spectrum reading k inder garten

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Letter association
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Vowels and consonants
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Word recognition
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Reading comprehension
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Phonics skills
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Following directions
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READING
Grade K
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Spectrum Reading Grade K helps young learners improve and strengthen their fiction
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• Letter association • Reading comprehension

• Vowels and consonants • Phonics skills
• Word recognition • Following directions
Reading (Grades K–6)
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Geography (Grades 3–6)
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Reading
Grade K
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Spectrum Reading Grade K Index of Skills
Auditory Skills
Associate sounds with letters—17, 22, 27, 34, 40, 47,
53, 60, 66, 72, 78, 85, 89
Discriminate initial sounds—16, 21, 26, 33, 39, 46, 52,
59, 65, 71, 77, 84, 88
Discriminate final sounds—84
Discriminate medial vowel sounds—18, 28, 41, 61, 79
Recognize rhyming words—56, 69
Visual Skills
Associate numerals with a set—11, 12
Discriminate colors—2, 3, 4, 5
Discriminate letters—15, 20, 25, 32, 38, 45, 51, 58,
64 70, 76, 83, 87
Discriminate shapes—6, 7, 8, 9
Discriminate sight words—91, 92
Identify colors—2, 3, 4, 5
Identify numerals 1 through 5—11
Identify numerals 6 through 10—12
Identify shapes—8, 9, 10
Recognize size relationships—44
Use left-to-right progression—6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20,
23, 25, 32, 35, 38, 45, 48, 50, 51, 58, 62, 64, 69, 70,
73, 76, 80, 83, 87, 90, 91, 92

Motor Skills
Complete shapes—10
Coordinate eye-hand movements—7, 10, 31, 56
Oral Language and Vocabulary Skills
Give descriptions—13, 19, 24, 30, 36, 43, 49, 55, 63,
68, 74, 81, 86
Identify objects—29, 31, 42, 50, 57, 69, 75
Relate personal experiences—13, 43, 55, 63, 74, 86
Tell a story—13, 14, 19, 24, 30, 36, 37, 43, 49, 54, 55,
63, 68, 74, 81, 86
Use complete sentences—13, 19, 24, 30, 36, 37, 43,
49, 55, 63, 68, 74, 81, 86
Comprehension Skills
Classify objects—29, 31, 42, 50, 57
Determine the main idea—13, 19, 36, 49, 55, 63, 74,
81, 86
Distinguish between reality and fantasy—55
Draw conclusions—13, 19, 24, 30, 36, 43, 49, 55, 63,
74, 81, 86
Follow directions—All exercise pages
Locate facts and details—19, 30, 36, 43, 81
Make comparisons and contrasts—13, 19, 74, 81
Predict outcomes—13, 24, 80
Recognize cause and effect relationships—13, 19, 80, 86
Sequence events—14, 37, 54
Understand directional terms—67, 82
Letters and Sounds
a—15, 16, 17, 18, 23 n—51, 52, 53, 62
b—15, 16, 17, 23 o—58, 59, 60, 61, 62
c—20, 21, 22, 23 p—58, 59, 60, 62

d—20, 21, 22, 23 q—64, 65, 66, 73
e—25, 26, 27, 28, 35 r—64, 65, 66, 73
f—25, 26, 27, 35 s—70, 71, 72, 73
g—32, 33, 34, 35 t—70, 71, 72, 73
h—32, 33, 34, 35 u—76, 77, 78, 79, 80
i—38, 39, 40, 41, 48 v—76, 77, 78, 90
j—38, 39, 40, 48 w—83, 84, 85, 90
k—45, 46, 47, 48 x—83, 84, 85, 90
l—45, 46, 47, 48 y—87, 88, 89, 90
m—51, 52, 53, 62 z—87, 88, 89, 90
Working With Words
Blends
fl—133 sl—129, 133 st—129
pl—127 sn—127, 133 r—131, 133
Final consonants
n—121 p—117 s—123
k—121 r—113 t—115
I—119
Initial consonants
b—95 k—101 t—109
c—95 l—103 v—109
d—97 m—103 w—111
f—97 n—105 y—111
g—99 p—105 z—113
h—99 r—107
j—107 s—107
Short Vowels
a—18, 117, 127, 131 o—61, 125, 127
e—28, 119, 127, 131 u—79, 125, 127, 131
i—41, 123, 127

