Parents know that kindergarten children love to hear their favorite stories and nursery rhymes read again and again. They may not know that their child's plea to hear the preferred story yet again builds reading comprehension skills. Kindergarten teachers present popular stories already familiar to children. Repetitive reading permits the child to progress from individual word recognition to the recognition of phrases. The child acquires an understanding that the phrases comprise the story. Teachers and parents observe problems demonstrated and pose questions about the story that address the child's needs.
Worksheets allow kindergarten children to practice sequencing skills. The child matches pictures to demonstrate the correct order for a story about a dog and a swimming pool. Pictures facilitate emerging reading skills for kindergarten children. A sequencing booklet provides the option of rearranging the booklet's pages. The child places the pages in correct order after reading a brief story about taking a walk.
Worksheets featuring poetry and nursery rhymes allow kindergarten children opportunities to practice naming letters of the alphabet. Children read the poem or nursery rhyme, circle the letters and count them. The kindergarten teacher can design worksheets to address an individual child's needs or to reinforce an objective for everyone in the class.
Kindergarten children build reading comprehension skills through fictional stories. Story selections include popular children's stories. The children read a brief fictional story followed by questions pertaining to the story. Teachers observe the types of incorrect responses a child makes to design remediation.