- Paperback: 16 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (4 May 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0199162131
- ISBN-13: 978-0199162130
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,151,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ideal for follow-up independent activities
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This book is intended for interest age: 5-6
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a mother of a boy who was struggling at school with his reading, I found these books refreshing, funny and wonderfully illustrated.
My son loved each book and is enthusiastic about reading them aloud to me as well as guessing and pre-empting what is about to happen using the colourful illustrations. The words are repeated enough times throughout the books just enough to permanently imprint them in a childs mind whilst at the same time not boring the reader to death.
I would have given 5 stars if they were made for rough young hands as I find the stapled pages a little flimsy. However, I can't complain as they stimulate my child into actually wanting to read instead of being made to do so at gunpoint!!
My son loved each book and is enthusiastic about reading them aloud to me as well as guessing and pre-empting what is about to happen using the colourful illustrations. The words are repeated enough times throughout the books just enough to permanently imprint them in a childs mind whilst at the same time not boring the reader to death.
I would have given 5 stars if they were made for rough young hands as I find the stapled pages a little flimsy. However, I can't complain as they stimulate my child into actually wanting to read instead of being made to do so at gunpoint!!
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have used this set of 6 books to teach a 7 year old English boy to read in Geneva. He attends a Swiss school and has no opportunity to learn to read in his 'mother tongue' save for the two lessons he has with me each week. I hope to help him acquire in a relaxed and fun way - the 3 R's!
He loves these books, is really proud that he can read them to his parents and has learnt to examine the pictures and discuss storylines, characters and small details with relish. He finds the stories emotionally appealing, relevant to his own life and amusing. With just a little practice he quickly learns how to recognise the words that appear in each book. I ask him to read one 'easy' book and one 'new' book every other day ( after we have read the new one together. When reading unfamiliar books, he uses his memory of words previously met, letter/sound patterns or the storyline/pictue cues themselves to help. By the end of the 4th book in the set he was reading each new book independently and confidently, commenting with enthusiasm and intelligence on unfamiliar words and language. It certainly pays to encourage regular reading practise and 'talking about each book' before tackling a book. Any word (like went/wanted, the/they, dreamed/dolphine)that he does not read fluently after a week, I feature in writing and spelling activities or make up a silly poem or short story in which it would repeatedly appear. Assembling words from plastic letters and them trying to write then in the air is good practice too especially if they are not phonically regular. I shall certainly use all the books in this series as they appeal to a 7 year old and do not introduce too many new words each book. They are great also for covering in imaginative stories the top 100 commonly occurring words and for firing conversation and motivation. My 7 year old pupil is now desperate to write his own stories too. As children become better readers by reading, I would recommend this series to all parents and teachers. It can supplement any rading scheme and takes little time out of busy parents' or carers' days. To help children read better - ask the class teacher HOW to help them read. Encourage an exploratory approach. Where words are difficult -read them for the child so that they can undedstand the text and then go back and examine one or two of these later. Where a child is not accurate - ask them if what they said makes sense and encourage them to re-read the sentence. The best readers use letter/sound, word shape, and meaning cues to tackle unfamiliar words - so encourage these strategies and praise them when they do!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The books in this series have well controlled vocabulary which is repetive for early readers. The stories and the illustrations are great fun and there is much humour for both the teacher and reader
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