My young reader has enjoyed these books as they have repetition of sounds, lovable characters, simple drawings, and kind humor. Most days I put my son in charge of the main text, and I take the speech bubbles of all the characters. It's just one more book series that can help him practice, build confidence, and smile!
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Here is a recent find for Beginning Readers: I’m always on the lookout for books that beginning readers can successfully read on their own. These books offer clear photos that closely correspond to the text and offer enough repetition to build reader confidence, while also offering enough variety that the reader (and listening adult aren’t bored.
Hooray! I recently discovered the whimsy and wisdom of Author and Illustrator Peter Reynolds. Here are three books that are worth sharing with young readers: THE DOT When Vashti becomes discouraged with her drawing skills, a gifted teacher encourages her, inspires her and ultimately teaches her to pass on the lesson to others. ISH Not perfect? No problem. Draw beautifulish pictures. Write wonderfulish poems. Dance magicalish movments. A gloryfulish life awaits you! GUYKU This is a year of haiku for boys and it captures the fun, adventure, and discovery that awaits anyone with an ear for beauty and a heart for nature. Attention Teachers and Parents of Toddlers: Marc Brown's cutie of a book, Hand Rhymes, is a home run when it comes to early literacy activities at home and school. Each page of this book offers a simple poem, an illustration, and directions for hand movements to accompany the reading.
Great as a birthday gift for young children -- Match this title with Brown's other books, Finger Rhymes & Play Rhymes, and you are well on your way to early reading fun. 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. How does this look in action? (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 One of the pieces of advice I give to parents of beginning readers is to find a book series your child enjoys … and follow it to the very end. The Biscuit books by Alyssa Satin Capucill are one such option. Colorful pictures, simple text, and large print make this series great for young children. Once they fall in love with Biscuit the puppy and learn the word patterns of the author, children will happily explore the next book, and the next book, and the next book with relative ease. Biscuit books can be found in board book format (for the youngest of children), in “I Can Read” formats (for beginning readers), with holiday/special event themes (for use at home and school) and now in Spanish (for children learning to read in two languages).
An added bonus: Author Capucill welcomes and encourages letters from readers – which means Biscuit can provide reading AND writing activities for young fans. Hooray! We were introduced to this book at the Salem Public Library Storytime. We were given this book by the Salem Public Library Brain Boosters. We were reading this book and giggling together when I realized I should post it here. Silly. Simple. Great for encouraging predictions in young readers. Bark, George Bark by Jules Feiffer is the picture book of the week in our house. Here's the YouTube version: After sharing the classic ‘Three Little Pigs’ with your young reader – here are a few other books that are fun to read and extend the fun and learning: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs A simple misunderstanding: This book tells the 'other side' of the story. This past summer, I gave a presentation on the many wonders of letter writing. Whether at school or home, letter writing is a great way to connect young writers with a real audience. Here are a few books that feature letters and may serve as inspiration for your readers/writers: Picture Books...Dear Daddy by Philippe Dupasquier: Daddy’s little girl writes a letter to him while he’s gone at sea. Detailed illustrations both writer and reader hard at work and play. Corduroy Writes a Letter by Alison Inches: Corduroy shows Lisa that writing letters to express your opinion can make a difference. The Secret Friend by Joyce Dunbar: Panda feels a little hurt after helping his best friend Gander write a letter to Gander's secret friend. Dear Bunny by Micheala Morgan: In this bunny love story, Tino and Teeny leave letters for one another in a hollow log. K-8 Novels...Edwina Victorious by Susan Bonners: Edwina follows in the footsteps of her namesake great-aunt when she begins to write letters to the mayor about community problems and poses as Edwina the elder. Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But by Elvira Woodruff: When he discovers a secret courier service that can deliver letters to people in other times and places exists at the nursing home where his grandfather lives, Marty begins to exchange letters with Napoleon,Van Gogh, Edison, and Lincoln. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young: Based on actual events, this story tells how eleven-year-old Maggie Bandini writes a letter to Eleanor asking for help to save her family's home during the Great Depression. Novels for Teens and Adults... |
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