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Beginning Readers

April 29, 2014 by mybookboost

Do you visit the library often? Do you have a 4 or 5 year old child? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you may enjoy trying this sample.

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These are the first four books on the “My Book Boost” list, which is a list of library books for kids to read. The list starts with the easiest and the books get increasingly more difficult as you move up the levels. It is ideal for kids entering K next year or kids who are currently in Kindergarten. I am a former teacher who leveled these books with a leveling system I created myself to use with the students I tutor.

The first four books on the list (and comprehension questions) are:

Ball by Mary Sullivan

•What happened at the end?
•Would you like to read this book again sometime?

 

Hug by Jez Alborough

•Who was the monkey looking for?
•Did you look closely at any part of the book to better understand what was happening?

 

25 Mammals Every Child Should Know by Jim Arnosky

•What does “human” mean?
•Which one of these creatures was in the book? snake, goldfish, squirrel

 

Picture This…  by Alison Jay

•What is a tortoise?
•What was your favorite part of this book?

The sample is also available in a printable form in my TpT store here.

If you and your child enjoyed these books, feel free to check out the complete list with levels 1-15. It will help them build confidence as a reader!

~Carrie

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Comments

  1. Erin says

    April 30, 2014 at 7:40 am

    Great suggestions! thanks.

    • mybookboost says

      April 30, 2014 at 10:17 am

      Thanks Erin!
      Carrie

  2. Tina at Mommynificent says

    January 18, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Very helpful suggestions. Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com this week! Always a pleasure to have you!
    Tina

    • mybookboost says

      January 19, 2017 at 10:18 am

      Thanks so much, Tina!
      Carrie

  3. Brandi Raae says

    February 1, 2017 at 1:58 pm

    I miss reading picture books to my kids. Definitely a favorite parenting phase. 🙂 Thanks for linking up with Literacy Musing Mondays!

    • mybookboost says

      February 2, 2017 at 10:58 am

      Definitely agree about the picture book phase, Brandi!
      Carrie

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