At The Pond is a Level 2(B) Learn To Read Book. Books at Levels 1 and 2 are simple pattern books. A similar sentence appears on every page of a given book because the more often a child reads a particular word, the more securely the appearance and the meaning of that word get connected in the child’s brain. Repetitive patterns and close correspondence between text and pictures are also important because they help children experience success in their first attempts at reading. At The Pond is suitable for teaching children who are just beginning to learn how to read – like those in Kindergarten or early Grade One, for instance. When using any of our Learn To Read Books, simply touch the word to hear it. Custom recorded audio can be transferred to other devices &/or various "Learn To Read" apps from Visions Encoded. The transfer can be done using email or iTunes file sharing.

Reading is one of the most important skills that children need to learn. To learn to read, children need:
1.  to learn letter sounds;
2.  to memorize high-frequency sight words;
3.  to read books at their level.
 
It is possible to teach a child to read at an accelerated rate using an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.

Each book presents one story at the specific reading level. Also included in the Learn To Read Books apps are high-frequency word (Dolch) flashcards for Kindergarten and Grade One.  We suggest that the sight words be practiced before the story is attempted. If the child has difficulty with a word, simply touch the word to hear it! Words can be tapped to be heard both in the sight words section and in the story. In this way, it is possible for the child to read the story without assistance from a teacher or parent. To disallow this feature for the child, simply turn the sound off on the device.

Children typically need to read at least 10 books at each level. At some levels, (Levels 4 and 7, for example), many children may need to read over 50 books in order to master the level. For more information about book levels, or if you have a suggestion for our Learn To Read Books, please see our website at LearnToRead.mobi.

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Through the use of Learn to Read Books and a letter-sound app such as "Z is for Zebra", these three key components of learning to read can be taught and practiced on an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.

In leveling the Learn to Read books, these two books were used extensively:

Pinnell, Gay Su & Fountas, Irene C. (2007). The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-8: Behaviors and Understandings to Notice, Teach, and Support. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Fountas, Irene C. & Pinnell, Gay Su (2006). Leveled Books K-8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.


There will be more Learn To Read Books Library apps coming out in the near future. For more information about book levels, or if you have a suggestion for our Learn To Read Books, please see our website at LearnToRead.mobi.

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