Katiebug_1976 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I am looking for some good, inexpensive phinics readers to go along with the Explode the Code books. Dd will begin with ETC book's A, B, & C this summer. I expect her to zoom right through them so we will need some good beginning readers for her to use when she gets to book 1. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 The I See Sam books are free online. It's an older reader series from the 70's. Just print. Or the Progressive Phonics page has free readers where you read along with the child - you just have to register. Or, you can also find older readers like the McGuffey's readers online free. Or the Rosetta Stone project also has vintage children's books which includes old early readers. And then there's just your local library. Filled with Frog and Toad, Little Bear, and all their friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I second the "I See Sam" books...I taught my son to read using ETC and I See Sam. It is such a nice combo. I then moved on to a couple of the earlier books of AAS just becasue they looked like big kid books and yet they used only short vowel sounds...my son grew in confidence as he was able to read a book like his older siblings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kozamom Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) In addition to ETC, my children read the McGuffey's Readers and Dr. Suess's (I Can Read It All By Myself ..Beginner Books). Good Luck on your search:~) Edited June 4, 2011 by kozamom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kozamom Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I second the "I See Sam" books...I taught my son to read using ETC and I See Sam. It is such a nice combo. I then moved on to a couple of the earlier books of AAS just becasue they looked like big kid books and yet they used only short vowel sounds...my son grew in confidence as he was able to read a book like his older siblings. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 My youngest two have used the Bob Books for very early reading. They are a fairly inexpensive set. I bought them at Costco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 My youngest two have used the Bob Books for very early reading. They are a fairly inexpensive set. I bought them at Costco. :iagree: We got these from our library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diaperjoys Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Primary Phonics readers! My favorite! They are the same publisher as Explode the Code, and tie in very nicely. Several sets available - Use the whole number sets (1, 2, 3, etc.) for a child catching on quickly. If extra practice is needed, toss the "more" sets (1A, 2A, 3A, etc.). These readers are gems because the are so very "decodable", in a way that Bob books are not. http://www.christianbook.com/of-10-storybooks-for-workbook-1/barbara-makar/9780838883617/pd/836146 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Thanks for all the ideas. I will have to go check them out. Any other great ones out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 The I See Sam books are free online. It's an older reader series from the 70's. Just print. Or the Progressive Phonics page has free readers where you read along with the child - you just have to register. Or, you can also find older readers like the McGuffey's readers online free. Or the Rosetta Stone project also has vintage children's books which includes old early readers. And then there's just your local library. Filled with Frog and Toad, Little Bear, and all their friends. WOW! I LOVE the Progressive Phonics site! The readers look fun & I love the worksheets too. Thanks so much for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecclecticmum Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Other than free online ones, I can recommend: * Happy phonics (phonics games and readers, also has about making your own) *sonlight Readers - get the appropriate list, and loan from library * Dr Suess books, there especially is a 4-in-1 volume called "reading is fun" it has - I can read with my eyes shut, hop on pop, and 2 others. * Bob Books * Not sure if available in US but Fitzroy Readers. *Starfall online readers * Click n Phonics or Smarty Ants can be an online program to work alongside it, these also have "readers" in their games. Good Luck xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Wizards Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 These are cheap books with pull-out phonics stories. This is the 1st grade level one, and I think it has somewhere between 60-90 black and white books (that can be colored if your child likes that sort of thing). http://www.amazon.com/Houghton-Mifflin-Reading-Blackline-Take-Home/dp/0618067205/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1307289163&sr=8-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I second the "I See Sam" books...I taught my son to read using ETC and I See Sam. It is such a nice combo. I then moved on to a couple of the earlier books of AAS just becasue they looked like big kid books and yet they used only short vowel sounds...my son grew in confidence as he was able to read a book like his older siblings. :iagree: We are using this combo and it is working great! I've been tempted by the AAS books for the same reason, but they are so expensive. My son is just now starting to be "brave" enough to try other readers, so I will be watching this thread for more suggestions:D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloquacious Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Is I See Sam full of sight words? It kinda seems that way, with "see" in the first book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I was coming on here to tell everyone about the progressive phonics page I found and .....someone beat me to it!! I love this website!! It has books and flashcards, puzzles and writing activities--all relating to the words in the books for that lesson. Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RENEEinVA Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 We also liked using Bob Books along with Phonics Pathways. They worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace'smom Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 There's a vintage curriculum thread on here that has links to some free older readers available online. We downloaded a few and read them. Also, mainlesson.com has some vintage phonics readers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 I was coming on here to tell everyone about the progressive phonics page I found and .....someone beat me to it!! I love this website!! It has books and flashcards, puzzles and writing activities--all relating to the words in the books for that lesson. Lara I LOVE this site! I'm so glad it was shared here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Is I See Sam full of sight words? It kinda seems that way, with "see" in the first book. Yes and no. I think it depends on how you look at it. They are extremely slow and progressive. The number of new patterns for kids to decode is very low and it would be relatively easy to introduce kids to those phonics rules as you meet them instead of teaching them as sight words. Unlike a lot of early readers, they don't, for example, introduce stuff that's much more advanced like "igh" words. But the way the words are repeated and the way they don't try to expand so much on the same pattern (such as by giving kids lots of cvc words with "a" or something) means they could be done as sight words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Is I See Sam full of sight words? It kinda seems that way, with "see" in the first book. One of the first letter-sounds the I See Sam books teach is "ee" as in "see" and "meet." So, these words are not meant to be learned as wholes. There is lots of practice provided of a few words early on, and new letter-sounds are added fairly slowly. One of the neat things is that the books prevent guessing based on the first and last letters, because so many of the words are quite similar to each other in the early levels. Mat and Mit are characters, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskibear9 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Bob Books (I believe Vol. 1 only at this point) is available as an app on iPad for $3.99. Not a bad price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 We used a lot of the ones at the library, but I also wrote some for her using words she knew along with things like names of our pets or her name. I left spaces for illustrations and, once she could read the page, she could illustrate it. For instance, we had two cats named Meg and Marco. The story: This is Sarah. Sarah has a cat. Her cat is Marco. This is Sarah's Dad. Dad has a cat. Dad's cat is Meg. Marco sat on Meg. Meg was mad. Meg bit Marco. Marco was sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloquacious Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 If the Bob Books is what I think it is, it isn't the same as the books. We have two Bob books apps and they each have 12 scenes with three or four words, but not the whole books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 We used a lot of the ones at the library, but I also wrote some for her using words she knew along with things like names of our pets or her name. I left spaces for illustrations and, once she could read the page, she could illustrate it. For instance, we had two cats named Meg and Marco. The story: This is Sarah. Sarah has a cat. Her cat is Marco. This is Sarah's Dad. Dad has a cat. Dad's cat is Meg. Marco sat on Meg. Meg was mad. Meg bit Marco. Marco was sad. What a great idea! That will be a treasure to look back at years down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen. Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I used the Hooked on Phonics Kindergarten books with ETC. Our library has the complete set up to second grade. They tied in really well with with ETC starting at grade 1. The books are short and sweet and follow a similar list of words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Bob Books and the Nora Gaydos Now I'm Reading series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisMorgan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 The "I See Sam" books are now animated and interactive on readingteacher.com They have quizzes too and lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 We use the leapgfrog learn to read books- LOVE them. The stories are pretty good too, and while we do use them sometimes without a pen, the TAG reader can help them if they get stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InLieuofPreschool Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scholastic usually has sets for cheap, we love BOB books, also check the library....1+1+1=1 also offers some on her blog now I think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 http://www.exodusbooks.com/details.aspx?id=10807 Definitely not the most inexpensive set of readers, but they are my favorite set, and I have used them with all 6 of my children. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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