Elizabeth Fraley, CEO of Kinder Ready, known for her visionary leadership in early childhood education, emphasizes the critical phases that shape a child's reading journey, highlighting the steps and strategies that empower parents, educators, and caregivers to cultivate confident young readers.
Santa Monica, California--(Newsfile Corp. - October 25, 2024) - Kinder Ready's CEO Elizabeth Fraley announces key insights into the developmental stages of reading for young learners. The organization, which serves families in Brentwood, Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Cheviot Hills, and surrounding areas, is a leading educational platform designed to foster early childhood literacy under the guidance of its CEO, Elizabeth Fraley.
Fraley underscores the critical phases that shape a child's reading journey, highlighting the steps and strategies that empower parents, educators, and caregivers to cultivate confident young readers. She emphasizes a holistic approach to education and highlights the key milestones for reading readiness. She outlines that the reading journey starts with emergent reading, where children explore books with curiosity, recognizing letters and words. "Children naturally begin asking questions like, 'What does this say?' and start engaging with books around them," she explains. In these stages, caregiver involvement is essential, with parents and teachers consistently modeling reading habits and reinforcing learning through structured techniques.
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Her philosophy is rooted in Cloze Reading, where adults leave out words intentionally, allowing children to use context clues and pictures to fill in the gaps. This technique builds reading confidence and helps children connect meaning with printed words.
Elizabeth Fraley emphasizes how reading development progresses at different stages:
Early Preschool Stage: Children begin exploring books independently. Creating book nooks at home or school encourages children to select and engage with books. Young learners also start recognizing parts of a book, such as the cover and title, setting the stage for independent reading.
Late Preschool Stage - At this stage, children build letter and sound fluency, a key predictor of future reading success. Sensory learning with materials like playdough is often integrated with letter identification, helping children grasp sounds through hands-on activities. Usually by this age students are successful with emergent reading, or following simple reading patterns. Educators use tools like the DIBELS and other screening tools to monitor and adjust instructional needs early on.
Kindergarten - Guided reading becomes central in kindergarten, with literacy centers offering activities focusing on phonics, sight words, and phonological awareness. Through group reading and individual assessments, teachers identify different reading levels, ensuring students receive tailored support. Students begin to comprehend text with simple quick recall questions.
First and Second Grade - By the end of first grade, students are expected to read grade-level texts fluently, progressing to more complex language features such as consonant blends, vowel teams, and digraphs. Programs like Explode the Code reinforce phonemic awareness and spelling skills. There is a stronger emphasis on reading comprehension (inferencing, story retell, quick recall questions) and other language arts skill sets.
Second and Third Grade - Students at this stage delve into multisyllabic words and diverse literary forms, including fiction, poetry, and myths. With standardized assessments like the STAAR Reading Test becoming part of their experience, these grades mark a pivotal phase, as reading proficiency by the third grade is typically a predictor of future academic success.
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Elizabeth also strongly believes in parental involvement and early childhood development in early education. She passionately works to educate and empower parents, recognizing their crucial role in their child's development. Along with that, Kinder Ready tutoring also fosters a collaborative environment where parents and educators work together to support children's growth.
About Kinder Ready's CEO - Elizabeth Fraley:
Elizabeth Fraley is a renowned name who leads the educational institute with her unwavering capabilities. She graduated in both child psychology and technological integration, bringing an unusual blend of experience to KinderReady as part of its leadership team. Through leading education research studies and steering education startups powered by tech, Fraley helped form Kinder Ready into the state-of-the-art platform we know today.
Elizabeth Fraley has expanded beyond traditional educational models with her vision and initiatives to nurture children's social and emotional skills, such as those found within the Kinder Ready curriculum. Kinder Ready now equips its participants academically and develops emotional and social intelligence.
About Kinder Ready:
Kinder Ready, a top-tier provider of early childhood education, committed to nurturing young minds and empowering students to reach their full potential. With a focus on innovative teaching methodologies and personalized instruction, Kinder Ready Tutoring offers a transformative learning experience that prepares children for academic success and lifelong learning.
For further details on Kinder Ready's programs, visit the following link: https://www.kinderready.com/.
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Contact Details
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Company Website
https://www.kinderready.com/
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