So much excitement… Hamish received his new readers in May.
I bought this amazing set from Wild kids book
I searched for quite a while to find just the right set of readers for Hamish.
I knew I needed a comprehensive set of readers that would guide him confidently into reading but I also knew that I wanted a set of books he would relate to and love.
Mostly I wanted him to enjoy the story so that reading wasn’t a chore.
I wanted the story to come alive, the characters to be real for him, and for him to truly want to pick up the next book.
I wanted reading to be fun.
I couldn’t have chosen a better set of readers than the Fun on the farm series by Wild kids books
This set of 26 books follows the tales of a little boy called Asher and his life and adventures on the farm.
Designed for grade 1 & 2 readers to read and identify sight words, each book focuses on a letter of the alphabet.
Basic first words make up most of the text with many words repeated for emphasis
How I use these is …
I first read the book to Hamish
We read the book together and discuss the images on each page.He reads the book alone 6- 10 times until he is completely fluent in reading each word.The first time he reads the book alone I ask questions to see that he has comprehended what he has read.I test to see that he can both spell out the phonetic sounds as well as identify individual words by asking him to look at the page and point to a word.I have made flashcards of the sight words used and we flash these in the afternoon.He then reads the book aloud to a family member.Lastly, he moves on to the next book.To make reading fun sometimes we read loud, or soft, or like a grandma, a pirate or a Gruffalo, etc
This also helps him later to add tone and expression to his reading
You can hear him read them here
