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Tigerlily

I'm looking to buy some books and/or flash cards for Charis to read herself now she has sussed out phonics etc.

I'm not sure which to buy and where to get them from.

Do you have any recommendations?

Thanks

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Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10

Karen · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject:

My boys used The Oxford Reading Tree and I also used this with very young ones when I was still helping out at school just a couple of years ago. There is a huge scope within the stages and lots of the characters follow through all the stages. I am out of touch with television for very young ones but I think there are programmes incorporating the Magic Key element of the reading tree sequence (stories about Biff, Chip, Kipper and Flopsy the dog as I recall). You can find these everywhere and I think Oxford University Press has a website too. Personally I liked this scheme and found it easy to dip in and out of at any level but I am sure there other schemes that work just as well.

Perhaps have a look at what else might be available and then have a shopping trip with Charis, she might take a liking to some characters in a certain scheme more than others? By the way Charis is a very pretty name, I've not come across it before.

eightlegs · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

Not easy to suggest Glynis. Do you have any idea what reading scheme they have in place in the school she's likely to go to? Only I'd suggest books OTHER THAN those or it might be very boring when she starts school.

There seem to be lots of phonic reading books out there and that my be the way to start. Oxford Reading Tree is very common and well loved and they too now have early phonic books. In a way, it doesn't really matter what you use, as long as she is keen and enjoys it. I think they'll learn whatever way if they really want to.

Thinking of flashcards the curriculum has a sets of high frequency words for each of the first 3 years at school and you can often get these on fridge magnets. They are certainly useful words to learn to read as they are often the non-phonic but essential words that kids need such as "the" and "here". You should be able to find a list online but shout if you can't as I can probably get you one.

We actually had a set of ELC flashcards that my son quite enjoyed. I started just doing the ones that were truly phonic then moved up to the others, the "naughty" words that cheat! They were pictures one side and words the other too so quite fun. And there were numbers in the set too.

One set of books I did find quite good once they are going a bit is the Usborne Farmyard Tales about Woolly the sheep. They have 2 levels of language on each page, a single simple sentence (above the picture), such as "We'll go and look." and a further couple of sentences below with more explanation so the child can start by reading the easier bits while you read the rest. They are little paperback books and were 99p each but they may even be out of print now.

Ooh, what waffle. You can tell I enjoy early kids books can't you! If you want to ask anything else, please do. And I might even be able to find the ELC flashcards if you would like them.

Tigerlily · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject:

Can't believe my daughter is 5 in a month and no longer pre-school!! In the 4 weeks she's been at school her reading, writing and enthusiasm for each has come on in leaps and bounds. she's soaking it all up and tells me each day what she's learned and how they learn it. I get so excited when she comes home with a new book and can't wait for her to bring home a book with words in it!!!

She gets excited too and we have to 'read' the book before she has a snack (which is something as she's usually ravenous after school!). I can't wait to see her progress through school. I've been looking forward to this moment for ages!!! Hope I don't sound sad

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Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10

katey · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:47 am Post subject:

Not sad at all, I cannot wait to teach Zachary to read!
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Karen · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:56 am Post subject:

I'm so glad she has settled so well Glynis. You don't sound sad in the slightest, you sound like a wonderful Mummy. We have to relish these joys every step of the way - they help us get through the worries and traumas that seem to be just around every corner.

Before long you will be fighting over who gets the free book in Waterstones 3 for 2!

eightlegs · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject:

I agree with Karen, definitely a time to treasure and to remember during the trials of parenthood.

And it is exciting and you are right to be an excited and proud mummy.

Tigerlily · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject:

Aw thank you

I try my best!! I really hope she loves reading as much as I do; I'm pretty positive she will.

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Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10

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