Kindergarten Literacy Centers
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Have used several of the centers shown in the book that were great for Kindergarten.  As students and the school year progress, I will be using more of the centers.  Easy to put together and easy for the students to put away when centers are over.
3565327
We recently obtained a LeapReader pen which I believe is one of the better products from LeapFrog. I don't mind paying reasonable prices for these books because they are assisting our kinder gardener's reading skills. Reading is the foundation for all other academic life skills.

The trick now is to get him to focus on the phonics rather than to bypass that aspect and just have fun with the pen and books. That will require we parents to sit with him and encourage him to use them properly. There are five books for the vowels, a, e, i, o, u.
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In this book, the reader is given a simple introduction to fall; leaves changing colors, cooler temperatures, bird movements, school starting, just to name a few.  I love the fall relevant pictures with the words.

This book is perfect for pre-k and kindergarten, or those that struggle reading, especially with the lists of high frequency and content words.  I especially love the Reading Reinforcement activities at the end of the books.

Thank you Norwood House Press and NetGalley for the free digital copy of this book for an honest review.
2675758
The books are great for more able kindergarteners and 1st graders. I think the books get difficult too quick with too many words. I tried these with my upper level preschool students and found too many words aside from the word family covered. I think sight word books are better for beginning readers because there is less text on the page.
4464871
Great book for my pre-kindergarten and now in kingergarten daughter to start reading. She's so excited to sound out words and learn them from these books.  Great book.
271851
I used the Kindergarten version and am now using the first grade edition to help my Grandson with this Reading, Grammar, and Spelling skills.  He will start the second grade this year and is behind in all these areas.  The programs makes learning fun with songs, games, and characters!
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This book was recommended by a Kindergarten teacher!  She read this to them!  They were so interested and wanted to hear more.  This book was also read to 5th graders and their response was of great interest and the book was never on the book shelf for long!
1937309
This resource is filled with mini-books that utilize different formats to make them more visually appealing.  This book has everything from thematic topics to non-fictional information about animals, insects, holidays and historical figures.  I bought this at Border's and paid more but I needed to see the pages to find out if it was what I wanted to purchase because the other review had nothing to do with the content.  The reading level in these books is more geared toward 1st grade but I think it will be a great home connection for kindergarten and the students will reteach information from the day's lesson.
3123302
These are great for my kindergarten reading table at school.  The children can write on them in dry erase marker.  They erase easily.  This eliminates time wasted passing out dry erase boards.  They also look great on the table.
4209115
I found this book to be very helpful and well written.  The text is organized according to activities needed to build literacy for children. Every teacher, especially a beginning teacher, should have this book on the shelf with pages tabbed.  Excellent resource.
4225060
Loved these books as a kindergarten teacher.  Buying them for granddaughters today.
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I got these to use as a free time literacy center for my 1st graders.  It's a wonderful little packet because it helps them follow visual diagrams and engage in spatial reasoning.  You have to show them how to use it, though -- just a few minutes then let them go discover on their own.
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My just entered kindergartener daughter just finished this book today.  Her brother and I did the lessons between his kindergarten and first grade year.  He is now in third grade and reading at the eighth grade level.  I found that this book put him on a fast track to very fluent reading and enjoyment and now he hides under the covers at night to read.
He has a great advantage in school in that he can concentrate on the content of what he is reading rather than struggling with the decoding part.
  This book does take effort on the part of the parent.  You must spend the one on one time with your child nearly every day.  We skipped the writing section (both kids knew how to write the letters) because it simply was too much at once.  Neither seems to have suffered because of this.  I HIGHLY suggest that you take up this book BEFORE your child is being "taught" to read at school.  Once the child learns the names of the letters it is more difficult to teach them the letters as sounds as they will insist on naming the letter rather than the sound.  If they enter school already having mastered sounding out words then all the letter practice will not confuse them.
  You don't have much to lose, the price is right and the rewards are well worth it.  Give it a try!

Three year update

 It is now 3 years later. Both are voracious readers. The now 10 year old fifth grader scored at above high school reading level on his last NWEA test. The now 8 year old second grader at seventh grade level on the NWEA (she took it early since she is in a reading group with older kids). So yes, it works and yes they do keep the advantage they gain.

Five year update

 My son is now in 7th grade and reads everything he can get his hands on.
My daughter is in 4th grade and reading "Little Women" and scoring higher than a typical 10th grader in reading.  Not that I think this book did all of that, but I credit it with making them into early and proficient readers.  Well worth the time I spent on it.

Seven year update
 I now recommend this book to anyone with a kid in kindergarten.  Both read at least a dozen books on their own this summer, they love reading enough that we have to check for "flashlight under the covers" covert reading when they are supposed to be sleeping.

Nine year update
  Both kids have recently taken standardized reading tests this year.  Both scored in the 99th percentile. I credit some of this success to this program.  More importantly, both still ADORE reading and turn to books more often than TV or computers.
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The books were informative, highly engaging and easy to read for my kindergarteners. I also bought the Seasons Super Set and it was great too!
724364
Nice little book that helps a child understand what the first day of kindergarten may be like. Nancy Carlson is the author and she does a good job letting children know.
This is United Ways childrens book of the month for October 2016 and all of the books they recommend along with Dolly Parton have all been quite good. Recomended
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I bought this set for my 5 year old learning to read in kindergarten and the set has been great. It offers a number of readers to help your child get the volume they need while learning to read and focuses on letters and sounds in each book.
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I use these at the school I work for to teach kindergarteners  to read. They are great set of books.