Welcome to Reading First!

A child’s reading skills are important to their success in school.  Reading can be a fun and imaginative activity.  As a parent, you play a critical role in your child’s reading development – you are your child’s first teacher!  Together, and with your support at home, we can help your child succeed as he/she takes on one of life’s most rewarding adventures – reading! 

The following are the reading components that we are working on in class.

Phonemic Awareness – the understanding that spoken words are made up of separate units of sound that are blended together

Phonics – the relationship between letters in the spelling of words and the sounds of spoken language

Fluency – the ability to read a text quickly, accurately and with expression

Vocabulary – the words needed to understand text and communicate with others

Comprehension – the ability to understand what is read

Elaine Bowersock

Reading Coach

ebowersock@lwisd.org

Lisa Martinez

Reading Specialist

lmartinez@lwisd.org