Knowing the Words
Classification—80, 86, 115
Sight vocabulary— All lessons
Word recognition— All lessons
Reading and Thinking
Context Clues—105, 111
Drawing Conclusions—115, 119, 131, 133
Facts and Details—99, 113, 123
Picture Clues—97, 101, 109
Predicting Outcomes—121, 125, 129
Sequence—95, 103, 107
Learning to Study
Following directions—All activity pages
Index of Skills
Reading Grade K
Numerals indicate the exercise pages on
which these skills appear.
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Spectrum Reading Grade K Table of Contents
A Day at the Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Apple Picking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bedtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Practice Fire Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Happy Birthday to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Wintertime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Let’s Go Fly a Kite! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
A Day at the Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The First Day of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A Day on the Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Watch It Grow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Rainy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Waterslide! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Meet Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Max Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Look, Max! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Max Jumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Max Meets Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Max Meets a Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Max Digs a Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dreamy Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Max Sees Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Dizzy Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Max Looks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Max Sees a Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Max Takes a Splash! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Max Horses Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The Big Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
The Birthday Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hungry Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Max and the Cat Play Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Max Is Sad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Max Goes to a Costume Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Table of Contents
Name ________________________________________
Same and Different
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.
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Name ________________________________________
Same and Different
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.
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Name ________________________________________
Colors
Directions: Draw a line from the color circles to the object that matches the same color.
Home Practice: Point to the pictures and ask your child to name each object and its color.
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Name ________________________________________
Colors
Directions: Circle each object with the crayon that matches the color of the object.
Home Practice: Point to individual pictures and ask your child to name each object and its color.
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Name ________________________________________
Same and Different
Directions: In each row, circle the shape that matches the first shape in that row.
Home Practice: Name a shape on the page and have your child point to that shape.
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Name ________________________________________
Shapes
Directions: Draw a line to connect the shapes that match each other.
Home Practice: Point to the different shapes and have your child name the color.
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Name ________________________________________
Shapes
Directions: Circle the shape that your teacher identifies.
Home Practice: Have your child point to a shape after you have described it.
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Name ________________________________________
Shapes
Directions: Circle the shape that your teacher identifies.
Home Practice: Have your child name each shape that you point to. Then, ask your child to name an object that has the same shape as the
one you point to.
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Name ________________________________________
Completing Shapes
Directions: Trace the dashed lines to complete the shapes. Then, draw the same shape in the last box.
Home practice: Point to a shape on the page and have your child identify it.
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Name ________________________________________
How Many?
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5

5
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.
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Name ________________________________________
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 their colors. Then, count each set aloud.
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How Many?
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
Name ________________________________________
A Day at the Park
Directions: Discuss the picture.
Home Practice: Ask your child to look at the picture and describe what each person is doing. Ask your child what he or she would most like to
do at the park.
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Name ________________________________________
Sequencing
Directions: Write 1 below the picture that happened first, 2 below the picture that happened next, and 3 below the picture that happened last.
Home Practice: Have your child tell each story in the correct sequence.

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Name ________________________________________
Letters
AANCA
a eaoa
BPBCB
bgdbb
Aa Bb
Directions: In each row, circle the matching letters.
Home Practice: Point to a circled letter in each row. Have your child find each letter somewhere else in the workbook.
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Name ________________________________________
Sounds
Aa
Bb
Directions: Name each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins with the same sound as the first picture.
Home Practice: Ask your child to name other words that begin with the same sound.
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Name ________________________________________
Sounds: A and B
Aa
Bb
Directions: Trace the letters and write them. Write the letter A below the pictures that begin with that sound. Then, do the same thing for B.
Home Practice: Have your child find pictures that begin with A and B.
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Name ________________________________________

Aa
Directions: Circle each picture whose name has the sound you hear in the middle of hat.
Home Practice: Ask your child to point to and name three pictures. Then, say each of these words and have your child tell you whether it has
the same middle sound as hat.
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Sounds: A
Name ________________________________________
Apple Picking
Directions: Discuss the picture.
Home Practice: Ask your child to look at the picture and describe what each person is doing.
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Name ________________________________________
Letters
CODCC
ceccd
D DPDR
dfadd
Cc Dd
Directions: In each row, circle the matching letters.
Home Practice: Point to a circled letter in each row. Have your child find each letter somewhere else in the workbook.
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Name ________________________________________
Sounds
Cc
Dd
Directions: Name each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins with the same sound as the first picture.
Home Practice: Ask your child to name other words that begin with the same sound.

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Name ________________________________________
Sounds: C and D
Cc
Dd
Directions: Trace the letters and write them. Write the letter C below the pictures that begin with that sound. Then, do the same thing for D.
Home Practice: Have your child find pictures that begin with C and D.
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