books to help beginning readers
Our books are created to help teach reading. Some are for the student to have read to them and some they can read alone (depending on their reading level.) They have been used successfully in the classroom with emergent readers, but are fun for fluent readers as well. The colorful character and their antics make them entertaining as well as educational. Students learn while having fun. What a wonderful way to learn. These stories are available in paperback, kindle or nook e-book forms and some have been adapted as power point lessons (see our Power Points page.)
Mother Vowel noticed the other children had short, friendly nicknames. She decided to give her children nicknames. From the baby to the tallest one, she finds something special about each one and gives them perfect short names.
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Learning the sounds of vowels is difficult for beginning readers because there are so many different sounds associated with each letter. This book gives your child a memorable story so the short sound of each vowel is easy to learn. Once a child learns the long and short (names) sounds, they are on their way to being able to decipher words. This entertaining story helps beginning readers learn the short sounds for all five of the vowels. The colorful characters remain in children's minds. When they are reading, they will try out the long and short vowel sounds to decipher the words. What a fun and easy way to learn short vowel sounds.
The book includes games to play using the short vowel sounds and there is a recipe for the Happiness Cookies mother vowel bakes in the story. It is impossible to eat these cookies and not be happy. |
The reader will laugh at the bird's attempt to get Tom to wake up. There are only three basic words throughout the 26 page book making it easy for beginning readers to feel successful. The colorful pictures make the story interesting. This is the way reading should be taught--with fun and humor. There is a learning game included.
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Why does Matt, the cat, sit on Pat? See what happens when he chases the rat. This 24 page beginning reader book uses "at" words throughout so students can easily sound out the words. The silliness of the book makes it entertaining and interesting. This is the fun way to learn to read.
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When the three little kittens got bells, they hung them around their necks. Big, red hen hates the bells. She wants to throw their bells down the well. When she tries to do just that, everything goes wrong. This amusing beginning reader book is filled with short "e" words so it is easy for students to feel successful. Jeff, Meg and Ted endear themselves to the reader especially when they send the big, red hen off on a pilotless jet. There are 36 colorful, amusing pages.
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Kip is a little hamster who can do lots of actions. You will laugh when you see what happens when Kip slips on a banana peel. This very amusing beginning reader book is filled with short "i" words so it is easy for students to feel successful. This book makes learning to read fun.
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Dot is a mischievous little fox who likes to try things even if she can't do them. Dot will try anything. Bob the raccoon is the victim of some of Dot's attempts. This is a beginning reader book filled with short "o" words so it is easy for students to feel successful. This amusing 30 page picture book makes learning to read fun.
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There is a special bond between a child and his/her dog. Gus and Mutt have found that bond. They love hanging out together and doing things. When they get muddy and need a bath, Gus attempts to give resistant Mutt a tub bath, but Gus is the one who gets wet.
This picture book will delight any child, but it is also an easy reader which contains short "Uu" words that are easily decipherable. There are a few sight words as well. When a struggling reader realizes he/she can read the words in this book, they will feel proud of themselves. What a fun way to learn to read! |
Read about what bees can and cannot do. Can bees walk? Can bees talk? Should you give a bee a kiss? What happens when the red headed boy likes the girl bee? This is a beginning reader book. The singsong rhyming verses help students feel successful. This 24 page colorful picture book makes learning to read fun.
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Sam and the Frog is a 30 page beginning reader book for preschoolers. Sam and the Frog are in a competition to see who can outdo the other. Who can hop, eat, swim, smile, or wave the best? Why does the frog think Sam won? Students will laugh at the comical cartoon drawings. Sam and the Frog is an easy book to read for emergent readers. The repetitive phrases help students to feel successful. This amusing book makes learning to read fun.
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Have you ever seen a laughing calf, cows taking a bow, sneezing bees or chimps with a limp? Why should reading be boring when you can laugh and have fun as you learn? You can count on me is a beginning reader book to help students learn number words and rhyming words. There are counting games and memory games the student can duplicate and use over and over. This 36 page book makes learning fun.
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Why does the story teller get so confused about what he has seen? The reader will laugh when they learn who is telling the story--a cute and friendly alien. When he uses his laser gun to draw a light show in the sky, the student will thrill at the amusing neon animals. This 48 page beginning reader book makes learning to read fun and entertaining. There are number words and color words. Watch for a strange animal who is hiding in most of the pages. What kind of animal is it?
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Kayla finds herself in some funny situations; like when the bird pops her balloon, or when she sits on the balloon. Her puppy loves to untie her shoes. We Are Opposites You And Me is a 46 page beginning reader book about opposites. This is the way learning should be done--a fun way to learn to read. There is a puzzle in the back of the book for you and your child to work together.
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These beginning reader picture books are for the early learner set. The pages are simple and colorfully illustrated. Each book has a couple of activity pages or games at the end that you can do with your child, related to the book content. The five books I reviewed are:
· Get Up, Tom--an early reader book with very limited and repetitive vocabulary · Pat's Cat--another early reader with slightly more vocabulary · My Trip to the Funny Farm--a book about numbers and colors for reading aloud · You Can Count on Me--a counting book about animals to read aloud and have the child count with you · We Are Opposites You and Me--a book about opposites to read aloud If you are looking for true phonics readers, these early readers do not fit the bill. The vocabulary words used in the books are not all phonetic words typically found in early phonics readers. However, although I was not particularly impressed with the books, my almost 7-year-old thought they were hilarious and loved reading the readers by himself. He also enjoyed the books that I had to read to him and thought the illustrations were very funny. He asked to read them again. So, perhaps the adage that simpler is better, especially for young children, holds true in this case. Kim Kargbo The Old Schoolhouse Magazine |