Algonquin Lakes English Language Learner Program

       Reading for Mastery--Level K

         The Reading for Mastery Program has been effectively used with English Language Learners (ELL's). The language/reading lessons range from 1-150. The Alqonquin Lakes Kindergarten ELL students will be placed in the appropriate lesson to match their language and/or reading needs. The students will follow a teacher presentation book and complete the accompanying workbooks.

        The  ELL students will receive oral language skills necessary to understand what is spoken, written, and read in the classroom. The following are some examples of the language/reading skills that the students will receive:

Language:

Following directions

Pronouns-examples: I, you, we, your

Body Parts

Past, present and future tenses

Speaking in complete sentences

Describing pictures using: same, some, all, none, different

Prepositions-examples: in, on, over, in front of, next to

Days of the week

Months of he year

Opposites-examples: wet, dry, full, empty

Common objects such as school supplies, household items, foods and vehicles

Locations-example: dentist's office, grocery store, airport

Reading:

Letter/sound identification

Repeating sounds

Producing sounds

Letter formation

Reading rhyming words-example: am, Sam, ram, sad, mad

Three and four-letter words

Repeating story sequence

Story comprehension

Copying words

Short reading passages

The students will be given short mastery tests throughout the program.