has learned to read when our son Tim, he suddenly saw signs everywhere, notices and other documents which he could now read it without our help. Soon he wanted to read books independently. The market of such learning reading books is great.
Such reading textbooks are characterized by the following criteria quite useful:
- short lines in locked units of meaning
- short sections of text
- clear structure
- large spacing
- simple sentences
- extra large block letters
- colorful illustrations
- Writing, which does not run on a colored background (eg a picture)
The selection in our public library is great and the criteria described also makes reading easy. Nevertheless, Tim was disappointed by these books ziehmlich. The problem was the following point:
- exciting, funny or interesting content
This point is particularly important because it is precisely the motivation for independent reading. Many books for beginning readers and therefore promise such content. A promise which we buy and keep borrowed books in general could not.
Compared to the complex, exciting content of the books that we read aloud to him regularly, the stories were quite short, boring content and language too simple and superficial. On the other hand, overwhelmed the normal novels that appealed to read him well, of course, a beginning readers.
The solution was then The Magic Tree House book series there. (Written by Mary Pope Osborne, published by Loewe Verlag, Rating: 7 years)
This incredible siblings Philip and Anne with the help of a hidden tree house and the fairy Morgana librarian and mysterious adventures in other worlds and times gone by.
In the first book of the tree house series in the valley of the dinosaurs see the two playing in the forest, a tree house that is full of books. When opening a dinosaur book begins to turn the tree house and the siblings find themselves back in the time of the dinosaurs.
All books contain a frame story in which Anne and Phil about the tree house and its owner out and an independent experience in which their two children to one of the places kidnap one of lying about books such as in the days of chivalry, the old Egypt, China, to the dolphins, in a haunted castle ... They then experience an exciting adventure.
The framework for action automatically makes you want more and Tim, this reading series really become an addiction. It can be used by the two main characters and motivates the very varied topics for girls as well as for boys, and has already read some mold in our circle of friends for intensive reading. The comments on Amazon and in many forums that I've read in writing this article demonstrate similar positive experiences.
The numerous illustrations of the books are also very beautiful. Therefore, the books are quite well for reading aloud.
Incidentally, it is not read, despite the necessary framework for action to the individual books in chronological order. You can just select topics that interest the child. (Of course, can choose for yourself!)
If the kids then for any of the factual issues in more detail, there are many interesting areas, "researcher manuals", which are also recommended. Shall find here, for example, the following topics: hurricanes, outer space, dolphins and sharks, deep sea, dinosaurs, polar bears, ancient Rome ...)