Mama2two Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 My son, who is almost 7, needs more work/encouragement with reading. He does not have much interest in fiction but loves history and science. I am hoping that if I find some books he is interested in it will help with his reading. I was looking at the Christian Liberty Press nature readers. Does anyone have any opinion on them? Is Book 1 a good level for an emergent reader? Anyone have any suggestions for other non-fiction readers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Barnes & Noble Top Readers. They are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) DK Readers ETA: In light of the post below, I reread the original post. I too would find interesting books and magazines for him, based on his interests. My son also enjoyed thumbing through larger books such as Childcraft books (like "How Things Work") or various Usborne / DK type encyclopedias. You can read in chunks and get the general idea even if you miss a word, instead of having a whole narrative to plow through, which can be daunting. Topics like space, animals, the human body, or whatever else generally is interesting to him. Edited May 5, 2011 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I would let him loose in the non fiction part of the library. Tell him to pick 5 to bring home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Ditto on the DK readers. Honestly, I found the CLP nature readers too advanced for my beginners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathkath Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 scholastic has some fantastic ones. You can either order through a coop or sign up as your own homeschool/daycare and order online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We used the non fiction readers from Jolly Phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) My son, who is almost 7, needs more work/encouragement with reading. He does not have much interest in fiction but loves history and science. I am hoping that if I find some books he is interested in it will help with his reading. I was looking at the Christian Liberty Press nature readers. Does anyone have any opinion on them? Is Book 1 a good level for an emergent reader? Anyone have any suggestions for other non-fiction readers? My daughters LOVED the CLP Readers! I had the whole set and they read them in less than a week. Very engaging reading! Another suggestion might be to browse Project Gutenberg for nature books. We're reading A Book of Natural History and it is super interesting! Edited May 6, 2011 by 2cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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