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Reading®
Spectrum is available in these titles for kindergarten success:
Carson-Dellosa Publishing LLCP.O. Box 35665 • Greensboro, NC 27425 USA
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SPECTRUM ReadingKINDERGARTEN
Focused Practice for Reading Comprehension • Letters and sounds
• Word recognition
• Integration of knowledge and ideas
• Key ideas and details
• Answer key
K®
Reading
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2Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Say each letter and the picture next to it aloud.Home Practice: Review the alphabet and practice together any letter that may be especially hard for your child to say, remember, or learn.
The Alphabet
Aa Bb CcDd Ee FfGg Hh IiJj Kk LlMm Nn OoPp Qq RrSs Tt UuVv Ww XxYy Zz
Name
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3Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: In each row, put an X on the object that is a different color than the others. Home Practice: Point to an object in each row. Ask your child to find or name an object in the room that is the same color.
Same and DifferentName
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4Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Have students point to each color and then to each color name.Home Practice: Ask your child to find something else in the room that matches each color.
Colors
green
orange
yellow
red
purple
blue
brown
black
Name
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5Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Read the sentence in the box aloud. Have students circle the picture that matches the sentence.Home Practice: Ask your child to tell a story about each series of pictures.
Match the Picture
Matt blows a bubble with his gum.
Tia and Erik painted a rainbow together.
Name
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6Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Read the sentences in the box aloud. Have students circle the sentence that matches the picture below it.Home Practice: Ask your child to choose one of the sentences that he or she did not circle and draw a picture to illustrate it.
Match the Picture
Mama Duck is mad at Baby Duck.
Mama Duck loves Baby Duck.
Mama Duck cannot find Baby Duck.
Ana takes a bath.
Ana breaks the dishes.
Ana washes the dishes.
Name
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7Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Circle the objects that go together in each box.Home Practice: Have your child tell you how the objects that go together are related.
ClassifyingName
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8Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Circle the words that match the first word.Home Practice: Have your child point to other words in the workbook that match.
top
cap top top
cap
cap pig cap
pig
top pig pig
egg
egg egg top
cub
cap cub cub
Matching WordsName
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9Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Circle the words that match the first word.Home Practice: Have your child point to other words in the workbook that match.
do do you do
you the you do
smell do smell smell
the the you the
cake cake smell cake
Matching WordsName
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10Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Write the missing letter in each word.Home Practice: Have your child name the letters in each word.
Missing Letters
b dbed
unsun
sasaw
m nman
enpen
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11Spectrum Reading Kindergarten
Directions: Trace each numeral and then write it. Then, draw a line from the numeral to the picture set it represents.Home Practice: Ask your child to name the objects and count each set aloud.
How Many?
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
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