Randee Bergen knows kindergarten students are capable of reading well beyond the traditional Level C by the end of the year ― because her students have been doing so consistently for years. In this comprehensive resource, Randee outlines her systematic, research-based, and developmentally appropriate approach to teaching reading in kindergarten. From developing phonemic awareness and introducing concepts of print to teaching sight words and building self-monitoring and decoding strategies, Randee shows teachers how to give their students the tools they need to read independently. Companion emergent reading materials developed just for kindergartners available for download!
Randee Bergen's 17 years in the classroom have included teaching each grade, K through 6, as well as special education. Her experiences shaping writing instruction for older students and struggling learners and teaching her two daughters to write resulted in this novel and effective approach to developing a strong writing foundation for kindergarten students. Bergen has written articles on teaching students with learning disabilities and on reading and writing instruction for LD Forum and Connect, and contributed research findings to the Colorado State Department of Education's classroom research report. She currently teaches kindergarten in Grand Junction, Colorado.