Elementary English at NNPS
Families as Partners
Families as PartnersOur Elementary English Team welcomes the opportunity to provide resources and answer your questions.
Families may call the NNPS Elementary English Office at (757) 283-7850 x.10245.
NNPS K-2 Building Character Book Club
As a way to support student's social emotional and literacy development beyond the classroom, a book will come home each month focusing on a social emotional topic such as frustration, fear, and worry. A QR code on the inside cover of each book will give you quick access to an online resource containing quick and easy activities that can be done throughout the month. The activities focus on early literacy skills and social emotional development and are designed to take place during the normal rhythms of the day (morning time, car time, meal time, and nighttime).
We hope that you will enjoy reading these books and engaging in meaningful conversations with your child. Share your Building Character Book Club experiences with us on social media by using the hashtag #NNPSFamilyBookClub. We would love to see families using these resources in action!
University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) Foundations
All kindergarten through second grade classrooms are providing phonics instruction using the UFLI Foundations program. In addition to the lessons and resources used within your child's classroom, Home Practice sheets are available for families to provide additional support and practice in acquiring essential foundational literacy skills. Check out the Home Support Guide to learn more about how to use these resources and contact your child's teacher to access the practice sheets. (Spanish version of the Home Support Guide is coming soon.)
Lexia Core5 Reading
Core5 is a computer-based, adaptive program that provides explicit instruction, guided practice, immediate feedback, and skills checks for all required areas for strong reading, including phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. While it is highly encouraged students only engage with the online component during the instructional day, families are encouraged to access this site or contact their child's teacher to access the Lexia Read @ Home Literacy Building Activities and Student Choice Boards to use to further support their child's development.
Virginia Literacy Partnerships
The Virginia Literacy Partnerships office collaborates with Virginia school divisions and communities around reading and writing development, screening children, and providing evidence based instruction.
For more information about interpreting your child's Virginia Language and Literacy Screener (VALLS) Report, review the VALLSS Family Brochure (also available in Spanish).
Newport News Public Library
Visit your local library or visit the Newport News Public Library website to learn how your child can get their very own library card! The website has information about programs, books, and events.
VKRP Family Resources
The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) is an initiative focused on building a more comprehensive understanding of school readiness and success. VKRP helps to support our understanding of school readiness in four key areas: literacy, mathematics, social skills, and self-regulation.
VDOE Literacy Resources for Families & Communities
The Virginia Department of Education provides online and offline recommendations for free resources and activities families can use to support their child's literacy development. The VDOE also has a variety of informative sessions by specialists, coordinators, educators, and community groups from across the Commonwealth, which families can access to gain resources and learning opportunities to further support important role of home-to-school connections.
Clever Resources
These digital word mat resources are used alongside UFLI in our kindergarten through second grade classrooms, and students can access them at home for further practice of building/spelling words.
The following are supplemental resources used in our second through fifth grade classrooms that students can also use at home for digital reading resources. To access, students will login via their Clever Student Portal account.
