Beginning Reading

How to begin:

There are lot of Baby Concept Books, with lots of interesting pictures, to attract the babies. There are number of touch and feel books, with popped up pictures and flip-flap books.  You can start introducing books at a very early stage, babies are never too young to feel and see the picture books. 

 

Picture Dictionaries:

Picture Dictionaries are great way to start introducing wide range of vocabulary, esp. I love the Times Publications1000 Words series.

 

Slowly you can start reading books with large prints and lots of pictures.  Then you can read along taking turns with your child. 

Reader Level:

We can choose appropriate books according to children’s reading level using the ‘Reader Level’. Reader Levels are guided reading Levels, here is an example provided by Penguin Young Readers – this can be a general guideline.

 Level 1 – Beginning Reading

 

• Simple vocabulary
• Word repetition
• Picture clues
• Predictable story and sentence structures
• Familiar themes and ideas

 

Level 2 – Reading with help

• Longer sentences
• Simple dialogue
• Picture and context clues
• More in-depth plot development
• Nonfiction and fiction

 

Level 3 – Reading Alone

• Multi-syllable and compound words
• More dialogue
• Different points of view
• More complex storylines and characters
• Greater range of genres

 

Level 4 – Advanced Reading

 

• More advanced vocabulary
• Detailed and descriptive text
• Complex sentence structure
• In-depth plot and character development
• Full range of genres

 

Award Winning Books:

 

You can look for Award Winning books and read to them. Generally award winning books carry a message or more to educate and inspire the readers to be thoughtful and kind. These books provide great opportunity for us to instil values among children.

 

The popular awards are:

Newbery Medal

Caldecott Medal

Michael Printz Award

Moonbeam Children’s book award

Caldecott Honor Book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Popular Children’s book Publishers:

 

I’ve given a list of Popular Publishers who publish Children’s Books, both Fiction (imaginative stories) and Non-fiction (true/based on facts) Categories. You can look for books from these Publishers. You can find interesting collections from these Publishers. I've given their logos, for easy location. I've also included some of their popular books.

 

Usborne Publishing

Dorling Kindersley

Ladybird Books

Puffin Books

Scholastic, Inc.

HarperCollins Children’s Books

Penguin Young Readers

Usborne Publishing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Dorling Kindersley:

 

 

 

 
 


 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







Ladybird Books:

 

 
 
 

Ever Popular Ladybird Classics:


 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
Puffin Books:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very Popular Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from Puffin

 
 

 

 

Scholastic, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

HarperCollins Children’s Books:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Award winning Book from Harper Collins
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





Award winning book by Beverly Cleary - a Harper Collins Publication

Penguin Young Readers:

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 Enjoy the books with kids, Happy Reading!