I need decodable readers suggestions

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I am trying to get my program together. I am using Phono-graphix as my main decoding program. My studnets are also using Read Naturally. It is going very well. Some of my students are so excited that they can read. They want to take home books to read for their parents. I hate to send home my books because they don’t always come back.

I also have the Great LEaps stories.

I have the Bob Books, The Magnet Set from BOrders on Decodables (can’t rmember name from home). Then I have Mouse Soup, Little Bear, Fat Cat Mat easy reader and Frog and Toad.

What books are you all using? ANy books out there with black line masters? Poems, stories, etc…from other programs that I should be knowing about.

I am going to try to have a place for each short letter and long letter sound with materials that go. I thought I’d get some Magazine type plastic type holders and sort by sound. I would love any advice on how to be more efficient.

I’d love to hear about titles of good books by sound sort.

THANKS. The more I can get kids to practice the better. Some of my kids are begging to read, if you can believe it and they want to do it home to show off. They do have their Read Natually Stories for home but I’d like more.

Michelle AZ

Submitted by BE on Fri, 09/12/2003 - 1:18 AM

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You might want to check out:

www.funphonics.com

Wonderful set of books!

BE

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/12/2003 - 6:57 AM

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Hi Michelle,
These probably aren’t what you’re looking for, but I was kind of excited to find them at my library. They are a series of books by Kane Press called “Let’s Read Together.”

And, what I really like about them is that each book goes over a particular set of orthographic patterns. For example, the book I found is called “Marty Aardvark” and, as you might guess, the pattern it repeats throughout each page is “ar.”

I don’t know if these books would be complementary to RR, but I think they may be helpful for kids who have continued difficulty with orthographic patterns.

Submitted by MIchelle AZ on Sat, 09/13/2003 - 1:08 AM

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Hey Laura,

I just bought these books as they were on sale in the teacher’s lounge. It promted me to write this thread because I though, what else am I missing. I am also saving my money for the IDA conf. in San Diego this November.

I hope to find more there.

Michelle AZ

Submitted by Janis on Sat, 09/13/2003 - 2:31 AM

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Oh, Michelle,

That is too funny! I bought the “Let’s Read Together” books from the teacher’s lounge, too!!! :lol: My set is all short and long vowels. I don’t have the Marty Aardvark book!

Janis

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/13/2003 - 7:05 AM

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I just happened to come across this book in the children’s ‘Books On Tape’ section at the library. (I didn’t use the tape with my son because he’d be likely to memorize the book auditorially).

If you peek on Amazon you can take a look at the other books in this series (like the vowel teams!).

The other day I got a thick brochure in the mail outlining the IDA conference and it looks like it’s going to be really good!!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 10:18 AM

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I have gotten a lot of reading materials, books the kids can take home and WILL take home and will READ from the www.readingatoz web-site. There are decodable, leveled, poetry, very flexible and adaptable books and worksheets to meet the needs of most all my students.
Rebecca

Submitted by Sue on Fri, 09/26/2003 - 12:46 AM

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http://www.gophonics.com/index.htm has some with their program; don’t know if you can get ‘em by themselves. (DOn’t know how good they are, either.)

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/27/2003 - 2:07 AM

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You might want to try this website www.readinga-z.com. It costs a bit to subscribe but you have a wonderful access to books that you can print off and use again and again. Books can be gotten either from a decodable view point or by choosing from leveled readers. Our reading center staff, special ed staff and ELL staff all went together to purchase a site license after a couple of us had experienced it by purchasing individual memberships.

Good luck!

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/27/2003 - 4:01 AM

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http://www.rrf.org.uk/decodablebooks.htm

The UK Reading Reform Foundation has a page of decodable book sites

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2003 - 1:59 AM

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[quote=”Laura in CA”]Hi Michelle,
These probably aren’t what you’re looking for, but I was kind of excited to find them at my library. They are a series of books by Kane Press called “Let’s Read Together.”

And, what I really like about them is that each book goes over a particular set of orthographic patterns. For example, the book I found is called “Marty Aardvark” and, as you might guess, the pattern it repeats throughout each page is “ar.”

I don’t know if these books would be complementary to RR, but I think they may be helpful for kids who have continued difficulty with orthographic patterns.[/quote][b] :

I too have recently bought and started to use this series by Kane Press with some of my students who have found many other programs and books unsuccessful. My students who are reading these books are in 4th grade. They are starting to find success and are starting to transfer these skills into other subject areas.

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