When you go to the library or bookstore, how do you know which books cialismax match your child? First, your children will have a few ideas, so ask them. Their reading interests and needs will change as they grow.
Here are some things to look for to help you choose.
Remember that there is a difference between books you read to them and books they read independently.
Toddlers
Big
Bright
Colourful
Durable
Sensory
Short
Fun
Preschoolers
clear, colourful and engaging pictures
simple, fun plots
rhymes and repetition, easy to repeat
stories that in courage questions and ideas about the world
concepts around letters, numbers, shapes and colours
characters around child’s age
animal characters that grab attention
Beginning Readers
words and pictures that match
alphabet books
topicbooks with large pictures and 1-4 words per page
booksets that are graded from easiest to easier to easy
colourful illustrations that bring text to life
largepictures and 1-2 sentences
short words
frequently used words – example: the, is, he, she
Progressing Readers
books that interest
favourite authors
how-to books
favourite characters
fiction and non-fiction
gradedability from easy to moderate to extending
increasinglevels of word knowledge and reading ability
Literacy 1
Comprehension:
original non-fiction texts and humorous rhyming poems and questions using yes/no, true/false, check mark/x, tick/cross
Language:
word building, sentence formation, homophones, compound words, plurals, suffixes, usage, meanings and blends
Writing:
sentences, questions, antonyms, similes, punctuation and grammar
Spelling:
phonemic and graphemic word building and audio; letter and sound awareness and correspondence; reinforcement of phonics and decoding skills
Literacy K
Language:
builds visual and sound discrimination, capital and lower case letter recognition, alphabetical order knowledge,
sentence building and word order
Reading:
builds sight word and common word knowledge with picture association and audio
Writing:
builds word order in sentences, whole word recognition,
letter/sound correspondence
Spelling:
30 units of 8 words with audio reinforcing sight, sound and touch in the learning process
Literacy 2
Comprehension:
original poems, fiction and non-fiction texts and questions using yes/no, true/false, check mark/x, tick/cross
Language:
word building, sentence formation, homophones, compound words, plurals, suffixes, word groupings, questions, answers, verbs, dictionary use, idioms and blends
Writing:
sentence building, sentence formation, punctuation, letter writing, creative story building, rhyming words and creative sentences
Spelling:
phonemic and graphemic word building, letter and sound awareness and correspondence, reinforcement of phonics and decoding skills
Literacy 3
Comprehension:
original fiction and non-fiction texts and poems from fables, classics, science and culture, questions using yes/no, true/false, check mark/x, tick/cross and cloze options
Language:
sentence building, word building, word usage, word order, misused words, sentence errors, grammar in context, using improved words, idioms, dictionary use, groupings and classifying
Writing:
sentence improvement, punctuation, sentence combining, literary and non-literary text types/genres
Spelling:
practise phonic words using visual and auditory cues and words that improve common misspellings
Literacy 4
Comprehension:
original fiction and non-fiction texts from history, mythology and science, questions using yes/no, true/false, check mark/x, tick/cross, cloze and multiple-choice options
Language:
sentence building, grammar, word building, word usage, word order, misused words, sentence errors, grammar, using improved words, groupings and classifying
Writing:
sentence improvement, punctuation, sentence building, word building, word usage, misused words, sentence errors, grammar in context, using improved words, idioms, dictionary use, groupings and classifying, literary and non-literary text types/genres
Spelling:
practise phonic words using visual and auditory cues and words that improve common misspellings
Literacy 5
Comprehension:
original fiction and non-fiction texts from history, science, historical figures, the animal world, the man-made world, classics, culture and mythology, comprehension using yes/no, true/false, cloze, multiple choice
Language:
complex and creative sentences, grammar, word building, vocabulary building, usage of standard English, using grammar in context for improved sentences
Writing:
punctuation, building complex sentences, paragraphing and vocabulary building, creative writing, writing resource lists and story ideas
Spelling:
practise word families and improve common misspellings using visual and auditory cues
Literacy 6
Comprehension:
original fiction and non-fiction texts from history, science, historical figures, the animal world, the man-made world, classics, culture and mythology, comprehension using yes/no, true/false, cloze, multiple choice
Language:
complex and creative sentences, grammar, word building, vocabulary building, usage of standard English, using grammar in context for improved sentences
Writing:
punctuation, building complex sentences, paragraphing and vocabulary building, adapting simple rhymes, poems, descriptions, similes and metaphors with the use of grammatical lists to produce original and creative texts, writing resource lists for narrative writing and story ideas
Spelling:
words that practise word families and improve common misspellings using visual and auditory cues
