Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 11:47     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
Read a mix of complex and simple books. I have one kid who’s working on reading and we read a lot of Rosemary Wells (Max and Ruby) and baby books (anything that’s mostly animal sounds works pretty well too) to her 2yo brother with her “helping read” (a mix of sounding things out having memorized the book in question) as well as both longer picture books and chapter books (currently working through Alice and Wonderland; might do some American Girl next).
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 11:14     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
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


Then what is needed is to work on the phonics. Leap Frog Letter Factory everyday will help him learn the letter sounds. Practice them at random times(in the car,, looking at pictures and naming the beginning sound for the word). Ones that’s down then you can move onto blending and BOB books.

In the meantime you keep reading to him. Picture books, chapter books, articles, audio books. This is done to keep interest in reading, expand vocabulary and content knowledge, and allow the non reader to hear the word/letter sounds.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 10:41     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
Yes, read him interesting, complex books. Helps with vocab & liking books/reading.

Also, he may have a learning disability, but it’s developmentally normal for not all kids to read by 5 or 6 (I think even up to age 8 is in the range of normal). My teenager, with no learning disability, didn’t have reading click for him until right around age 7, between first & second grade. Went from that to an advanced reader very quickly.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 20:06     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


My kids always and only used this app with me. We did it together always. There is not way they would have been able to do it by themselves in K or even 1st grade.


I let my kid use the apps like Reading Eggs without me. I spend my time reading books that we both enjoy. We also do 5 minutes a night of sight words flashcards and a quick Bob Book before I start reading. Preschool did a reasonable job of teaching basic phonics. I suspect she'll take to reading quickly once they push reading more in kindergarten and first grade because of her vocabulary and content knowledge.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 19:56     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
I just read the Hobbit to my Kindergartener. He loved it and lived tracking the story on the map in the book.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 19:48     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
You could go through teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 23:26     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
My son loved the short chapter books about Humphrey the hamster at that age. Those would have short chapters to read to him.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 18:15     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
Anonymous wrote:
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.


My kids always and only used this app with me. We did it together always. There is not way they would have been able to do it by themselves in K or even 1st grade.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 16:25     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
Anonymous wrote:
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


Oh totally read more fun books to him and see if he can pick out any sight words or follow along. At this age you want to instill a love of reading and make it fun. Boring CVC books aren’t going to inspire a desire to learn how to read.

You can supplement reading at night with sight word games (we have a bingo game and my son’s teacher sends home optional phonics challenges). But at bedtime, the stories are fun. I’d rather my kid go into 1st loving reading and inspired to learn than having memorized a bunch of phonic rules and thinking books are boring.

If you already have an IEP this young it sounds like you’re on top of the educational part of it already, so I’d nurture the overall attitude toward it being fun.


I agree that nurturing a positive towards reading is important but if her child doesn’t even know all the letter sounds by now, there is an issue. Waiting until 1st grade for the school to work with him wastes valuable time. A private OG tutor is needed. I was in this parents shoes this time last year.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 15:22     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
For my youngest child, who is now 5, I read dense chapter books to her at night. I pick the ones that I love, too. We just finished all of Kate Dicamillo's books. It's just such a cherished time with your last child and so fleeting. She's got a strong vocabulary, big ideas, and solid comprehension, and she'll inevitably learn to read better next year in kindergarten.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2024 15:18     Subject: Beginner books for parents to read to kids that can't read yet
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


Oh totally read more fun books to him and see if he can pick out any sight words or follow along. At this age you want to instill a love of reading and make it fun. Boring CVC books aren’t going to inspire a desire to learn how to read.

You can supplement reading at night with sight word games (we have a bingo game and my son’s teacher sends home optional phonics challenges). But at bedtime, the stories are fun. I’d rather my kid go into 1st loving reading and inspired to learn than having memorized a bunch of phonic rules and thinking books are boring.

If you already have an IEP this young it sounds like you’re on top of the educational part of it already, so I’d nurture the overall attitude toward it being fun.