We have learned nearly all of the lower case letters and their corresponding sounds as well as several sight words.  With this knowledge, for the last several weeks we have been working on reading.  Our practice has taken place with simple sentences in a pocket chart as well as emergent texts,  which have one or two sentences on a page and follow a pattern (I see the car, I see the truck...)  with pictures that closely match the text.  As we practice reading, we have emphasized that words are read from left to right, top to bottom, and are separated by spaces.  We have been using the strategies of pointing to the words as we read, paying attention to the first letter of words and the corresponding sound, and using pictures for context clues.  Many of the books we read follow the same pattern throughout, but we also have some books with slight variations to keep us paying attention!  I will send home a list of sight words as well as some emergent books next week in case your child is interested in practicing these at home.