nd293 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Can anyone recommend any series of books for beginner readers that are strictly phonics-based? Ds6's Montessori school does not send any readers home, so I am searching in the library for readers for him. Most of the early readers series I am finding are not strictly phonics-based. I already own the first 5 sets of Bob Books. With dd it was enough to go through these, then move her onto 'real' books. Ds, however, likes to be able to do things right before he tries for the first time, if you know what I mean! We will need to read a lot of early readers before moving on. I am ideally looking for a series that moves from CVC to consonant digraphs and double vowel sounds (ch, sh, th, ee, oo etc) and introduces vowel digraphs slowly. At the moment the series I have found that meet my needs include Bob Books, Espresso Phonics, Fitzroy Readers and Reading Corner Phonics, but I'm going to need more than just those with ds's quirky learning personality. I would love to find some early readers for the Kindle as well, if anyone has recommendations. Thanks! Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 My dd is doing well with I See Sam. So far they have been very incremental, which suits her well. She's only have way through the first series and they've already introduced 'th'. If you decide to buy, contact them for better postage rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thanks, Rosie. I hadn't heard of these before. They aren't as systematic as the Bob Books and Fitzroy Readers (e.g. introducing 'I' and 'see' in the first book) but do move slowly enough to encourage ds. He seemed to enjoy the book we read tonight. I found the books for download as PDFs, which are readable in Kindle or iBook. They're the original 1972 version, though: I understand that they've subsequently been revised. Here is the link in case anyone else is interested: http://www.marriottmd.com/sam/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 We love the Nora Gaydos readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The Primary Phonics readers might fit this description. (And for anyone interested, I have them up on my Classifieds.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeritasMama Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 My son really took off with the BOB books. We also use the Treadwell readers, here is the Primary Readerfrom Yesterday's Classics. You can preview it online, the kindle book has beautiful illustrations. The sample shows black and white illustrations, but my kindle book is in full color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EducationX2 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 We used Progressive Phonics. (You can find it online.) It's free and leveled. After try many different things, this was what really jump started my daughter's reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The Star Wars ones are quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkd Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Go Phonics series readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sameera Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 See this free e-book, A First Book in Phonics by Florence Akin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks to everyone who had recommendations! I will definitely get some of the online options. Of the others, none are available in our local library system, which was my hope. I think I'm going to buy a couple of sets from Nora Gaydos's series - these seem closest to what I had in mind. We're on our summer break now, and I have ds reading two books to me each day, as well as reading on his own (when he chooses from the very simplest of the readers). It's amazing to watch his confidence grow so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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