Emergent reader Archives - A Better Way to Homeschool

Aspiring readers are just beginning to grasp the basic concepts of book and print. They are acquiring a command of the alphabet with the ability to recognize and name upper- and lowercase letters. They are also developing many phonological awareness skills, such as recognizing phonemes, syllables, and rhyme.

Early Emergent readers are beginning to learn sound/symbol relationships–starting with consonants and short vowels–and are able to read CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, as well as a number of high-frequency words.

Early Emergent Readers

Levels aa-C-Books at this level have:

Strong picture support
Carefully controlled text
Repetitive patterns
Controlled, repeated vocabulary
Natural language
Large print
Wide letter spacing
Familiar concepts
Limited text on a page

Lesson plans for emergent readers

You’re gonna want a simple plan to follow when working with emergent readers. The great news? They don’t need to be complicated!

Sight Words

Once your kids master their letters, they will use their emergent reader lessons to master those sight words in a natural and fun way. Each reader will have a few focus words for mastery, but you will want to make sight word practice a repetitive and fun activity during each school day.

A little practice goes a long way!

Use sight words as handwriting and Fine Motor Skills practice

Collage of phonics and sight word worksheets

This Sight Words Set comprise from up to 85% of the text in children’s early reading materials. Therefore, a child who knows the Dolch Words has much of the base needed to recognize the majority of the words in a typical selection.