This year, your child will be introduced to the idea that every word can be spoken and has a combination of letters that represents its sound. Kindergartners learn beginning phonics. They start by learning each letter of the alphabet, upper and lower case, and at the same time learning each letter's sound. Kindergartners learn to identify sounds at the beginning of words. Kindergartners build a list of words they can read.
Kindergartners learn the parts of a book.
Kindergartners learn that a book or story has a beginning, middle and end. They learn that sentences are read from top to bottom and left to right. Kindergartners learn new words and ideas. Kindergartners will learn new words and build their vocabularies by being read to and by discussing what they have read. They join in to read familiar parts and phrases of stories and eventually begin to read simple pattern books.