Reading for Kindergarten

Our Kindergarten Reading activities on Kids Academy Classroom are designed to continue building early literacy skills, helping children become confident readers through engaging exercises and interactive learning. These activities align with school standards and grow with your child’s abilities.

Core areas covered:

Print Concepts

• Use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence

• Distinguish which punctuation should be used

• Read words in order

• Identify written words and individual words

Accuracy and Fluency

• Read and spell common sight words

• Choose the correct words to complete sentences

• Identify differences between words

• Practice question words

• Rearrange sounds to make words

• Blend and segment CVC words and onset-rime

Early Phonics and Phonological Awareness

• Rhyming words

Phonics

• Determine the meaning of words with common suffixes

• Distinguish between long and short vowels

• Sort words by number of syllables

• Read words with inflectional endings (S, ES)

• Choose the correct inflectional ending

Comprehension

• Identify key details in a text

• Summarize a text

• Answer questions about key details in a story

• Retell familiar stories

• Identify characters and settings

• Match sentences to illustrations

• Understand relationships between illustrations and the story

• Compare and contrast experiences of characters

• Recognize poetry and informational text

• Identify similarities and differences between texts on the same topic

Interactive Learning

• Worksheets for practice and skill reinforcement

• Lessons for structured teaching of letters, sounds, and reading strategies

• Videos to introduce and explain concepts

• Drills for phonics, syllables, and reading fluency

This approach helps Kindergarten learners transition smoothly from early literacy to foundational reading skills needed.