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Designed to teach young children to read and to instill a love of reading. |
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Welcome Administrators, Publishers, Teachers, Home Schoolers, and Parents -- Thanks for your interest in the Zeb Books. The Zeb Books were designed to teach children ages three to eight to read and to instill a love of reading. Based in the belief that a child is most sensitive to language at an early age, the concept is to introduce the child to an early phonics reading program that progresses in a sequential order and allows the child to master each skill. Beginning with the sound cards, the child learns to associate the written symbol to the phonetic sound of each letter in the alphabet. As is the Montessori practice, the vowels are in red and the consonants are in blue. This shows the child how important the working vowel letters are. Through repetition, the child learns to quickly identify each letter and the phonetic sound. Next, the Peek-a-sound, is a fun check system to see if the child has mastered the sound cards. This activity is used until the child knows the phonetic sound to the letter without a visual clue. When the child has mastered the Peek-a-sound they are able to begin the word blending and rhyming activities. The child will sound out each sheet until they are successful at completing all sheets. The use of the rhyming sheets helps a child also learn to cluster read. When the child has mastered these skills and is successful in "HEARING" the word and they are sounding out without assistance, they are de-coding words and are ready to begin reading the books. The child will learn to decode words, recognize sight words and begin comprehension of what is read. By introducing numerals in the title of the readers, the child learns to utilize cross curriculum as well. Series One contains seven books that introduce three letter, short vowel sound words and several sight words. They are from 10 to 12 pages per book and the progression of difficulty ranges from over 50 words in the first book to over 350 in the last book of the series. The second series contains books that introduce long vowel sounds, silent e, double vowels and additional sight words. Finally the third set of seven books, introduce blends, digraphs, diphthongs and other familiar sight words. The goal is for the child to be able to read on a first to second grade level by the end of the third series. The books are thought to work best with an individual reading approach, one-child to one teacher. The teacher can then gage the child's mastery of the reading material. Small reading groups can be successful as well. There is also a "skills analysis" for teachers, which will detail all skills introduced in each book. Positive feedback from the adult to the child is not only encouraging but a necessity to instill a love of reading with the child. To make learning to read fun and challenging is a must! The activities and books are designed to be a fun way to grab and encourage the child's confidence to read. With this in mind, the object is to increase the desire and love of reading. I hope the Zeb Book program experience will give your child great success and confidence in reading, and I hope they will enjoy the ride! Carol Zerboni |
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Series 3 Books 15 - 21 click here to find out more |
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