Smart Start Read & Write -First Grade

Help your child become a reader and writer with Smart Start: Read and Write! Developed by teachers, the colorful activities provide the perfect combination of fun and practice to give your child the foundation needed for academic success. . Through the 20 easy-to-follow lessons, your child will identify word family spelling patterns, practice rhyming words, and read and write simple sentences. Each weekly lesson centers on word families such as “an” and “at” and “ig” and “in.” Activities focus on practicing two different word family patterns a week. The creative and fun lessons will keep your child entertained while learning and the reward stickers will motivate your child to complete the activities. Plus access to audio stories are included, which provides an option to listen to the audio story with your child. Each themed unit includes: Alphabet Stories, Spell It! Activities (focus on writing and vocabulary), Write It! Activities (provide practice reading and writing simple sentences), Read It! Activities (provide reading and reading comprehension practice), Find It! Activities (provide fun word searches around the word families of the week), and Let’s Review! Activities (evaluate your child’s understanding of word families and provides additional practice). Skills practiced: writing and reading simple words and sentences, identifying word family patterns, reading comprehension, vocabulary, following directions, and fine motor skills. Includes answer key. 128 pages