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You may have noticed that not all books are equal in capturing children's imaginations and in cultivating those innocent, tender souls. My goal is to help you find the ones that do!
(Painting by Mary Cassatt: "Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren" -1888)




Thursday, September 22, 2011

SEPTEMBER REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: BOB BOOKS "SIGHT WORDS" SETS

I discovered BOB BOOKS years ago, through homeschooling, when I used the BEGINNING READER FOUNDATION SETS as a supplement to the phonics curriculum we were using.  


These awesome little books helped me guide my children, step by step, to the next level: actually reading books by themselves! Which is the reason I am so enthusiastic to I announce that Scholastic has graciously agreed to sponsor my SEPTEMBER GIVEAWAY by offering this double set of Bob Books Sight Words - the newest set of the series - to the lucky winner of my drawing.  (More about that at the end of my post.)


BOB BOOKS are such an important piece in the learning-to-read puzzle. They give new readers confidence as they're discovering word recognition and beginning to put letter sounds together. You can learn more by visiting their WEBSITE HERE, or...
WATCH this helpful video about BOB BOOKS from Scholastic:


ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY BOOKS: 
Sight Words are words that are recognized by sight rather than sounded out, in order to achieve reading fluency. They are the most frequently used words in the English language, and are often unable to be read phonetically (“was”, “are”, and “out” are examples). Sight Words are words that are recognized by sight rather than sounded out, in order to achieve reading fluency. They are the most frequently used words in the English language, and are often unable to be read phonetically (“was”, “are”, and “out” are examples).

I love the subtle humor these books use to get sight word recognition across!  For example, in "THE JET" (from the Kindergarten Sight Words set), one of the words your child will learn is "fly"...as in "A bug can fly" (and of course the bug shown is a fly).  They will learn that a bird can fly, a car cannot, a jet can fly, and you can fly in a jet.
Bob Books Sight Word Kindergarten Set contains stories with basic three letter words, consistent vowel sounds, and simple stories. Children are challenged by sight words that must be memorized, but encouraged because all of the sight words in this set are less than four letters.  The Sight Word First Grade Set continues with simple words and stories, but introduces longer and more complex sight words. This set builds fluency in the more demanding sight words and reinforces decoding skills.

Sight Words - Kindergarten
Sight Words - First Grade
Each Sight Words box includes 10 original books that are about 12 pages each, 30 flashcards, and a parent guide.  My GIVEAWAY consists of BOTH sets.


HOW TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY:
1 - Leave a comment after any of my blog posts dated between September 20 and September 29, 2011.
2 - "Like" my GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUNG SOULS FACEBOOK PAGE by September 29, 2011.
3 - Post a comment on my FACEBOOK page between now and 9/29/11.

4 - Comment as many times as you like, your name will be entered for each comment.
GIVEAWAY ENDS 9/29/11 at Midnight WITH A RANDOM DRAWING, AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. CONTEST OVER


ONE GIVEAWAY NOT ENOUGH?? Visit the Bob Books BLOG, to enter their Giveaway for their Reader Sets 1 & 2.  Hurry - it ends Sept. 23, 2011. CONTEST OVER

Full disclosure: I was provided a set of books at no cost to review and the prizes for the giveaway, but no compensation for this post, nor was I influenced, directed or told what to post.  This review is based on my actual experiences with the product.

11 comments:

  1. We would love this set for my beginning reader!

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  2. LOVE your blog and LOVE Bob Books! But I've never seen the Sight Word sets. They look GREAT! Thanks Wendy!

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  3. Thanks for the comments! You're officially entered. Yay!

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  4. I am glad I stumbled on this site. I have been forwarding posts to my 6th grader, and this set would be perfect for my Kindergartener.

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  5. So cute! I'll have to remember this set for James!

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  6. Hi sweet Wendy-I know that these books are geared towards pre-schoolers, but my 8 year old Ginny has a learning disability, and therefore is quite behind in her reading level. She tries so hard, and we read alot DAILY. Her greatest successes are still books like Hop on Pop, etc. She is working hard.... We'll get there eventually!
    Melissa B

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  7. Melissa,
    The SIGHT WORDS books would be perfect for her!
    Claire,
    Perfect set to save (time flies!)
    Theron,
    Glad you found my site. Good luck on the drawing!

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  8. Thank you for urging reading to children. Having so many reminders helped me today to offer to read to my son when he was getting fractious; the misbehavior stopped, his face lit up, and he was able to calm down while I felt like a good mommy.

    We learned what the short vowel sounds are over the weekend, and he's getting much faster at saying the letters (with the right sounds, even) as I point to him. Today was a pretty good third birthday!

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  9. Posting to both reaffirm how much I enjoy your blog since finding it about a month ago... & to have the opportunity to win the Bob Books! :-)

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  10. Thanks dear readers for your kind comments!

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  11. Wendy,

    We received the books last on Monday, and they have been wonderful. Our Kindergartner loves them, and they are really helping his reading progress.

    Thank you

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