Dan the Ant

Thisisvolumeone,ReadingLevel1,inacomprehensiveprogram(ReadingLevels1and2)forbeginningreaders.Twonine-booksetsteachreadingtochildrenfrompreschooltogradesKand1,emphasizingphonicswhilealsopresentingalivelyandengagingcollectionoffactsandstoriestomakekids'readingexperiencesenjoyable.Eachtitleemphasizesonephonicsfamily,thefirstfivebooksineachsetfocusingononevowelsound,andtheremainingfourbookscombiningsomevowelsoundsorreviewingthemall.ShortvowelfamiliesarecoveredinLevel1readersandlongvowelfamiliesintheLevel2books.Fictiontitlesfeatureattractiveillustrationsandhavestorythemesrangingfromfunnytoserious.Eachfictiontitlealsosuggestsabriefactivitythatallowskidstointeractwiththebook'ssubjectmatter.Nonfictiontitlesarephotoillustrated,andinclude"FunFacts"toenrichchildren'sreadingexperiences.Thenonfictionbookscontainthebasicelementsofanonfictionbook,includingglossaryandindex.Theyalsosuggestwebsitesappropriatetokids'interestswheremoreinformationabouteachbook'ssubjectisoffered.Bothfictionandnonfictiontitlescontainwordliststhatgroupeachbook'swordsinto"decodable"words--thosecontainingthebook'smainvowelsound,whichthebookiseitherteachingorreviewing.Wordlistsalsoincludehigh-frequencywordsandchallengingwordsincludedinthemaintext.Allbookspresentalettertoparentsandteachersexplainingthefundamentalconceptsunderlyingboththeseriesandthespecifictitle.Level1readersaredesignedforclassroomorhomeschoolinguseinpreschoolandkindergarten,andLevel2readersforkindergartenandgrade1."DantheAnt"isastorythatcoversthe"shorta"sound.