it tells us where we AND if they don’t, it tells us where we

need to focus to make him/her need to focus to make him/her successful successful

Given in October, January, and AprilGiven in October, January, and April Is followed up with a letter sent home Is followed up with a letter sent home

to you about your child’s progressto you about your child’s progress

Texas Primary Reading Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)Inventory (TPRI)

Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessHearing and manipulating soundsHearing and manipulating sounds

Graphophonemic KnowledgeGraphophonemic KnowledgeUnderstanding letter/symbol name and Understanding letter/symbol name and

linking the sound to the letterlinking the sound to the letterListening ComprehensionListening Comprehension

Understanding a story that is read aloudUnderstanding a story that is read aloud

What can we What can we do at home?do at home?

Listen to your child practice Listen to your child practice his/her DECODABLE BOOKhis/her DECODABLE BOOK

Ask QuestionsAsk Questions

What was the most important part of What was the most important part of the story to you?the story to you?

What would you have done if you What would you have done if you were that character in the story?were that character in the story?

What do you think the author was What do you think the author was trying to tell us?trying to tell us?

What does this story remind you of?What does this story remind you of?How would you change the story?How would you change the story?

Let your child see you as a Let your child see you as a reader.reader.

BE INVOLVED: Benefits of BE INVOLVED: Benefits of Parental Involvement Parental Involvement

The research overwhelmingly The research overwhelmingly demonstrates that demonstrates that parent involvement in parent involvement in children's learning is positively related to children's learning is positively related to achievementachievement. Further, the research shows . Further, the research shows that the more intensively parents are that the more intensively parents are involved in their children's learning, the involved in their children's learning, the more beneficial are the achievement more beneficial are the achievement effects. This holds true for all types of effects. This holds true for all types of parent involvement in children's learning parent involvement in children's learning and for all types and ages of students. and for all types and ages of students.

Ways to be InvolvedWays to be Involved

Assist teachers during small group Assist teachers during small group instructioninstruction

Go on field tripsGo on field tripsOffer help with materialsOffer help with materialsWork with your child at homeWork with your child at home

Read to your child every nightRead to your child every nightPractice letters, sounds, and countingPractice letters, sounds, and counting

Sound Spelling CardsSound Spelling Cards