tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90808693600747651772012-02-16T17:45:31.147-09:00Val + the Girls- BK +CKnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080869360074765177.post-35498383351810371842009-03-09T15:33:00.000-08:002009-03-09T17:41:55.471-08:00I'm always looking for good stories for my children to read by themselves and for me to read to them. Also for variety, and when it seems like a good idea, that is, when we're all too tired but need the benefits of a good story, for audio books for them to listen to.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I thought we'd keep a simple blog recording books we find.<br /><br /><br />This may consist of just the basics- what it's called and who it's by!<br /><br /><br />but hopefully we'll add a simple summary and or review and a snap shot of the cover.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My readers are just 6 and just 8 years old , they both are reading at around grade 5 reading level (US) and that is thanks to "Jolly Phonics" a systematic phonics reading method that I started to use when my oldest was rising 5 with severely delayed speech. I thought if we found a fun way to practise sounds it might help..it did like a rocket... with the side effect of producing a happy and avid reader. The other side effect was a literal one ..her little sister (then 3) was sitting by her big sister's side for these fun games and learnt along side. OK too many sides.. but you understand what I mean, I hope!<br /><br /><br />I used the basic sound introduction from Jolly phonics and their sound sheets, they enjoyed the DVD too.<br />For more infomation on Jolly phonics see here...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/">http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/</a><br /><br />and here<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Phonics-Handbook-Print-Letters-Jolly/dp/1870946952">http://www.amazon.com/Phonics-Handbook-Print-Letters-Jolly/dp/1870946952</a><br /><br />and here..<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Phonics">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Phonics</a><br /><br />No I have no connection with them...honest...I just think it's a really sensible teaching method and it works!!! (it's great fun too)<br /><br /><br /><br />Together with a controlled vocabulary reading scheme from the 60's as basic reading text.<br /><strong>A Big Thank you Ladybird !!!!<br /></strong><br /><br /><br />I recorded known sight words on individual 'trees' also books read in a similar manner. I found an old 'tree' chart to give you an idea.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311367913789425634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HEg5vl4wbHY/SbXE-gzTh-I/AAAAAAAAAFg/qxWTtuYLR3g/s200/DSCN1960.JPG" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080869360074765177-3549838335181037184?l=readingforalaskanights.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Val + the Girls- BK +CKnoreply@blogger.com2