It can be a tricky task to find reading material for beginning readers. You want to provide books with simple words for decoding, but not so simple that the storyline is boring. You want to have simple pictures to help the reader understand the story, but not so simple that they aren’t interesting to explore with your eyes.
Recently, our family hit upon these lovely Brand New Reader Books that fit the bill perfectly. Sitting down with the 'Ethan' series, I found that my son was able to practice the three basic skills for young readers and also get a good giggle from the storyline. Spoiler alert: In "Ethan's Bike" each new picture shows an additional band-aide on the new bike rider.
What are those three skills?
1) The link between letters and sounds.
In fancy talk that’s called “Phonics.”
In practice, it’s “Sound it out.”
2) Understanding the meaning and flow of the story.
Teacher word= “Context Clues.”
Mommy words= “Does that make sense?”
3) Understanding how the pictures correspond to the text
“Visual Cues” or “Picture Clues”
Saying “What is that?” while pointing to the picture.
1) The link between letters and sounds.
In fancy talk that’s called “Phonics.”
In practice, it’s “Sound it out.”
2) Understanding the meaning and flow of the story.
Teacher word= “Context Clues.”
Mommy words= “Does that make sense?”
3) Understanding how the pictures correspond to the text
“Visual Cues” or “Picture Clues”
Saying “What is that?” while pointing to the picture.
How does this look in action?
(Give or take the adorable toes that bounce to each spoken word.)
(Give or take the adorable toes that bounce to each spoken word.)
Where can your reader get these beautiful books?
The publisher sells them directly at:
http://www.brandnewreaders.com/
Amazon gives you a discount at:
http://www.amazon.com
The public library has them for FREE:
http://catalog.ccrls.org
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