Are There Any Early Reader Websites? Or Recommended Books?
Our son just turned 6 and is entering kindergarten. He is reading some at home. He now can readily read through the beginner “Dick and Jane” reader we have at home with few mistakes. can you suggest websites he might like to read or books he might like to read next?
I am listing some I know below. Starfall is my favorite.
the websites i can recommend is the disney website,discovery kids website & abc kids website(based here in australia if you happen to live somewhere but i hope you’ll be able to access it).i used to let my son play with the interactive games at disney & discovery kids & i just found out about abc kids recently.the latter i think would suit your child best coz if i remember it right theres also some story telling time there as well aside from kiddie songs,interactive games & downloadable pages.
mes-english.comhttp://kids.discovery.com/
abcteach.com
billybearforkids.com
schoolexpress.com
sitesforteachers.com
don’t forget the www before…
I think you might find something nice!!
Well when I started reading I started with my leap pad and special reader books. DIck and Jane is crap.. No offense… It doesnt teach very well since LeapPad reads it to you and it has settings where it can spell and sound out words to you. I loved it. It helped me. I am in fifth grade with a ninth grade reading level… It pretty much.. Worked.. And for their first chapter book I reccomend Junie B. Jones or Magic Tree House.
The Dr. Seuss books are good ones to practice fluency and strengthen reading skills.
When my son was little I used the Bob Books for begining readers and it was very easy. The books were developed by a teacher. He also read Dr. Seuss (Hop on Pop) and books by P.D. Eastman (Go, Dog, Go!). Other good books are the Frog and Toad series, Amelia Bedelia series, Magic Tree House series, Little Bear, Nate the Great (my son’s favorite when he was starting to read). The Step Into Reading books are also good because you can move up to a different level and there are many interesting subjects not just fiction. Once your son has this covered you can start with chapter books like the Magic School Bus or the I Can Read collection. He should read for 30 minutes each night with you during homework time.
Then, at night while in bed I suggest you read to him at least 15 minutes from a chapter book (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Stuart Little, The Giving Tree, Charlottes Web). I would read a book to my son that he could not read by himself. This is how I started him on Harry Potter and now that he’s older he’s read Eragon and the Chronicles of Narnia by himself. My son does not love books like I do but I buy him books that I know he would enjoy especially if they are about spy kids, dragons, fantasy, the titanic, houdini, civil war, etc. I buy him books for the summer, Christmas and on his birthday every year. He reads them plus the ones required by his teacher.
my sons just turned 7 and 8. Their school recommended http://www.starfall.com IT’S GREAT !!!
Frog and Toad Books…..mine enjoyed them!
They loved the Magic Tree house collection as their first chapter books.
Go to the library
Dr. Seuss was always a favorite, plus the Magic Treehouse books are great chapter books that you can read to your son.Also Eric Carl books were great (The Hungry, Hungry caterpiller)