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The most I’d do in one sitting is two sections.  \n**Letters within lines, like /p/, indicates that you make the sound ofp.You will find these on pp.7-8 of this checklist.  \nTerms of Use: This free printable pack was created for you to use at home with your child/students or with multiple children in a classroom/tutoring setting.Please do not sell, host, reproduce, giveaway,or store on any other site (including a blog, Facebook, 4Shared, Dropbox, etc.).Thank you!  \n[www.thisreadingm](www.thisreadingm)am[a.com](a.com)[ ](a.com)©2015 All Rights Reserved.  \nReading Readiness Checklist  \n[www.thisreadingm](www.thisreadingm)am[a.com](a.com)  \n􀀳An interest in reading  \n􀀳Listening Comprehension  \n􀀳Book & Print Awareness  \n􀀳Playing with Sounds in Words  \n􀀳Letters and their Sounds  \n©2015 All Rights Reserved.  \nInterest in Reading  \nDoes your child:  \n• Ask you to read stories to him?  \n• Ask you,“What does that say?”  \n• Willingly participate when you read to him?  \n• Want to try to read things himself?  \n• Have an interest in letters or words?  \n• Sometimes “read” books you’ve read to him?  \nListening Comprehension  \nWhen you read with your child, does he actively participate?  \nExamples:  \n• Make predictions based on the front cover.  \n• Predict what might happen next in the story.  \n• Ask questions about the story while you’re reading.  \n• Comment on a part of the story or how it ended.  \nCan your child answer simple questions about what you’ve read?  \nExamples:  \n• What happened after…  \n• Which person…  \n• What do you think about…  \nCan you child retell a story after hearing it?  \nWhen a child retells a story, you’re listening for them to  \n1-retell it in order and  \n2-include the major events of the story.  \n[www.thisreadingm](www.thisreadingm)am[a.com](a.com 1)[ 1](a.com 1)  \nBook Awareness  \nHand your child a book, spine first and ask him to:  \n• Show which way you hold the book to read it (right-side up)  \n• Identify the front of the book  \n• Identify the back of the book  \n• Find the title of the book  \n• Open the page to where you should start reading  \n• Show how to getto the next page of the book  \nPrint Awareness  \nOpen a book to a page with picture and text and ask your child to:  \n• Show where the picture is  \n• Show where the words are  \n• Find the first word on the page  \n• Find the last word on the page  \n• Where to start reading the words  \n• Show which way you go to read the words (left to right)  \n• Show which way to go after the end ofa line of words  \n• Find one word on the page (child can frame fingers around any word)  \n• Find a capital letter  \n• Find a lower case letter  \n• Find a period atthe end ofa sentence.  \n• Point to a sentence and ask him to count the number of words in the sentence.  \n[www.thisreadingm](www.thisreadingm)am[a.com](a.com 2)[ 2](a.com 2)  \nRecognizing Rhyming Words  \nSay,“We’re going to play a listening game.I’m going to say two words and you tell me if they rhyme or don’t rhyme.  \n“Let’s try one together.” Say,“top-hop.Yes, top and hop are rhyming words because they sound the same atthe end.”  \nAsk your child to try these on his own:  \n• bug – hug (yes)  \n• turtle – hare (no)  \n• candle – handle (yes)  \n• baby – maybe (yes)  \n• big-little (no)  \n• tree – bee (yes)  \nProducing Rhyming Words  \nSay,“We’re going to play a listening game.I’m going to say a word and you tell me a word that rhymes with it.  \n“Let’s try one together.” Say,“Cat.Hmm…cat– sat.Those","cbCainaWD9vGH9Ne","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainaWD9vGH9Ne","pdf",253389,11,"English","# Interest in Reading\n# Listening Comprehension\n# Book & Print Awareness\n## Recognizing Rhyming Words\n## Producing Rhyming Words\n## Counting Syllables\n## Blending Syllables\n## Identify Beginning Sounds\n## Produce Beginning Sounds","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Reading Readiness Checklist?\",\"answer\":\"It helps caregivers identify when a child is ready to read by observing specific readiness skills during shared reading and related activities.\"},{\"question\":\"How should the checklist be used with a child?\",\"answer\":\"You can use it while working with the child, including in a quiet one-on-one setting. 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