Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"Basic literacy concepts in engaging read-aloud stories."
Synopsis
bScholastic's award-winning reading program is now available to pre-readers with the creation of two pre-Set 1 boxes /b
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Expanding upon the BOB Books step-by-step philosophy, these sets offer children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The Alphabet set introduces uppercase and lowercase letters and initial letter sounds, helping children match sounds to letters, letters to words, and words to a story. The Pre-Reading Skills set uses humorous read-aloud stories to introduce spatial, relational, and sequencing concepts that kids need to start reading on their own. p
Includes:
br1. Circle and Square
br2. Circle and Triangle
br3. The Opposites Game
br4. Up, Down, and All Around
br5. Make a Match
bR6. What's Different?
br7. Big and Tall
br8. Short and Small
br9. Let's Get Together
br10. Odd One Out
br11. First, Second, Third
br12. What Comes Next?
Synopsis
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years The fun read-aloud stories in My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills introduce literacy skills to the youngest children.My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The silly read-aloud stories follow Sally the Circle and her friends to gradually introduce concepts that are the building blocks of reading: shapes, sorting, patterns, and sequencing.
Inside the box you'll find:
- 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each. Friendly, simple illustrations add humor and support the early literacy skills in the stories.
- A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child's skills
The books explore these concepts:
- Identifying shapes, which prepares kids to recognize letters
- Sorting, which strengthens symbol identification and problem-solving skills
- Learning simple patterns, which builds awareness of letter groups and sight words
- Sequencing, which strengthens the ability to predict how stories flow
Bob Books Level: Reading Readiness
Ages: 3-5 Grade Levels: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systematic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book "(R)
About the Author
Lynn Maslen Kertell is the current manager of Bob Books and the author of Bobs Books: Sight Words Kindergarten and First-Grade. You can visit her and learn more about Bob Books at www.bobbooks.com.
Sue Hendra has illustrated several children's books including Bob Books: Sight Words Kindergarten and First Grade.