Extra readers to Supplement All About Reading Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 II Sonlight, BOB books, Usborne

[@carmellegarcia7900]

This is so helpful as a mom with an emerging reader and want to build his confidence not frustrate or on confuse him.

[@jkp987]

I stumbled across this video today and am so thankful for it. I don’t think I could have broken all of this information down myself-thank you for making this. ❤

[@kamishanahan4603]

You may have figured this out by now but what you are looking for are decodable text not leveled text. Decodable text=phonics=science of reading. Leveled text=sight words=balanced literary. Research shows science of reading is what gives kids the best foundation when kids hit about 3rd or 4th grade they should be done reviewing phonics and can decode books at any level. Here reading level finally comes into play to make sure the comprehension/ vocabulary is appropriate for your child.

[@monikal750]

I’ve been thinking about Usborne readers for a while (they look so fun!) and I’m so happy I watched your video before I ordered. 😄

[@sciencemama]

They are really fun - but I wish I would have waited a bit :)

[@All_About_Learning_Press]

If you're curious, see this post for ideas after AAR 4. blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/after-all-about-reading/ At the end of Level 4, students have the phonics and word attack skills necessary to sound out high school level words, though they may not know the meaning of all higher level words. (Word attack skills include things like dividing words into syllables, making analogies to other words, sounding out the word with the accent on different word parts, recognizing affixes, etc…) Happy Reading!

[@juliequezada7504]

I also like combining All About Reading with Sonlight. I love books and want my kiddos to love them too.

[@sciencemama]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one combining Sonlight and AAR ... to me they combine pretty well :)

[@EjKep]

We are loving the BOB books as we are going through the AAR level 1. And, I am excited to check out some of the rest of these!

[@sciencemama]

Glad it gave you some ideas!

[@TheGLOSSette]

My daughter LOVES the Little Bear series. Just started the first book. I read odd and she reads even then next day we switch.

[@blairbardot53]

Thanks soooo much !!! We use All About Reading level 1 (almost done)! I love this kind of videos

[@sciencemama]

So glad it was helpful!

[@lisaspeyers9718]

This was so helpful! Thank you! I have been struggling finding extra readers, but do love AAR! ❤️

[@sciencemama]

Me too! So glad the video was helpful!

[@juliemclaughlin1757]

Thank you so much for this!! I have had this sake struggle! So helpful

[@Mariellen_]

Great video and so helpful. Please keep making more of these if you find any other readers that are working well.

[@sciencemama]

I will! I'm so glad it was helpful :)

[@melodychan6844]

Super helpful video! We started Level 1 and I grabbed the Usborne 1st library set so my daughter can use as readers and then I realized ohhhh no... jumping way ahead of what she can do. Now I need to invest in other books 😬 😆

[@sciencemama]

Yep, exactly how I felt!

[@Gina-gc2qi]

Thank you! This was very helpful. We'll be starting level one in the fall

[@magdalenajasek5974]

Hello, would like to recommend some more readers: Primary Phonics Dragon books by Dav Pilkey Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Who would win? Series by Scholastic Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Ryland Thank you for your reviews and updates.

[@sciencemama]

Thank you!!

[@annelogged]

Hi! Yes, this was helpful! We use LOE and my oldest is nearing the end of Level C and it's amazing! He can read so much now but I do struggle to find good books at this level. I'll have to check out the Sonlight and TGTB, but do they discuss religion/religious beliefs/themes? I've steered away from those since they come from religious curricula.

[@katieworthington2550]

Yes, I have the same question about whether those readers are religious or would be secular friendly!

[@tuathadesidhe1530]

Yes - same.

[@maisieliberty1319]

Tg&tb is most likely going to have words like God in it, but it's non denominational and focused on things like l'ook like what God made'. However I imagine this very little at this reading stage. They have samples of most things on their website and I believe there is samples of their readers on their website so you could check if you're comfortable with it by looking at those. ☺️

[@sciencemama]

Here is a spreadsheet for TGTB religious content ... as for Sonlight, the readers are not religious, at least the Grade 1 books! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wudSX4BdSIjuxd4GV-rQdQZTc07a33LJs7Z3KasB8go/edit#gid=882050176

[@sciencemama]

Here is a spreadsheet for TGTB religious content ... as for Sonlight, the readers are not religious, at least the Grade 1 books! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wudSX4BdSIjuxd4GV-rQdQZTc07a33LJs7Z3KasB8go/edit#gid=882050176

[@elizabethburton6397]

Thank you so much. This has been such great information. I have the Usborne first library as well and was so sad that we aren’t yet able to use all of the books. I’ve also been looking at The Good and the Beautiful leveled readers. So thank you again this helps pace out buying leveled readers, because I too love books and would rather just buy these. 🤣💩

[@sciencemama]

Good, I'm so glad it was helpful! I hate buying readers that we aren't ready for and then forgetting about them when we are ready!!

