beginner reading books?

Hubbard's Cupboard is a good free resource for this type of book. They have free printable sight word and word family booklets and LOTS of other resources, so make sure to go to the home page too. Check out this link. It will take you right to the sight word booklets, just scroll down a little and you'll see the blue links. If you scroll up the page, you'll see the word family booklets.

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets...

If you prefer real books, scholastic has a set of sight word readers that are simple and colorful. They have both a parent pack and a school pack.

http://www.scholastic.com/elt/sightword.htm

or another set

http://www.scholastic.com/elt/highfrequency.htm#

Ordering from their sight is a little confusing. You can click on the download the order form link and send it in. There is also a number listed for customer service. I've used the set and I like them.

Like the answer above said, a lot of libraries have these type of books. Check with the librarian. Sometimes the ones in bookstores advertised as "early readers" or level 1,2,3 ect aren't that simple or repetitive, be sure to check them out.

Good Luck!

You can get a reading leveled list using Lexiles. Lexile is a company that created a software program that will take the text of a book and look at the sentence complexity and word choice to assign numbers so that books can be put into reading difficulty order. It is a pretty accurate system. I have been using it for years and the gradations between books are typically quite accurate. Rare is it that I feel a book we have read later was easier than one listed before it.

You can use the Lexile database tool to enter in the Lexile range you want and it will give you a list of books in that range. I do mine in increments of 10. The database tool is at ...

http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&...

If you want to see how the Lexile numbers correlate with grade levels, feel free to use the chart I created. It is at ...

http://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/servlet/SBReadResource...

Most public libraries or larger bookstores have sections full of such books. (Ask a librarian or store clerk for help in locating the appropriate section.)

Often the books have levels listed on them (level 1 for lowest level beginners, level 2 are slightly more difficult, etc.). Given that the books don't take that long to read, the public library is the best option, in my opinion.

Try leapfrog books.

My children all love Dick and Jane. They are traditional, but timeless.

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