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Daily Reading Routine in the Foundation classrooms

Congratulations to all Foundation students and their families for a smooth transition to Primary School life! We have been slowly introducing the students to our daily reading routine and they have been managing this new process with enthusiasm and confidence. 

Each morning the students place their reader bag onto their tables and share the reader that they read the previous night with their table buddy. This is a good opportunity for developing confidence to orally share their knowledge of the book and discuss particular features, such as the characters. 

The next step is to independently choose a new reader from their reader box. Students complete a picture walk of this book, where they look through the pages to gain further knowledge of what the text may be about and to also make personal connections and predictions.

 The last step involves students exploring individual letters, words and sounds within the text. Students are encouraged to copy letters and words onto a mini whiteboard which will assist them to build their phonemic awareness and visual memory.

It has been great to see students taking responsibility and engaging in this process each morning. Just a reminder that Foundation students need to bring their Red Reader Bags to school each day. Inside should be their last night's reader and Reading Journal. We look forward to seeing them develop into confident and motivated young readers throughout the year!