This app has two modes. The first mode is sentence building where children can move the words into their correct sentence position. The second mode is the reading mode where children can read the words of the phrase or sentence and then check their work by touching the hidden picture. This app uses 2 and 3 word sentences, which are punctuated correctly and always begin with a capital letter. The picture is hidden to encourage word reading instead of "picture reading.
The picture is hidden so that the child will read the words first and then only look at the picture to check their work. Upgrade to the full version to get over sentences divided into 24 lessons. Sentence Reading Magic requires that a child is able to consistently and easily read 3-letter short vowel words such as bed, cat, dog, mix and mud.
A child who is struggling to sound out most every word needs to develop stronger single word reading skills. If a child has to sound out each word and then, stop and think about each word, by the time he gets to the end of the sentence, he may have forgotten what the sentence was about. This is an indication that the child needs more practice blending, segmenting and building 3-letter short vowel words. Then, one day, he wakes up with a most awful, unreachable itch.
Will he change his ways and bathe? The witty ending is sure to satisfy! D38 EM - Picture Book. When the Chinese emperor proclaims that his successor will be the child who grows the most beautiful flowers from the seeds the emperor distributes, Ping is overjoyed. Like the emperor, he loves flowers and anything he plants bursts into bloom.
But the emperor's seed will not grow, despite months of loving care, and Ping goes before the emperor carrying only his empty pot. It's an extraordinary day on Pebble Island for three frogs when one of them discovers a beautiful white egg. They've never seen a chicken egg before, but they're sure that's what this must be. So when the egg hatches and out crawls a long green, scaly creature, they naturally call it. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. G G7 X - Picture Book. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently.
With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. In this most famous of cumulative tales, the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham, and friends to enjoy them with, gets longer and longer. Follow Sam-I-am as he insists that this unusual treat is indeed a delectable snack to be savored everywhere and in every way.
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L72 - Picture Book. When an industrious red hen finds seeds, the other animals refuse to help her plant them. But when the little red hen finally bakes the bread from the wheat she has grown, the others are all eager to eat it! S LI - Picture Book. Poor Little Red Pen! She can't possibly correct a mountain of homework all by herself. Who will help her? W Nan - Picture Books. Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette!
Nanette's Baguette, follows our plucky heroine on her first big solo trip to the bakery. Or will Nanette soon be beset with regret? Outside, the crescent moon is shining brightly and the world is covered with snow. Inside, a boy and his father feel sad. So they put on their hats and coats and climb a hill, pulling a red sled. Father and son climb aboard and zoom down the hill under a starlit sky. With their spirits lifted high, they return home for a mug of hot chocolate. Then it's time for bed. W Nan - Picture Book. R Hdm - Picture Book.
Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny and Mike are five fish friends who love everything about life in the fish tank--except for clean-the-tank day and the snail that lives with them, who they mostly ignore. But one day, when they get an enchanting new fairy-tale castle, disaster strikes! When Mary Ellen gets bored with her reading, Grandpa knows a hunt for a bee tree is just what she needs. Half the town joins the exciting chase, but it? Sometimes, even the sweetest of things must be worked for. Identical twins Dee and Bea enjoy fooling people by switching places with each other, at school, in the neighborhood, and at bedtime.
How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh, juicy green of a just-cut lime, the incandescent green of a firefly, and the vivid aquamarine of a tropical sea. T ME - Picture Book. V PE - Picture Book. Peep is out for a walk with his mother and sisters. When they hop off a steep curb, Peep freezes. He just can't do it! Will peep overcome his fear and take a leap? This gentle tale is perfect for anyone facing a challenge big or small. Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E.
S SH - Picture Book. A flock of hapless sheep drive through the country in this rhyming picture book. A dog and his pet cat share good-night kisses and playful dreams until morning wakes them, in this bedtime story for youngest beginning readers. R TE - Picture Book. Outside in the farmyard, ten lively lambs would rather play than go to sleep.
So off they scamper, off they skip. But the sun is sinking, the stars are twinkling, and sleepy eyes can't stay open. One by one, ten drowsy sheep drop off to sleep in a cozy country countdown. What if there were NO wheels? How would people go? Where Is the Green Sheep? There are red sheep and blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep, scared sheep and brave sheep, but where is the green sheep? The search is on in this cozy, sheep-filled story from beloved author Mem Fox and popular Australian cartoonist Judy Horacek. Who Has These Feet?
H74 X - Picture Book. Illustrated with brightly detailed paintings, this simple, informative text will have children looking at feet in a whole new way. K54 AR - Picture Book. A blue norther's a-blowing', and Miss Billie Armadilly is hankering to make a pot of chili! Only she needs to fix it all by herself because Tex the tarantula, Mackie the bluebird, and Taffy the horned toad are too busy to lend a hand.
H B5 X - Picture Book. When four big chickens see a wolf sneaking near their coop, they run into the woods to hide.
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But for a bunch of big chickens, running away from danger isn't as easy as it looks. As they continue on their way, they wonder: What if they get stuck in a ditch? What if they hit an iceberg in the lake? What if they step into a cow patty? The four big chickens who are afraid of everything are now feeling all cooped up, so they set off to find the farmhouse. First they find a doghouse, then they run into a tractor, and then they stomp into the barn. Who knew the farmhouse was right under their beaks the whole time?
