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Description
Reminiscent of Bob Books, these cute-as-a-button black-line books provide interesting, short stories that reinforce beginning phonics skills. Like Bob Books, stories are a brief 8 pages each with colorable pictures. Each set contains 6 small format (5½" x 4¼") readers focusing on a particular skill. In the back of each reader are three lists of the words used in the reader: words practicing the concept, high-frequency words, and other words. Many of the high-frequency words are sight words that can be learned right along with the phonetic words. The first three sets concentrate on consonant sounds. While they do contain simple words, you would read these to your child as they learn letter sounds. Consonant Set One introduces "b" through "h" ("c" and "k" share a book since they share a sound), Set Two covers "j" through "q", and Set Three finishes with "r" through "z". The short vowel pack has a book for each vowel with the sixth book a review of short "a" and short "o" together. While the bulk of the words in the readers are short vowel words, they are not strictly controlled. You might want to preview the word lists in the back of each to determine which sight words you want to introduce and which words your child may need help with. Long Vowel Readers include a book for each vowel plus a combination book. These use a variety of phonograms to practice the skill. For example, the long i book has words with i_e, ie, y, igh, and i as in shiny that all say long i. The final Blends and Digraphs Set contains a book each on st, cr, sh, gr, ch and "l" blends (fl, cl, sl, gl, fl, spl). Each book includes a "Create your own book!" activity at the end, using the story as a springboard for a creative writing endeavor. These are quite imaginative and varied, providing an additional opportunity to practice the focal phonics skill through writing. In the consonants books the writing part is limited (since the child is just learning letter sounds) to providing a few words within a writing frame or finding pictures or words beginning with the appropriate letter. Later activities progress to brief stories or poems of the child's own. Using these writing responses in tandem with the readers would be a pertinent, natural way to introduce written expression to the beginning reader.
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.