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Family Guide
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What students will learn
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Students develop classroom routines, independence, communication, early reading and writing, number sense, problem-solving, and social-emotional skills through play, exploration, discussion, and teacher-guided learning.
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Priority literacy skills
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Recognizing and writing letters; connecting letters with sounds; hearing and working with sounds in words; developing vocabulary; listening to stories; retelling important events; speaking in complete sentences; drawing, dictating, and writing to communicate ideas.
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Priority mathematics skills
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Counting and comparing groups; recognizing, writing, and representing numbers; understanding addition and subtraction through objects and stories; identifying shapes and patterns; sorting, measuring, and describing position.
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Questions to ask
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“What did you learn today?” “What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story?” “What sound does this letter make?” “How did you count that?” “Which group has more?”
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Activities at home
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Read aloud every day; practice rhymes and letter sounds; retell familiar stories; count household objects; sort items by size, shape, or color; identify numbers and shapes in the community; play simple board and number games.
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Attendance
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Daily, on-time attendance builds routines and foundational skills. Even occasional absences can make it harder for young students to keep pace with early reading and mathematics instruction.
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Homework and practice
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Keep practice brief, positive, and hands-on. Reading together, talking, drawing, counting, and playing educational games are more appropriate than lengthy worksheets.
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Digital resources
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Use district-approved resources assigned by the teacher. Young children should use digital tools for short periods with adult guidance. Digital practice should not replace conversation, play, reading aloud, or hands-on learning.
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Communicating with teachers
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Share information about your child’s interests, routines, language, and learning needs. Ask what skill the class is learning and how you can practice it at home.
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Home-language support
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Read, sing, tell stories, ask questions, and have conversations in the language your family knows best. Strong oral language and vocabulary in the home language support literacy development in English.
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