Bob Books Sight Words
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Posted by Felicia
Graham is only 3, but his little heart desires to learn to read... desperately! He truly loves books and he wants to be able to read them on his own. He will often come up to us and say, "I don't know the words. Can you help me understand." I do not want him to become frustrated with reading, so I decided to help him on his reading journey this summer by starting with the sight words. He learned his alphabet (upper and lower case) by age 18 months.
Bob Books from Scholastic contacted me for a review right in the midst of this and I was delighted to try them out with Graham. Now, we were sent two of the boxed sets that I think may be a bit over his head at the moment, but he still enjoys them. So far he has learned a few words from these books and we really try to make it fun. If he ever starts to become uninterested we stop.
What I think is excellent about Bob Books Sight Words is that the illustrations are simple and match the words on the page. Because the pictures are clear and uncluttered, it helps the child associate the word with the picture. Each set includes 10 books, 30 flashcards, and a parent guide. You can choose from either Kindergarten or First Grade. They also have sets for pre-readers that I saw in Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago. Sight words are generally difficult for kids because they are not phonetic ("was", "are", "out"). These words have to be memorized like the alphabet.
Bob Books Sight Words are great for ages 4-6 (or interested 3 year olds) and retail for about $16.99 per set. Check out the Scholastic Bob Books website for some printable activities to go along with the series.
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Bob Books from Scholastic contacted me for a review right in the midst of this and I was delighted to try them out with Graham. Now, we were sent two of the boxed sets that I think may be a bit over his head at the moment, but he still enjoys them. So far he has learned a few words from these books and we really try to make it fun. If he ever starts to become uninterested we stop.
What I think is excellent about Bob Books Sight Words is that the illustrations are simple and match the words on the page. Because the pictures are clear and uncluttered, it helps the child associate the word with the picture. Each set includes 10 books, 30 flashcards, and a parent guide. You can choose from either Kindergarten or First Grade. They also have sets for pre-readers that I saw in Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago. Sight words are generally difficult for kids because they are not phonetic ("was", "are", "out"). These words have to be memorized like the alphabet.
Bob Books Sight Words are great for ages 4-6 (or interested 3 year olds) and retail for about $16.99 per set. Check out the Scholastic Bob Books website for some printable activities to go along with the series.
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August 11, 2010 1:15 AM
I like the Alphabet set because it is a good starting point for letter recognition.
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I'm with Linda - the Alphabet Set would be perfect for where we are.
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August 11, 2010 11:32 AM
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August 11, 2010 11:52 AM
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Any book would be great, but My little one is 5 and starting kindergarten, so any book would be great. I've seen these books at Barnes & Noble before and looked through them. They are great. Thank you so much for entering me from cat4short@hotmail.com
August 11, 2010 1:11 PM
I didn't realize they had sight words books. The Read and Listen books look fun!
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August 11, 2010 7:25 PM
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I like the My Firss bob books Alphabet set. This is a great way to introduce the sounds of letters.
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August 12, 2010 1:40 PM
The beginning readers bob books set would be perfect for my daughter because we are just starting working on letters and sounds with her.
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I think the "My First Bob Books", "Pre-Reading Skills" would be perfect for my 4 year old.
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August 14, 2010 4:26 PM
I would love to get the sight words set also! I was just thinking that I needed to look into the Bob books again to see what to order, and we are starting to learn our sight words here too!
August 14, 2010 4:49 PM
I think the My First BOB Books: Alphabet would be perfect for us.
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August 14, 2010 5:40 PM
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August 14, 2010 6:22 PM
I would love to win this set for my son. he is just finishing up bob books level two, so level three would be perfect for him, and the sight word books look great!
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August 14, 2010 10:12 PM
I love the Bob series. I would really like the Alphabet starter for my preschool class and the set 2 for advanced readers for my 6 year old. We have the first set and they do help SO much.
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I would like the sight words for kindergarteners or Set 1 for beginning readers. Thanks for letting us know about the options. I'd only seen a couple of them!
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Beginner Reader's series would help my Kindergarten so much. She is anxious to learn to read.
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The My First Bob Books. My mom homeschooled me and these books came out when I was way too old to do them, but she thought they were so neat! I'd love to use them with my son, but he's only a year old at the moment.
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The My first bob books alphabet set would be great for my 4 year old who is just starting to recognize letters and their sounds.
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