Coming Soon: Book #2
Kyan's Adventures: Learning At School Is Fun!
This next title in the Kyan's Adventures series offers readers new opportunities to expand their curiosity and creativity. Kyan invites readers to join him as he spends a day at school. Together, he and his friends enjoy learning at school and encourage other children to join them on this exciting new adventure.
Dr. Cherise Roper
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Dr. Cherise Roper began her love for reading at a young age. Books were often used to provide a safe space for this latch-key kid, which later developed into a passion for reading and writing. Dr. Cherise Roper is a strong advocate for educating children who have historically been underserved. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and an
Dr. Cherise Roper began her love for reading at a young age. Books were often used to provide a safe space for this latch-key kid, which later developed into a passion for reading and writing. Dr. Cherise Roper is a strong advocate for educating children who have historically been underserved. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and an activist for Social Justice. It is through each of these lenses that she creates books and stories that are engaging and provide readers with a message they can live by. Dr. Roper believes in paying it forward and utilizes the knowledge and skills acquired over 34 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and district administrator to provide consultation and instructional support to a variety of urban schools. This book series has been created to inspire children to be adventurous, take risks, and believe that all things are possible.
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Developmental Milestones in reading (0-8 years Old)
This page provides a general outline of milestones on the road to reading success. Keep in mind that children develop at different paces and spend varying amounts of time at each stage of development. Getting help early is crucial for supporting children who struggle with reading.
Parents and teachers can find resources for children as early as pre-kindergarten. Quality childcare centers, pre-kindergarten programs, and homes filled with language and book reading can create an environment that fosters reading milestones.
Infancy (Up to Age 1)
Children usually begin to:
- learn that gestures and sounds communicate meaning
- respond when spoken to
- direct their attention to a person or object
- understand 50 words or more
- reach for books and turn the pages with help
- respond to stories and pictures by vocalizing and patting the pictures
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Children usually begin to:
- answer questions about and identify objects in books, such as "Where's the cow?" or "What does the cow say?"
- Name familiar pictures
- Use pointing to identify named objects
- pretend to read books
- finish sentences in books they know well
- scribble on paper
- know the names of books and identify them by the picture on the cover
- Turn pages of board books
- have a favorite book and request it to be read often
(Age 3)
(Age 3)
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Kids usually begin to:
- explore books independently
- listen to longer books that are read aloud
- retell a familiar story
- sing the alphabet song with prompting and cues
- make symbols that resemble writing
- recognize the first letter in their name
- learn that writing is different from drawing a picture
- imitate the action of reading a book aloud
(Age 4)
(Age 3)
(Age 4)
Kids usually begin to:
- recognize familiar signs and labels, especially on signs and containers
- recognize words that rhyme
- name some of the letters of the alphabet (a good goal to strive for is 15–18 uppercase letters)
- recognize the letters in their names
- write their names
- name beginning letters or sounds of words
- match some letters to their sounds
- develop awareness of syllables
- use familiar letters to try writing words
- understand that print is read from left to right, top to bottom
- retell stories that have been read to them
(Age 5)
(Age 3)
(Age 4)
Kids usually begin to:
- produce words that rhyme
- match some spoken and written words
- write some letters, numbers, and words
- recognize some familiar words in print
- predict what will happen next in a story
- identify initial, final, and medial (middle) sounds in short words
- identify and manipulate increasingly smaller sounds in speech
- understand concrete definitions of some words
- read simple words in isolation (the word with definition) and in context (using the word in a sentence)
- retell the main idea, identify details (who, what, when, where, why, how), and arrange story events in sequence
(Ages 6-7)
(Ages 6-7)
(Ages 6-7)
Kids usually begin to:
- read familiar stories
- "sound out" or decode unfamiliar words
- use pictures and context to figure out unfamiliar words
- use some common punctuation and capitalization in writing
- self-correct when they make a mistake while reading aloud
- show comprehension of a story through drawings
- write by organizing details into a logical sequence with a beginning, middle, and end
(Ages 7-8
(Ages 6-7)
(Ages 6-7)
Kids usually begin to:
- read longer books independently
- read aloud with proper emphasis and expression
- use context and pictures to help identify unfamiliar words
- understand the concept of paragraphs and begin to apply it in writing
- correctly use punctuation
- correctly spell many words
- write notes, like phone messages and email
- understand humor in text
- use new words, phrases, or figures of speech that they've heard
- revise their own writing to create and illustrate stories