{"id":1201,"date":"2010-06-23T02:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-171-summertime-beginning-reading-help-graded-readers-very-first-ones-bob-books\/"},"modified":"2015-03-12T02:38:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T02:38:57","slug":"day-171-summertime-beginning-reading-help-graded-readers-very-first-ones-bob-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-171-summertime-beginning-reading-help-graded-readers-very-first-ones-bob-books\/","title":{"rendered":"day 171: summertime \u2014beginning reading help\u2014graded readers: very first ones\u2014\u201cBob\u201d books"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am going to list our favorite early readers, in order of their use based on phonetic components and progression of early phonics skills, over the next few posts, along with their links for purchasing. Many of these are available at your local library as well.<\/span>
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First \u201cweek\u201d of phonics instruction\u2014we liked for our readers to start reading books the very first week of phonics instruction (i.e. instruction in short vowel sounds, which is the \u201cbeginning\u201d of phonics instruction for reading, excluding learning consonant sounds, letter-sound correlation, etc.). Because of this, we heartily advocate the \u201cBob\u201d books, which are little \u201cbooklets\u201d with very little text, most of which is extremely phonetically-controlled (i.e. mostly contains phonics sounds that are listed on that particular book). <\/span>
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There are five sets of these. They are small, portable, black and white, simple-silly-cartoon character drawings. They have enough images to help students who are still relying somewhat on picture clues to read, but not so much that a student can rely too much on picture clues (without using his phonics training).<\/span>
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If your student is already reading short vowel words and long vowel words, move further into the set. (You will not want the first \u201cMat sat on cat\u201d books if he is reading two syllable words, for example.)<\/span>
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a. Set 1: Beginning Readers– contains short vowel words\u201422 different words in the first eight page story, for example. Thus, as soon as your student can read short \u201ca\u201d words, he can read the first Bob book! https:\/\/www.timberdoodle.com\/BOB_Books_Set_1_Beginning_Readers_p\/013-131.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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b. Set 2: Advancing Beginning Readers–still contains short vowel sounds, but more than twenty-two words are used in each book\u2014and different words are added (more characters than Mat and Sam, for example): https:\/\/www.timberdoodle.com\/BOB_Books_Set_2_Advancing_Beginners_p\/013-132.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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c. Set 3: Word Families\u2014introduces two syllable, though still mostly short vowel, words: https:\/\/www.timberdoodle.com\/BOB_Books_Set_3_Word_Families_p\/013-133.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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d. Set 4: Compound Words\u2014continues with short vowel families, though introduces multi-syllable words (not just two syllable ones) and compound words: https:\/\/www.timberdoodle.com\/BOB_Books_Set_4_Compound_Words_p\/013-134.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n