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Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers (Stage 1)
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019364
ISBN
9780439845007
Grade PK-3
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- Bob Books Set 1 is full of 12 fun, confidence-building books for beginning readers!
- Colorful characters and the sound/picture dictionary encourage student engagement
- Books contain 2-3 letter words and introduce all letters except “Q”
- Designed for Stage 1 readers who are just beginning to read
Description
For kindergarten readers, Bob Books Set 1 for Beginning Readers introduces all letter sounds except for “Q” and instills confidence in early readers as they begin to read books on their own. Each little book indicates what letter sounds will be covered in the sound/picture dictionary. There are just 5 sight words that are introduced in the whole set. With just these few letter sounds, students will be off reading three-letter words and short sentences. Cute, single-color pen illustrations journey with readers from page to page. There are 12 books included in this box set. Each box set includes a postcard to the parents with hints for teaching your child to read and to love reading.
Publisher's Description of Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers (Stage 1)
Bob Books Set 1: Beginning ReadersTeach a child letter sounds with Bob Books Set 1! With four letters in the first story, children can read a whole book. Consistent new sounds are added gradually, until young readers have read books with all letters of the alphabet (except Q). Short vowels and three-letter words in simple sentences make Bob Books Set 1 a fun confidence builder. With little books, come big success. (TM)
Category Description for Steps To Reading
Steps to Reading is an open-and-go phonics program that is user-friendly and fun! Written by developmental psychologist Dr. Irene Daria, this research-based reading program includes four books that should be used in sequential order. Book One teaches short vowels; Book Two teaches blends; Book Three teaches digraphs; Book Four teaches long vowels and “y” at the end of a word. Sight words are taught in order of use throughout all four books. It is assumed that students know their letter sounds before beginning the program. Instructions are scripted for the parent and presented directly in each book. The author refers to an excellent website that is wonderful for beginning readers as an additional resource in some of the lessons. She also recommends several book series, such as Bob Books Set 1, Primary Phonics Set 1 and 2A, The Alphabet Series Volume 1, and others to use as reading practice. She even includes when and where to bring in these readers! Throughout each book, there are engaging activity pages, including tracing letters and words, coloring, making sentences from cut-out words, selecting correct words or letters that go with a picture, vocabulary exercises, and more. Games like phonics bingo and phonics board games are also included. There is not a weekly schedule, which gives you freedom to go at your child’s pace. You can typically cover all four books in one year; however, if you need to take longer, that is perfectly acceptable. After finishing all four books, kids should be at a first-grade reading level. A small amount of handwriting practice is included, but you will want to have a separate handwriting book. We offer Steps to Reading books as a bundle or separately with the recommended readers. This is a research-backed way to teach your child to read in an open-and-go format! Pages are non-reproducible. ~ Gina
Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Grades: | PK-3 |
| Brand: | Scholastic |
| ISBN: | 9780439845007 |
| Length in Inches: | 5.8125 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 1.75 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.642 |
| Ages: | 4 - 8 |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Illustrated by: | John Maslen |
| Pages: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 5/6/2013 |
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5 Ratings
5 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 1, 2025
Perfect Beginner Reader
My child loves to read these. They are beginner readers and it helps with fewer words to start and this it perfect.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 28, 2025
Great set for beginner readers.
Rated 5 out of 5
Dec 17, 2020
We are just beginning to use the Bob books. The first two were just right in providing practice for our two emerging readers.
Rated 5 out of 5
May 24, 2018
I cannot say enough good about these books. They are absolutely perfect for my beginner reader who is building fluency and confidence. Exceptional!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 3, 2010
This is a mixed review which I don't do often The books are weird and I don't love them but I think they really might work That's the nutshell now the review!I loved the IDEA of the Bob Books and eagerly ordered them when I decided dd2 (a bit older than 5) was ready for reading I made flashcards to go with the books and a reading chart so we could do a sticker for each book and at last we sat down to readDd2 hated the books from the get-go "It's not a real book!" she said because they are small books bound with staples The stories when she could actually read them were short monosyllabic and uninspiring And we found the artwork despite other reviewers having loved it just plain weirdBut we kept at it despite a slow start and occasional tears With the help of the Starfall site and Explode the Code dd2 began to grasp the concept of "sounding out" words and it all began to sink in By the time we'd finished Book 12 of Set 1 although it was far from a triumphant moment dd2 was pretty proud of herselfIt's now about 6 months later and we're about midway through Set 2 Dd2 is definitely a reader now though she still doesn't read on her own outside of the Bob books and other schoolworkThe stories don't get much better in Set 2 and the artwork doesn't improve either The characters are still gangly lumpy and poorly drawn - and they still have boring monosyllable names These are strange little books My 3-year-old loves to "pretend" he's reading them picking up the book and saying dull things like "Bob sat on cat"But in our case these weird books seem to have worked I usually either love a product to death or hate it with a passion I don't love OR hate these books but I haven't found anything better and dd2 has sort of gotten used to them so I plan to keep using them We have Set 3 already and dd2 is actually getting a little excited asking me when we're going to be ready to start those onesI wouldn't invest in all the sets at once in case you don't like them much but if you're just starting out on your child's reading journey I'd consider Set 1 a worthwhile investment just to see if it works for you
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How many books in this set?
12 books are in the set
They are divided into 3 color groups(4 books to each color group)
Each color group will progress the student further along in the alphabet
What are the dimensions of the actual Bob Books (not the box)?
5.5" x 4.25"
They're wider than they are tall.
4 year old grandson
My children loved these. I purchased this set for my 5 year old granddaughters.
I teach kindergarten and these books are so great for beginning readers.
Recommended by Jessie Wise's "The Well-Trained Mind."