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Recommended Reading List - Beginning Readers
Beginning readers work very hard to decode words. Reading is not always pleasant at this stage of reading education. Parents can make summer reading for beginning readers a lot of fun by participating in the reading process.
Reading with your Beginning Reader
The following steps are highly recommended for reading with your beginning reader:
- First and foremost: Do not recreate school at home with your child. Keep it fun and enjoyable!
- Read the entire book aloud to your child first.
- Take the time to find new and difficult words (most early readers have a list of new words provided), practice them together and discuss their meanings.
- Keep reading time limited to 20 minutes.
- Take turns reading from the book. You read a paragraph, then your child reads the next paragraph, and so on.
- While reading aloud, don't forget to show excitement, animation, energy and passion.
- If your child enjoys drawing or crafts, encourage your child to draw a picture of what the story is about.
- Discuss the story with your child. Ask questions, encourage critical thinking, and let your child ask you questions about the story.
- Have fun!!!
Phonics and Reading Instruction
The following books are to be used for teaching phonics, and for practicing phonics and reading skills throughout the summer. Take your pick. I have personally used Alpha-Phonics, Phonics Pathways and The Writing Road to Reading. The first two are really fun and simple. The latter is rigorous. Might not work for quick review.
- Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning by Samuel L. Blumenfeld
- Phonics Pathways, 9th Edition: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling by Dolores G. Hiskes
- The Writing Road to Reading, Fifth Edition By: Romalda Bishop Spaulding
- Gillingham Phonics Drill Cards (8th Edition, with pictures) By: Anna Gillingham, Bessie W. Stillman - Educators Publishing Service
- The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading - By: Jessie Wise, Sara Buffington - Peace Hill Press / 2004 / Paperback
- Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, and Elaine Bruner - Paperback
- Easy Art Fun! Do-it-yourself Crafts for Beginning Readers by Jill Frankel Hauser - Ideals Publications Inc / Paperback
Early Readers
I have to recommend Bob Books for the most beginning readers. They are cute, simple and underwhelming, especially for ADHD or LD children. The Early Readers from Alpha Omega Publications are great Bible story readers that begin with short vowel, one-syllable words and increase in difficulty. I have used both of these resources for 4 of my children.
My youngest son fell in love with Biscuit stories. We now have the full collection of Biscuit early readers, a beanie that looks like Biscuit and and Biscuit eraser. Encourage children to fall in love with a character. This promotes passion for reading and stories.
- God Prints Early Reader #4-Good Job Walley By: Peggy Wilber/David C. Cook / 2001 / Paperback
- What Digby Dug Up By: Peggy Wilber / David C. Cook / 2001 / Paperback
- Guess Who Loves Me? By: Peggy Wilber / David C. Cook / 2001 / Paperback
- Fish, Fun, and Facts Rocket Reader Level 2 By: Peggy Wilber / David C. Cook / 2003 / Paperback
- My First Little House Books - Laura Ingalls Wilder - Harper Trophy
- Early Reader Series Level 1, 2 and 3 - Alpha Omega Publications / 1988 / Paperback
- Eyewitness Readers - Variety of subject matters from trucks, insects, tadpoles to the weather
- DK Readers - Dorling Kindersly - Variety of subjects with engaging photos similar to Eyewitness early readers
- Frog and Toad Books - Arnold Lobel
- Owl At Home - Arnold Lobel
- Edna Elephant: Brand New Readers, 4 booklets By: Margaret Bridges / Candlewick / Paperback
- See More Readers By: Seymour Simon / SeaStar / 2002 / Hardcover
- Christian Liberty Readers - Christian Liberty Press - Paperback
- Bob Books by Bobby Lynn Maslen and John R. Maslen - Paperback
- Biscuit Goes to School (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories
- Bathtime for Biscuit (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories
- Biscuit and the Baby (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories
- Biscuit (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories
- Biscuit and the Little Pup (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories
- Biscuit's Big Friend (My First I Can Read) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories
- Early Readers Bible (Hardcover) by V. Gilbert Beers
- All Aboard Science Readers - Gossett & Dunlap
- God Created Series Activity and Sticker Books by Earl and Bonita Snellenberger - Master Books - Paperback
- Five in a Row book list
- Sonlight book list
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