Phonics Reading Club for Kindergarten and Grade 1

We are excited to announce that Markham Public Library will be partnering with York University students from the Educational Studies program to deliver a Phonics Reading Club for Kindergarten and Grade 1 students.

In this program, our goal is to support children in learning the foundational skills to become strong readers. Children will be placed in small groups with York U student to support them in reading. Each week there will be a focus on different letter sounds and opportunities to practice blending of sounds.

In the Kindergarten program, we will focus on:

• identifying alphabet letters/sounds 
• blending of sounds (consonant, vowel, consonant) 
• reading simple words/sentences

In the Grade 1 program, we will focus on: 

• strengthening their reading skills by focusing on rhyming words, word families
• reading sentences/ short passages

To help us prepare the material for each class, please sign your child up for each day they are able to attend ( program duration = 5 weeks)  

• Feb. 26
• March 5, 12, 26 
• April 2