1. Foundation Stage 2 Reading
SFA – KinderRoots

2. Skills needs for reading
Oral language development
Concept of print
Good listening skills
Listening comprehension
Phonics and words skills

3. a b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
In Foundation Stage the main strategy for learning how to read words is Phonics
a b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

4. As the children learn the letter/sound correspondences they also learn how to blend and segment
Blending
c-a-t
h-o-p
f-r-o-g
Segmenting
dog
kip
jump

5. Last week the children did a Phonic Assessment with Mrs Phillips

6. They’re Ready to start KinderRoots!!!!

7. The main character in the first book is …
Sad Sam

8. In order to read the KinderRoots books the children will need to tackle 3 things
Green words – means go! – Stretch and Read (sound out and blend)
Red words – Say-Spell-Say (using letter names)
Readles – a picture to help with a word

9. Green words
Let’s practice
My turn- Your turn

10. Let’s practice Say – Spell – Say My turn-Your turn
Red words
Let’s practice Say – Spell – Say My turn-Your turn

11. Readles These are words that add context to the story.
They are not green or red words.
The picture is there to help the child remember the word.

12. What will the KinderRoots week look like?
Day
What we will do in school
What you will need to do at home
Monday
We will read a story or an information book to develop –
Oral language development
Concept of print
Good listening skills
Listening comprehension
Listen to your child read his/her Oxford Reading Tree (from the previous weekend)

13. What will the KinderRoots week look like?
Day
What we will do at school
What you will need to do at home
Tuesday
We will introduce the new KinderRoots book
We will teach Letter, Word and Story activities
We will do Group reading
Listen to your children read as much as they can – remember it will probably be their first day – support them as necessary
Remember to read your part on each page

14. Reading at home This is the adult’s part to read.
This is the child’s part to read.

15. What will the KinderRoots week look like?
Day
What we will do at school
What you will need to do at school
Wednesday
We will continue with more Letter, Word and Story activities – developing children’s confidence
The children will read with a partner
Celebration – 2 children will read their favourite page(s) from their book
Listen to your child read
Remember to read your part on each page
Maybe read the practice page today

16. These are the green words – remember to stretch and read.
These are the red the words – remember to say- spell-say.
These are practice sentences.
Practice page

17. What will the KinderRoots week look like?
Day
What we will do at school
What you will need to do at home
Thursday
We will continue with more Letter, Word and Story activities – developing children’s accuracy
The children will read with a partner
The children will answer the comprehension questions with a partner – he/she will be encourage to speak in full sentences
Listen to your child read
Remember to read your part on each page
Discuss the comprehension questions (remind your child to answer in full sentences) they can also record their answers

18. Comprehension questions
“Yes, Dad is mad”
“Yes, Matt is mad”
“No, Sad Sam is not mad”

19. What will the KinderRoots week look like?
Day
What we will do at school
What you will need to do at home
Friday
We will continue with more Letter, Word and Story activities – developing children’s fluency
We will do Group reading
We will write a sentence(s) about the story
Celebration – 2 children will read their favourite page(s) from their book
Your child will bring their book home – they can keep it at home
He/she will also bring an Oxford Reading Tree book that will have words for them to read – this may be a bit more difficult for them – so support and encourage them as necessary

20. Any questions?

21. Just remember
Your child will now have an Oxford Reading Tree book to read at the weekend and on a Monday night
Your child will get a KinderRoots book on a Tuesday
The small print at the top of the page is for you to read
The larger print at the bottom of the page is for your child to read
Green words – Stretch and read
Red words – Say-Spell-Say
Research shows that those children who read regularly at home and school make good to outstanding progress