Biggie Bear lives in a quiet corner of a busy little town. He collects stamps, plays jazz, and enjoys being by himself. One day, the town soccer team knocks on his door, and they need BIG help. F BI - Picture Book. Follow Billy and Milly through thirteen adventures in these funny and simple short stories. Through very basic storytelling, these brief narratives are told in only three or four words apiece. When Tommy receives an invitation from his eccentric Aunt Jeanne, he doesn't hesitate before hopping into the taxi parked outside his house. He is whisked away to a bustling magical metropolis, but Aunt Jeanne is nowhere to be found.
Instead, he discovers her rhyming clues that guide him through the decorated streets and squares of Christmas City--each more lively and beautiful than the last. C54 - Picture Book. Great children's book with three stories in one book, about a city mouse and a country mouse and their different ways of life. How Big Is a Million? Pipkin the smallest penguin is always asking questions, but what he wants to know most of all is how big is a million?
So he sets off to find out, and along the way meets a hundred penguins, sees a thousand snowflakes and meets one new friend before being amazed to finally find out how big a million really is. The important thing about The Important Book -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat if he wants to. For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book goes on long after it is closed.
What is most important about many familiar things -- like rain and wind, apples and daisies -- is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. In this classic book, a winsome, winning inchworm is proud of his ability to measure anything under the sun. Ish by Peter H. R IS - Picture Book. Ramon loved to draw. Drawing is what Ramon does. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles.
Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right. L IT - Picture Book. Three selfish frogs live together on an island in the middle of Rainbow Pond. All day long they bicker: But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun.
When Miss Spider pops out of her egg, surrounded by brothers and sisters scurrying about, her mother is nowhere to be found - but kind Betty the Beetle is there to fill the role. Miss Nelson Is Missing! A MI - Picture Book. The kids in Room were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzing through the air. They were the worst-behaved class in the whole school.
W PI - Picture Book. When three brothers Pig, Pigger, and Piggest meet three sisters Witch, Witcher, and Witchest the results are a muddy mess in which they all live sloppily ever after. Billy is a bit of a worrier. He worries about hats and shoes. He worries about clouds and rain and giant birds. Most of all, he worries about staying at other people's houses. His mum and dad try to help, but still Billy worries In this charming and subtle book Lilly learns more about the outdoors, and introduces the youngest readers to the colors, words, and shapes that arise in nature.
E SI x - Picture Book. When a homeless rat named Slim is forced into a life of crime, he encounters a kind young mouse named Jim, who's willing to take him in and give him a chance. But when Slim's checkered past catches up to him, their friendship is put to the test. Small Pig loves to sit in good, soft mud.
When the farmer's wife cleans his pigpen, Small Pig runs away. In the city he finds a new mud puddle—but it is not full of mud at all.
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And now Small Pig has one big problem! Swimmy by Leo Lionni Call Number: Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding. Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuity and team work—they can overcome any danger. C57 - Picture Book. Come along with me and learn all about reading! Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Mama tells her three little fish that it's time to make their own homes. Jim builds his house of seaweed, but the big bad shark munches it up.
Tim builds his house of sand, but the shark crunches it up. It's smart Kim who sets up house in an old sunken ship! Titch by Pat Hutchins Call Number: H TI - Picture Book. Everything he has is little -- his little pinwheel, his little tricycle. He even plays a little whistle. Pete and Mary are big. Everything they have is bigger than Titch's, and better. Their big bikes go faster.
Their big kites fly higher. And their huge instruments are much louder. But then Titch gets a little seed. And what comes from it is a hundred times bigger then anything Pete and Mary could ever have! T2 T87 B - Picture Book.
As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. This book is about a little boy, name Peter. When he saw a boy whistling to call his dog, Peter decides to whistle to call his dog, Willie.
He tries and tries to learn how to whistle.
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He practiced every day and in varieties of ways. He kept trying until he was able to whistle. His dog, Willie, looks around to see who is whistling and calling him. Peter becomes so happy with himself and for what he was able to do, that when he went on an errand to the grocery store, he whistled all the way there and all the way back home. Small Bear has a new bike, but before he can ride it, his dad insists on a teaching him about bike safety. From learning how to stop and turn to going down a hill and traveling roads you know, Small Bear has a lot to learn.
And Father Bear has an unforgettable way of showing his son all the tricks of biking. K BI - Picture Book. Birdy starts every day by smiling at herself in the mirror.
She says you can smile while doing just about anything--brushing your teeth, taking out the garbage, or eating broccoli. Okay, maybe not while eating broccoli. Little ones in need of positive reinforcement will find it here. An exuberant pig proclaims "I like me! When she makes a mistake she picks herself up and tries again. They were produced by Richard Colombini, MA. He is an expert in early childhood reading education. Based on Montessori teaching principles, these books build an important foundation in learning how to read.
Your child is naturally progressed through more advanced concepts which lead to complete reading mastery. Careful attention has been paid to ensure that only words that are strictly phonetic are used with these sets. It's important to keep the learning experience short and fun so that your child is happily interested and engaged. Going through one set once a day should be the right starting pace for using these single sentence books. You are receiving the best reading program available for accelerating the ability of your child to read at an early age.
Enjoy and Happy Learning!