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Budding Reader Book Set 1: Cat and Rat

Melinda Thompson
4.12/5 (320 ratings)
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About 40% of children find learning to read difficult.* Award-winning Budding Reader eBooks were designed to make it easier.

When Melinda Thompson, the parent of a dyslexic child, couldn't find truly simple learn-to-read books, she set out on a mission to create them. The result is Budding Reader eBooks, arguably the easiest learn-to-read book series on the market. These innovative eBooks were developed in consultation with Cecilia Minden, Ph.D., the former Director of Literacy and Language at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Melissa Ferrell, a former Development Associate at Walt Disney Television. Illustrated by Doug Oglesby, winner of one Emmy, five Emmy nominations, and three international awards from the Broadcast Designers Association, Budding Reader eBooks use a unique format to ease children into reading.

Using research-based best practices identified by the National Reading Panel, each of the five Budding Reader eBook sets (one for each short vowel sound) tells an original story over the course of ten books. Previewing a book dramatically improves reading comprehension, so Book 1 in each set is a wordless picture book which introduces the story through colorful illustrations. Repetition aids brain development, so the story is retold in Books 2 - 10 with an ever-expanding vocabulary. By repeating words and gradually adding new ones, Budding Reader eBooks help new readers (even reluctant ones) experience success from the very start.

In total, the Budding Reader eBook series introduces more than 60 simple words including dozens of common sight words. Budding Reader eBooks are supplemented by companion worksheets and a parent guide with tips for working with new readers (both available free from buddingreader.com).

The first set in the series, Cat and Rat, introduces the short “a” vowel sound and is designed to be a child’s very first reader. With only eleven words (and, at, can, cat, look, rat, see, stop, that, the, you) introduced over the course of ten books, Cat and Rat aims to provide even the most reluctant reader a positive first introduction to reading.

Every Budding Reader eBook set has won Gold in the Mom’s Choice Awards for being among the very best in family-friendly media, products and services:
• Set 1: Cat and Rat (Short a; 11 words)
• Set 2: Wit and Kit (Short i; 17 words)
• Set 3: Bugs (Short u; 18 words)
• Set 4: Hop! (Short o; 18 words)
• Set 5: Hens (Short e; 22 words)

For every eBook set sold, Budding Reader donates one to a child in need. One for You. One for the World. A Better World with Every Purchase.

*Learning to read is often a challenge for the 15-20% of children with dyslexia (International Dyslexia Association), the 11% with attention disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the 5-16% of children with sensory processing disorders (Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation) as well as children with hearing loss and/or other mental/learning disabilities.
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1618640003
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9781618640000
kindle Asin:
B00WYBZCEW

Budding Reader Book Set 1: Cat and Rat

Melinda Thompson
4.12/5 (320 ratings)
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About 40% of children find learning to read difficult.* Award-winning Budding Reader eBooks were designed to make it easier.

When Melinda Thompson, the parent of a dyslexic child, couldn't find truly simple learn-to-read books, she set out on a mission to create them. The result is Budding Reader eBooks, arguably the easiest learn-to-read book series on the market. These innovative eBooks were developed in consultation with Cecilia Minden, Ph.D., the former Director of Literacy and Language at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Melissa Ferrell, a former Development Associate at Walt Disney Television. Illustrated by Doug Oglesby, winner of one Emmy, five Emmy nominations, and three international awards from the Broadcast Designers Association, Budding Reader eBooks use a unique format to ease children into reading.

Using research-based best practices identified by the National Reading Panel, each of the five Budding Reader eBook sets (one for each short vowel sound) tells an original story over the course of ten books. Previewing a book dramatically improves reading comprehension, so Book 1 in each set is a wordless picture book which introduces the story through colorful illustrations. Repetition aids brain development, so the story is retold in Books 2 - 10 with an ever-expanding vocabulary. By repeating words and gradually adding new ones, Budding Reader eBooks help new readers (even reluctant ones) experience success from the very start.

In total, the Budding Reader eBook series introduces more than 60 simple words including dozens of common sight words. Budding Reader eBooks are supplemented by companion worksheets and a parent guide with tips for working with new readers (both available free from buddingreader.com).

The first set in the series, Cat and Rat, introduces the short “a” vowel sound and is designed to be a child’s very first reader. With only eleven words (and, at, can, cat, look, rat, see, stop, that, the, you) introduced over the course of ten books, Cat and Rat aims to provide even the most reluctant reader a positive first introduction to reading.

Every Budding Reader eBook set has won Gold in the Mom’s Choice Awards for being among the very best in family-friendly media, products and services:
• Set 1: Cat and Rat (Short a; 11 words)
• Set 2: Wit and Kit (Short i; 17 words)
• Set 3: Bugs (Short u; 18 words)
• Set 4: Hop! (Short o; 18 words)
• Set 5: Hens (Short e; 22 words)

For every eBook set sold, Budding Reader donates one to a child in need. One for You. One for the World. A Better World with Every Purchase.

*Learning to read is often a challenge for the 15-20% of children with dyslexia (International Dyslexia Association), the 11% with attention disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the 5-16% of children with sensory processing disorders (Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation) as well as children with hearing loss and/or other mental/learning disabilities.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
ISBN10:
1618640003
ISBN13:
9781618640000
kindle Asin:
B00WYBZCEW

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