Enhance Small Group Instruction with Kindergarten Literacy Routines
Planning for small group instruction can take a significant amount of time. From gathering resources to mapping out the specific skills students need to develop; teachers use so much energy preparing for their reading small groups.
You can cut the time in half that it takes to plan for small group instruction!
How, you ask? With the Kindergarten Literacy Routines!
Read on to learn:
- Why you should use the Kindergarten Literacy Routines
- How to enhance your small group instruction in reading
- Where to get the routines
Why use the Kindergarten Literacy Routines?
I’ve created the Kindergarten Literacy Routines with these important things in mind:
- Keep it developmentally appropriate for little learners
- Base it on the research by The Science of Reading
- Align with my school’s reading curriculum (CKLA)
- Make it fast paced
- Keep it short and sweet
- Easy for teachers and students to use
The Kindergarten Literacy Routines are developmentally appropriate for your young learners.
I’ve made sure that the skills introduced in the Kindergarten Literacy Routines are sequenced in a natural progression where the skills build upon the ones that were taught before.
We start with the very basics of concepts of print and beginning phonemic awareness. Phonics skills are gradually introduced to ensure mastery.
Each skill routine uses vocabulary that is easily understood by kindergarteners and vibrant graphics that engage them during small group instruction.
Created with The Science of Reading in mind
The Science of Reading shows that phonemic awareness and phonics skills much be explicitly taught. The Kindergarten Literacy Routines target specific skills through direct small group instruction and fluency practice.
The skills covered in this resource are broken down to the most basic level to start out with, and gradually increase in difficulty and skill level.
Aligned with curriculum
I needed a resource that was simple, effective, and aligned with my district’s reading curriculum. My school uses Amplify CKLA, and the sounds and letters are taught in a very specific order.
The Kindergarten Literacy Routines introduce letter sounds, decodable words, and Tricky Words (sight words) in an order that is research based and aligned with CKLA.
Many reading programs introduce letters and sounds in a similar order, so the Kindergarten Literacy Routines will work well with any reading curriculum during small groups.
Teachers and students love the fast paced routines
Each skill routine is simple and quick so you can utilize your time efficiently. The routines are easy for students to catch on to, making the work smooth sailing for everyone.
I planned the Kindergarten Literacy Routines in such a way that students can practice their skills quickly and automatically.
The routines are short and sweet!
Boy, you sure get the biggest bang for your buck with the Kindergarten Literacy Routines! I’ve fit in a ton of skills into a small group instruction warmup routine that takes LESS THAN 5 MINUTES!
That means your students can zoom through the routines with a BUNCH of practice and still have ample time for more explicit small group instruction on tricky skills.
Maximize the impact of your small group instruction with the Kindergarten Literacy Routines
Since the routines are kept the same each week, teachers and students know what to expect every time they sit down for small group reading instruction.
Teachers can spend more time instructing and having students work on what they really need instead of explained how to do multiple activities.
Once one the skill routines is learned, students will automatically practice the skill without needing an explanation from their teacher.
Enhance your small group reading instruction with the Kindergarten Literacy Routines
Make a huge impact on your students’ learning during small group instruction with this resource!
You can use these routines in two ways:
- A warmup for small group instruction
- An intervention to target struggling learners
Small group warmup
The Kindergarten Literacy Routines take less than 5 minutes to complete, therefore, this is a perfect warmup activity for reading small group instruction.
The routines have a few practice opportunities for multiple skills, so students can get their brains ready for the main lesson, no matter what skill you are targeting that day.
Intervention plan
Use the routines in their entirety or pick and choose the specific skills your students need to work on.
The Kindergarten Literacy Routines are the PERFECT resource for executing a reading intervention for 1-4 students.
How can you get your hands on this small group instruction masterpiece?
I know you can’t wait to get the Kindergarten Literacy Routines and start implementing them in your own classroom!
There are a couple ways you can grab them for yourself:
Try these routines for small group instruction for FREE if you get them HERE!
If you LOVE them (which I know you will), you can snag them up from my Teachers Pay Teachers store through these links:
BUNDLE! Kindergarten Literacy Routines Weeks 1-15
Kindergarten Literacy Routines Weeks 16-20
