Our phonics books make it easier (and more fun!) to teach children how to read. Better still, ANYONE can use them, which makes it ideal for parents, home-schooling, teacher assistants, volunteers and teachers who need more resources.
– Concurrent reading and handwriting instruction.
– Teaches phonics AND the important sight-words that break phonics rules.
– Teaches the rest of the information that children need to know to become independent readers (plurals, contractions, syllables and the basics of punctuation—who can read English without those?).
These easy (and free) books teach long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs (two letters that make one sound, such as th, sh, ai, ea, oo, etc.).
Age: 6 - 8 years old. Before starting these books, children must know their alphabet and be able to read small, short-vowel words (cat, dog, sun, etc.).
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, word-search puzzles, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)
These free books make it MUCH easier to teach advanced long vowels, rule-breakers, syllables, contractions, plurals and simple punctuation. After this book series, children are well on their way to becoming independent readers.
Age: 7 - 10 years old. For children who can read simple sentences.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, word-search puzzles, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)
These easy (and free) books teach fluency in reading small, short-vowel words and develop instant-recognition of fifty of the most-common words in English.
Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, word-search puzzles, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)
Our "Alphabetti" (T.M.) books teach the alphabet one letter at a time, and have children reading and writing actual words starting with the very first book.
Key features:
Gentle learning curve: Doesn't require months of memorization. Children only need to learn one letter at a time.
Instant application: Children start reading as soon as they start learning the alphabet (as opposed to learning the alphabet first, and then learning how to read).
Retention: Each book has a companion pack of activities (handwriting, coloring, memory game, cutting and pasting) to help "fix" each letter of the alphabet into a child's long term memory.
Logical sequence: Because lower-case letters comprise 95% of all written text, lower-case letters are taught first. Next, upper-case letters are taught in a way that helps children logically associate upper-case letters with their corresponding lower-case letters. Then, when children are comfortable with letter recognition, the alphabet sequence (ABCDEFG, etc.) is taught.
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For more information on our Alphabetti system, please see this article... or dive in and try it out for yourself.
At this time, I recommend the Alphabetti books only for older children -- 4.5 years old and older.
Why? Because the books start with letters that can be confusing to young children... namely., the letters d, b, g and p.
I am working on a complete revision of the books to make them appropriate for children of all ages. However, because I am also working on the phonics books and a revision of the website, etc., it will be quite a while before I can focus on the Alphabetti books. This is very sad for me because I would rather work on the Alphabetti books -- they are much more fun!
In the meantime, I am leaving the existing Alphabetti books up on the Internet for older children who can navigate past the letters d/b/g/p.
These easy and fun books teach the ball-and-stick letters of the alphabet: d.o.g.b.a.i,p. (See our article on alphabet shapes.) By the end of this series, children will know 25% of the alphabet, and will be able to read twelve words.
Age: 4 1/2 -- 6 years old. These books are for children who are just starting to learn the alphabet or for children who struggle with letter recognition.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, coloring pages, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)
At this time, I recommend the Alphabetti books only for older children -- 4.5 years old and older.
Why? Because the books start with letters that can be confusing to young children... namely., the letters d, b, g and p.
I am working on a complete revision of the books to make them appropriate for children of all ages. However, because I am also working on the phonics books and a revision of the website, etc., it will be quite a while before I can focus on the Alphabetti books. This is very sad for me because I would rather work on the Alphabetti books -- they are much more fun!
In the meantime, I am leaving the existing Alphabetti books up on the Internet for older children who can navigate past the letters d/b/g/p.
These easy and fun books teach the "snake" letters of the alphabet: s, c, e, m, n, u, h. (See our article on alphabet shapes.) By the end of this series, children will know half the alphabet and will be able to read many words.
Age: 4 1/2 -- 6 years old. These books are for children who are just starting to read or for children who struggle with letter recognition.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, coloring pages, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)
Message from Miz Katz N. Ratz, January 14, 2014:
At this time, I recommend the Alphabetti books only for older children -- 4.5 years old and older.
Why? Because the books start with letters that can be confusing to young children... namely., the letters d, b, g and p.
I am working on a complete revision of the books to make them appropriate for children of all ages. However, because I am also working on the phonics books and a revision of the website, etc., it will be quite a while before I can focus on the Alphabetti books. This is very sad for me because I would rather work on the Alphabetti books -- they are much more fun!
In the meantime, I am leaving the existing Alphabetti books up on the Internet for older children who can navigate past the letters d/b/g/p.
These easy and fun books teach the remainder of the alphabet -- what we call the "spaghetti stick" letters of the alphabet: l,t,f,r,w,v,k,x,y,y,z plus j and q (taught as "qu"). (See our article on alphabet shapes.) By the end of this series, children will know the entire lowercase alphabet and will be able to read many words.
Age: 4.5 - 6 years old.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.</p>
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, coloring pages, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)
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