The Cab: Short a Words: With Arrows to Guide Young Eyes — Ann Nichols

Do you want to teach your child to read in a way that is fun, easy and natural? Do you want to lay the foundation for a lifetime of happy reading moments?The See, Say and Read system of reading is geared to take children's natural curiosity concerning how things work and uses it to illustrate the way the sounds of letters are joined together to make words...they can read.In this See, Say and Read book, children use arrows to guide their eyes and happily see that they can read!Each page spread highlights one word:Left page: One CVC (consonant vowel consonant) or easy-to-read word with the short a vowel sound is highlighted.Dissect the word: The word is dissected with arrows from both up to down and left to right.Build the word: The highlighted word is illustrated with directional arrows to guide children's eyes in how to construct the word.Image: A small picture of the object or meaning of the word is depicted below.Simple sentence: On the facing page (right page) is a sentence using that word with a large picture of the same word.Sight words: Snap words (sight words) are introduced within the simple sentences as the building blocks to sentences.Words are puzzles to see, say and read:Speech: Words are spoken by babies before they can comprehend what letters are or put them together to read them.Simple Sentences: When babies become toddlers they learn to speak in short sentences and start taking an interest in the squiggly lines that make up the written word.Sounds: As they learn the alphabet, toddlers comprehend that letters have individual and specific sounds.Recognition: Young children start to recognize the written letters and their associate sounds.Reading: It is innate in all humans to want to put the sounds of letters together to make words and to read.Magic: When children understand that letters and their corresponding sounds are the tools to reading, magic happens.On a personal note: After more than twenty years of experience in teaching young children to read, I can honestly say that to be present when a child realizes that they can read(!) is still one of the most awe-inspiring moments in my life. The look in their eyes as they gaze up at me in the wonder of it all and what it means to their lives-the opening of so many marvelous adventures through the written word-is thrilling.The See, Say and Read system of reading takes this God-given, innate ability found in all humans and makes the transition from the spoken word to the written word a time of joy and wonder to a new reader. The wonder of being present when a young human understand that they can put to sounds together and read, sure makes the parent or teacher happy too!The books are small enough for little hands to hold and take with them in their backpack but big enough to become a beloved book that is read and talked about and laughed over, many times.If you like the classic method of teaching the five short vowel sounds and the five long vowel sounds, then this series of books is for you. As in previous centuries, it will form the basic building blocks to a life-long love and ease of reading in your child. This tried and true method of instruction is mixed with the modern method of showing through arrows the direction children's eyes should take in putting the letters together to make words. It is not a chore but something fun and rewarding, a simple puzzle even, for your young child to enjoy...and for you, too!The Jet: Short e Words; Book 2, coming December 2022.