Teachers read to students daily. Listening centers with taped texts. Students read to each other. Teacher increases number of steps in directions. Provides fun listening activity format to practice listening to and following directions.
Students read aloud, tell and retell stories.
Skits and plays. Teacher provides guidance for small and large group discussion on current events, subject area topics, and class experiences. Continue to develop phonological awareness. Identify syllables in words. Apply use of syllabication to read and spell new unfamiliar words.