Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet

[Anonymous]

PP here. If OG tutoring isn’t an option, perhaps consider the Barton program. It’s designed for parents/anyone to teach. It’s an OG type method. My concern would be: will your chicks be receptive to you teaching him and will you be willing to commit to deliver it daily.

[Anonymous]

Yes, OP, we are saying you should read more complex books to him. I hear you say he can’t read Bob books yet, but that’s fine. You should read to him whatever he likes: Elephant and Piggie, Marvel superheroes, books about farm equipment, whatever. Hearing language is good for him. Hearing these books will help keep him motivated to learn to read. If all he hears is “see spot run” books all the time, he won’t ever love reading. And it’s easier to work at something you love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. He can't read bob books yet because he can't read. He knows some letter sounds, but it does not click to him that he can use phonics to read word. Are you all saying that I should read complex books with many words to him instead of those simple books like bob, baby/toddler books? We both are annoyed at those stupid books. My goal is that he can read. He already has IEP intervention on it

This is 07:49. Yes that's what I'm saying. If you are reading to him, read and talk about the complex books. Like Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems books, Mercy Watson, Jenny & the Cat Club, Little House on the Prairie, and other picture books (there are thousands in the library).

OG means "Orton-Gillingham" which is a method for teaching reading to dyslexic students. The method takes lots of training, so even many IEP/Special Ed teachers do not use the method. If you are worried that reading is not clicking for your DS, two good programs geared to young children are Wilson's Fundations and Language Foundations. ASDEC trains tutors to use the Language Foundations program with their students so you could call them and tell them you have a 5 yr/old with an IEP and you have limited funds, let them know your concerns about his reading and ask them for ideas.

[Anonymous]

Look for the I Can Read level books. They are levels 1, 2 and 3. It’s all different types of characters. My son loved the Thomas the Tank Engine, Berenstain Bears and Biscuit ones. My daughter loves when I read Pinkalicious and Fancy Nancy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look for the I Can Read level books. They are levels 1, 2 and 3. It’s all different types of characters. My son loved the Thomas the Tank Engine, Berenstain Bears and Biscuit ones. My daughter loves when I read Pinkalicious and Fancy Nancy.

These are good in their place - after a kid is decently good at phonics for the kid to read by themselves. They tend to be trite for parents to read to kids (or was it just me who found them incredibly annoying). If you want shorter read alouds, I'd look for quality picture books, Mercy Watson, the Dodsworth In series, and maybe some of the older I Can Read books (Frog and Toad, Cynthia Rylant's books).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. He can't read bob books yet because he can't read. He knows some letter sounds, but it does not click to him that he can use phonics to read word. Are you all saying that I should read complex books with many words to him instead of those simple books like bob, baby/toddler books? We both are annoyed at those stupid books. My goal is that he can read. He already has IEP intervention on it

Yes.
Read aloud is for enjoyment. If everything is boring he’ll not WANT to do it himself.
And then read some of the shorte picture books for fun rhyming and word play such as books like Dr Seuss or easy-to -predict endings like Berenstain Bears or just a nice or funny story like Curious George or Corduroy. Maybe throw in some
Harry the Dirty Dog or Eleohant and Piggie or Pigeon books. Mercer Mayer books (about the little critter and his family) are also fun for kids (boys on my preschool/Kinder class particularly loved these)…
And here’s the catch: when you read the picture books with 10 or fewer words on a page with him, have him sit beside you and track the words with your finger as you read. Don’t make a big deal of it. Just make it a habit to do it so that he has a visual that the words you are saying correspond to the words on the page. One-to-one correspondence is a BIG concept in learning to read.
Try not to stress too much about this, but do have shared reading time every day where you just read to him for enjoyment.
Also separately you can do sight word flash cards.
This is not phonics but just rote memorizing of high-frequency words that he needs to just see-and-know on sight without needing to sound out. It’s like when he sees a stop sign—he knows that word is STOP because he encounters it all the time. Same with words that appear in print a lot. The more you practice (at first five words, the 10, then 20)—soon he’ll start to gain confidence in identifying these words when he encounters them on the printed page.

OP—I know it’s stressful but most kids DO
learn to read relatively fluently by 3rd grade.
If you notice a significant delay still exists by mid first grade, ask for testing for dyslexia.

[Anonymous]

How about iPad’s Apps? I used to love Kids A to Z when my older kids were learning to read. The app first reads the book and then gives time to the child to read. At the end they get asked questions about the book they just read.

I am planning to use it again for my son soon once he has a better grasp of phonics.

[Anonymous]

I disagree that all the reading OP does should be complex. Some of it can be. But there's value in reading simpler things like Dr. Seuss or Mo Williams' books because she can have her DS turn the pages and help point at words, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about iPad’s Apps? I used to love Kids A to Z when my older kids were learning to read. The app first reads the book and then gives time to the child to read. At the end they get asked questions about the book they just read.

I am planning to use it again for my son soon once he has a better grasp of phonics.

As long as the parent has time, time with a person is always better for learning than time with an app. That's been demonstrated over and over and over again. If the parent doesn't have time, then maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I disagree that all the reading OP does should be complex. Some of it can be. But there's value in reading simpler things like Dr. Seuss or Mo Williams' books because she can have her DS turn the pages and help point at words, etc.

We are using Mo Willems and Dr Seuss as an example of complex reading, so you actually agree. It’s not Bob or pre-reader stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about iPad’s Apps? I used to love Kids A to Z when my older kids were learning to read. The app first reads the book and then gives time to the child to read. At the end they get asked questions about the book they just read.

I am planning to use it again for my son soon once he has a better grasp of phonics.

Ick no. No iPad app is better than reading with a parent. Not even close. A distant second - if they have to have iPad time, a reading app is bette than unrestrained YouTube but barely.

[Anonymous]

Read aloud.
Go to the library. You can take home stacks of books.
Part of learning to read is learning language, taking in the vocabulary, and it should be pleasant or they will hate it. Help your kid build an imagination and vocabulary. Singing songs also helps kids learn language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. He can't read bob books yet because he can't read. He knows some letter sounds, but it does not click to him that he can use phonics to read word. Are you all saying that I should read complex books with many words to him instead of those simple books like bob, baby/toddler books? We both are annoyed at those stupid books. My goal is that he can read. He already has IEP intervention on it

My kid had that problem, and was struggling in K to read. He now reads well.

I recommend videos like Preschool Prep’s. He could not make the connection between written words and spoken but watched those videos. Then one day he saw the word “red” and something clicked and he was excited and said, red!

Do not rely on reading to him 15min/day. Find a phonics curriculum that works through trial and error.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I disagree that all the reading OP does should be complex. Some of it can be. But there's value in reading simpler things like Dr. Seuss or Mo Williams' books because she can have her DS turn the pages and help point at words, etc.

This is 07:49. When I said complex, I did mean Dr. Seuss and Mo Willems and I think the other PPs meant the same. Any book that is interesting, well written, and contains more than just CVC words with only letters and combinations the child already knows is complex.

[Anonymous]

Around that age my kids loved all the Pigeon books by Mo Willems.

I Yam a Donkey and You Loves Ewe also gave us some laughs. (My kids love words that carry double meanings depending on spelling/context).