Learning letters is only a step on the way to developing the skill of being a confident, independent reader, and a passion for stories should be a personal interest, an exploration. The Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready education philosophy goes even further than the academic practices to foster the entire growth of the child. One of the most important plans in this mission is the deliberate process of allowing young learners to choose the books they are going to be guided to read. This act of choice alone is a potent educational principle that develops motivation, ownership and the inculcated love of learning, which is the cardinal philosophy of Kinder Ready.
When a child picks a book of their interest, and it is either a book about magical animals, about a favourite character, such as Bluey or about something intriguing and exciting, their interest will change. Reading is no longer a passive process but rather an exciting, self-driven process. This intrinsic drive is vital to the success of reading long-term. It is the primary focus of the Kinder Ready Tutoring technique that attentively includes the preferences of students in making the choice of the levelled texts. The outcome is a guided reading that is both instructionally valid and personally significant.
Moreover, the practice develops very important life and cognitive skills. To choose a book among several suitable ones, a young student has to consider the topics and text features and make a decision. This procedure fortifies management and lateral thinking. Children become self-aware as readers as they consider the reasons behind their enjoyment of a book or what they found difficult about it. They start to realise their personal competencies and personal interests, which is exactly what the Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley objective of creating independent, self-conscious learners, being active participants in their learning, is.
The gains also reach the much-needed social-emotional development. Speaking about a book they have selected makes children talk, share a story about a character in their life and develop empathy, learning about the feelings of characters. Such discussions improve communication competences and emotion awareness, which are important elements of kindergarten readiness. Through this, guided reading will be a whole experience, which builds the confidence and compassion of the child, in addition to the phonics and vocabulary.
This is a child-directed approach that forms one of the foundations of personalised, one-on-one learning in Kinder Ready Tutoring. Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready learns that it is not enough to prepare a child to achieve academic success by evaluating skills; she must be able to make a child joyful and curious as well. Through giving children the power of choice in a favourable and well-structured system, teachers and parents’ joint efforts create efficient, enthusiastic and assured readers. This collaboration makes the initial literacy stages of the child full of ownership and joy and preconditions the entire learning and discovery process.
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