Book Description
Level 1: Getting Ready to Read For children who: a) can recognise their own name b) can match some words c) can recognise some letter sounds Read at Home is closely linked to Oxford Reading Tree, the most successful reading scheme in the UK, used to teach reading in well over 75 per cent of primary schools Offers more breadth at Level 1 where children need lots of reading practice. Each story provides a wide range of fun activities to support reading skills - a Puzzle activity in every book to make reading fun and practise looking at detail - a game or fun activity like a Maze or Spot the difference - a treat for children to enjoy at the end of the story Provides clear parental support within and beyond the book: - a "Tips for Reading Together" page, giving parents practical ideas for helping with their child's reading - a Think about the Story page providing stimulating ideas for parents to use with children when they are discussing the story - a "Useful common words" panel to highlight high frequency words used in the story which have a close correlation with the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy. Highly successful, high profile author and illustrator team: - Roderick Hunt, author of the original Oxford Reading Tree stories, and Cynthia Rider are superb storytellers with over 50 years educational experience between them. - Alex Brychta's humorous and detailed illustrations bring the stories alive and are known to and loved by millions of Oxford Reading Tree readers All titles the perfect format for sharing a book with beginner readers - slightly wider than Ladybird to allow for all the humour and detail of the illustrations! Read at Home fully supports government initiatives to encourage parents to support their child's reading. Read at Home is a new series designed for young, beginner readers. It features all the popular Oxford Reading Tree characters in 12 exciting stories specially written for parents to support their children's reading at home. These entertaining stories, with real life and fantasy adventures, are carefully graded across 4 levels, and contain vocabulary repetition and gradual progression within each level, from Book A to Book C. The Snowman is Level 1a (cf Funny Fish) for children Getting Ready to Read - those children who can recognize their own name, match some words and recognize some letter sounds. The story has a high degree of patterning and vocabulary repetition with one sentence per page. Approx ORT level: Stage 1+ Readership: Children getting ready to learn to read Parents who want to help support their children's reading

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