[@HerDailyJourney]

Thanks for sharing this. I found it very helpful.

[@kellymontes9880]

So helpful thank you so much!

[@lisaw629]

My son loves the Usborne First Library Readers. He also loves the Core Knowledge readers (free to download!) and the Meg and Greg books. The BOB books have been a bust for us.

[@tuathadesidhe1530]

Have you got a link to the free downloads ?

[@lisaw629]

@@tuathadesidhe1530 Here is a link for one of the readers. They have lots more, and they work great if you are using LOE or another phonics program. They also have lots of free unit studies for download. www.coreknowledge.org/free-resource/ckla-unit-06-kindergarten-skills/

[@mandybradley3422]

Thank you so much! This video is so very helpful!

[@CozyReaderKelly]

I’ve had the same problem with trying to get readers from the library. They don’t align with All About Reading and so we are struggling with finding more things she can read. Good to know about the Bob book levels so I might try those first.

[@sciencemama]

Haha, it is so challenging! Hope you find some good options for readers :)

[@TeachingTinyDisciples]

I'd say after AAR level 2, maybe half way through 3 is when my son's reading really exploded. We finished 4 at the end of last year. I will say, he is still struggling with chapter books. It's not that he doesn't know the words or is having trouble decoding larger words, it's that the amount of words per page are really overwhelming to him. He also has some neuro stuff going on, so that complicates things. He is fine with early chapter books like Arthur, but even books like Charlotte's Web, that are within his lexile, he is struggling with. So we are having him read TGTB Level 2 readers, then level 3, until he starts to feel less overwhelmed by chapter books and to really boost his confidence and fluency. I will definitely need to get some of these that you mentioned for my kindergartener tho!

[@sciencemama]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience - I have been blown away by all the amazing comments!

[@tiffanylacore3627]

This was so helpful thanks! We love the Now I’m Reading sets by Nora Gaydos. They are similar to Bob books.

[@sciencemama]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@faithayala3000]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@ljks1755]

This was so helpful! Thank you!!

[@andycaygeonjunkin62]

Thank you! Do you have any other books you have collected since this video? My two boys are going through level 1 right now and my oldest needs more practice, but looking for something that is more engaging for my kid than "A cat sat on the hat" sort of books.

[@sciencemama]

I haven't really ... the only other readers we have added is the Abeka readers.

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

We seem to find phonics better than sight words but we use both phonics and sight words. Very useful info!!!

[@tiffanywhite3251]

I find the books written by Jenny Phillips are more phonics based compared to the other authors. I’ve bought all her titles.

[@sciencemama]

That is really good to know, thank you!

[@Alexandra00876]

How long does it take to get through a level of AAR? What age/grade do you think they’ll finish level 4?

[@sciencemama]

I would say it is about a level for each grade but it really depends on your kiddo! Most people start Level 1 in K ... so maybe 3rd grade to finish up Level 4

[@dariusmannino6235]

Cat Traps by Molly Coxe, The Fire Cat, all the Margaret Hillert readers, and the Shelley Davidow readers.

[@sciencemama]

Thank you!

[@ummabdurahman2263]

Can you use these readers in replace of all about reading level 1 readers? Does it follow the same sequence?

[@sciencemama]

No, they don’t follow the sequence - I would say it would be best to have the spine of AAR readers and use this list for extras.

[@rochellearthur1395]

Is AAR require children to write? My 4yo is working on reading because she is keen and has mastered all the letter sounds, but her handwriting is obviously not fabulous, and I struggle to find a reading curriculum that doesn't require writing

[@sciencemama]

No writing - I would highly recommend AAR because it is all games in the student book!