The Almost-Readers
Books for preschoolers on the edge of reading · 3 to 5 years
All those silly rhymes? That's reading, warming up.
Chicka Chicka Boom BoomBill Martin Jr.the letters
Green Eggs and HamDr. Seussthe rhyme
We Are in a Book!Mo Willemsfirst comic
Press HereHerve Tulletthey press
The Day the Crayons QuitDrew Daywaltthe giggles
read togetherCharlotte's WebE. B. Whitechapter a night
for youReading MagicMem Foxread aloud
Dashed cover a little ahead, for when they are ready · for you a book for the grown-up
Playing with letter sounds
- Say the sound short: "b," not "buh."
- Point to the first letter of their name.
- Play I spy with sounds: mmm, sss, fff.
- Stop before anyone gets frustrated.
Play inspires reading
Stories spill into play, and play brings them back to their books.
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