I’m sharing tried and true tips for how to determine the best beginner reading books for kindergarten while homeschooling. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.
Besides, reading is one of the most important subjects to teach well.
Teaching other subjects in kindergarten is important.
However, if a child doesn’t read well, he could struggle lifelong in all subjects.
Also, I have a free reading journal you can download below to help you track reading time.
As he grows and has interests in other subjects, like history or science, he may struggle with comprehension.
So, what we do in the beginning or while homeschooling kindergarten matters.
For example, beginner books for children should not only meet them where they’re at but be engaging and delightful.
3 Questions About Beginner Reading Books for Kindergarten
With that being said, look at these ways you can meet your child where he is in understanding phonics and growing in reading.
Some kindergarten aged children are ready for beginner chapter books or higher and others are still very much finding delight in repeated texts and phonics readers.
Being at either level is very much normal as well as anywhere in between.
Now, look at these 3 questions to see if your child needs more prereading help or if he is ready to tackle beginner chapter books.
1. How well does your child understand or master rhyming?
Rhyming is not just a fun childhood pastime, but learning to rhyme helps him to see patterns in reading.
After that when you point out the similarities in the word pattern, he learns to make other words quickly.
For example, if you print CAT on a card, then write FAT.
After you show him how the first letter is different, but the end is the same, he sees and hears the pattern.
This is an effective and simple way to have a strong foundation in reading.
Next, identify his knowledge of letter sounds.
2. How well does he know letter sounds?
That is more important than the shape of the letter or knowing the name of the letter.
While recognizing the shape of the letter is important, your child will need to grasp that it represents or stands for a sound.
Thereafter, you want to be sure of his print awareness.
3. What is his understanding of print concept?
For example, does he hold the book right way up, looks at the pictures and knows we read from left to right?
Even if he doesn’t understand his left from his right (even as adults we get confused) does he point with this finger or lead with his eyes and track left to right to read?
If you can answer yes to these prereading concepts, then barring any special needs he is ready for beginner reading books.
Additionally, if your child is still mastering some of the concepts listed above, then keep his reading diet steady with phonics readers and mixing in easy chapter books.
The books listed below will help him to not only reinforce basic reading concepts but challenge him to continue moving on in reading levels.
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I have chosen to mix both phonics readers and fun readers so you have a choice to mix and match.
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Beginner Reading Books For Kindergarten
A homeschooled kindergarten child’s reading diet should still be a mix of repeated texts or phonics readers and beginner readers.
This way your child’s basic reading skills continue to be strengthened while your child’s reading level is advancing.
These decodable primer books provide beginner readers with practice connecting letter sounds. Set of 16 Short-Vowel Pals: Zac and Cat Zac and the Hat Peg Helps Zac Peg's Egg Hen Mox Jogs Hop, Bend, Stomp Pop! Pop! Pop! Tin Man Sits Fix the Jet Fish and Me Bug in a Jug Get Up, Cub Gus and His Dog Peg and the Box Zig-Zag
Great books for parents to share with kids. Parents read then child reads.
A Duck in a Sock is the first book in the Orca Two Read series designed for shared reading
between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. Inside you'll find four stories that introduce one new phonogram (a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound) in each story: the ck, sh, ch and th phonograms. Each story builds on the previous ones by including words
with the phonograms already introduced. In addition, the series has special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty achieve reading success.
Usborne My First Phonics Reading Library Collection 12 Books Box Set (Phonics Readers) (WITH FREE AUDIO ONLINE)
From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems!
Buckle up for twists, turns, and emotional loop-de-loops in the most roller coaster-y Pigeon book ever! The Pigeon WILL be ready. Will YOU!
Many early reader books contain words that are too difficult for a child who has just learned the sounds of the alphabet. Not these books! With only four letter sounds in the first story (M, A, T, and S), children can read a whole book and their confidence grows. Kids love the stories and funny pictures, and can’t wait to read these books to everyone they know!
For fans of Clifford and Spot, welcome everybody’s favorite little yellow puppy, Biscuit, in an I Can Read adventure!
It seems like the perfect day to fly a kite, until—oh, no!—the wind begins to blow the kite away!
Join Biscuit, that sweet puppy, and his friend Puddles as they put their furry heads together to save the day. Woof woof! Bow wow!
The gentle and appealing Biscuit books are a wonderful first introduction to reading for little pups, and this My First I Can Read friendship tale is perfect for shared reading in a classroom or at home. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.
Jumpstart reading success with this big collection of 25 motivating storybooks correlated with Guided Reading Level D. The books features simple text, decodable words, strong picture cues, and two to four lines of text per page to support readers with just a little experience under their belts. Children will laugh, learn, and build confidence with these funny books on their favorite topics—from dogs to dinosaurs, princesses to pizza! Includes a 4-page parent guide.
This is the first book in the highly acclaimed AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection – a gorgeously illustrated series that teaches each letter of the alphabet and its phonetic sound. With Apples and Apricots, young readers will explore the letter A with bright colours, adorable pictures and an arty challenge you can enjoy together
Books in this boxed set include:The Cat in the HatOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue FishGreen Eggs and HamHop on PopFox in Socks Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read.
Great history set of books that an advanced kindergartener could tackle.
This box set includes: Living in Space, Planet Earth, Storms and Hurricanes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis, The Solar System, Weather, Your Body, Sun, Moon and Stars and Astronomy.
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