Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy: Proven Strategies that Achieve Exceptional Results

Begin With One, Consistent, Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion Program: Sing it, Sign it, and Send it Home!
Use the “Susie Haas Name Ticket Strategy” and Kindergarten-Friendly Handwriting.
Teach for Fluency with High-Frequency “Heart” Words: Add Sign Language, Song, Rhythm, and Rhyme!
Create a Joyful “Writing-to-Read” Classroom: Keep Writing Real and Let Them Write Everyday!
Celebrate Language With Memorable Songs, Poems, and Rhymes and Bridge Oral Language to Print: Do it Systematically with Great Intention and Joy!
Implement Gradual Release of Responsibility Models and Differentiate Instruction: Use the Neurological Impress Method of Guided Reading and Strategies that Simultaneously Develop Language and Reading Fluency.
Keep Phonics Instruction Meaningful, Multisensory, and Engaging: Use ABC and Phonics Immersion, Interactive Word Work, and “Kid Writing”; Assess Progress and Differentiate Learning.
Give Children Quality Literature, Good-Fit Books, and a Framework for Building Reading Independence and Stamina!
Use Ongoing, Authentic Assessment Culminating in Student-Led Parents Conferences: Children Learn to Self-Evaluate, Set Goals, and Take Learning Into Their Own Hands.
Build a Respectful and Supportive Parents as Partners in Kindergarten Literacy Program: Family Connections Multiply Our Teaching Effectiveness.

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