Reading Science Informs our Approach

Fluency

K.2.F.1 Students will read first and last name in print.

K.2.F.2 Students will read common high frequency grade-level words by sight (e.g., not, was, to, have, you, he, is, with, are).

Teacher Tools and Manipulatives

Mat Man® Book Set Slate Chalkboard Magnetic Lowercase & Blackboard Set Blackboard with Double Lines

Handwriting Without Tears Teacher’s Guide

Kick Start Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide Name Lesson Plans pp. 45, 128

Handwriting Without Tears Student Activity Book

Kick Start Kindergarten Name Activities pp. 5, 94

A-Z for Mat Man® and Me Book Series

A-Z for Mat Man® and Me Teacher’s Guide (print and digital) Key Features of the Student Letter Books, Words to Watch, p. 6 Key Features of the Teacher’s Guide: Letter Learning, pp. 8-9 Early Literacy Skills in A-Z for Mat Man® and Me, pp. 18-19 Reading Science Informs our Approach, p. 17 Words to Watch, pp. 32, 38, 44, 50, 56, 62, 68, 74, 80, 86, 92, 98, 104, 110, 116, 122, 128, 134, 140, 146, 152, 158, 164, 170, 176, 182 After Reading: Phonological Awareness and Phonics, pp. 39, 45, 57, 75, 81, 87, 99, 117, 129, 141, 153, 165, 177 A-Z for Mat Man® and Me Student Letter Books (print and digital)

Teacher Tools and Manipulatives

Mat Man® Book Set