sight word books, February 24, 2011

This set was an instant hit with my 5 yr old daughter. She is just starting to learn the basics of reading in Kindergarten and I was looking for something to read at home that will help her practice. The books are all 8 pages long with very simple and repetitive sentences that are great for new readers. The best part was that she was able to feel the accomplishment of reading a whole book by herself. It didn't matter to her that the stories were short, just being able to read something cover to cover was great for confidence building. Since we have had them she has been reading these little stories nonstop. These books would only be suitable for children at the very beginning stages of reading and not for a child that is a little older. I would recommend these books for Kindergarten level reading only, but well worth the investment as a supplement the phonics programs they work on at school.

This is a nice set for the price. It is very beginner, the books do not progress in level, one book is just as easy as the next and the 7 pages in the books are very very repetitive. If your child is at the point were they are learning to point at a word to read and you are looking for a sight word(dolch) readers set. These are the books for you.These books do not build on one another like leveled readers do. Each book adresses a sight word or two and are independent of the other books in the set.an example:(that is the words for the entire 7 pages in the book.Hello, sun.Hello, Sand.Hello, shell.Hello, Crab.Hello, gull.Hello, sail.Well, Hello, whale!another example:I add the banana.I add the ice cream.I add the chocolate.I add the whipped cream.I add the nuts.I add the cherries.We share dessert!I would prefer a beginner reader that switches the words...

This is a great product but I wish that the books were a little bit more challenging. My son is in kindergarten and he is learning his sight words and how to read and so I purchased this product to further that process. The books are good but they are short and it seems like he moved beyond them quicker than we even had the chance to read all of them. I do have a younger son and I know now that I would start these books with him either in preschool or the summer before kindergarten so that I would maybe get a chance to finish them before he got bored with them! It is a good product and does review each sight word.