As your elementary students learn the decoding skills necessary to enjoy and excel at reading, it is important to share books that reinforce those skills while encouraging them to read independently - especially struggling readers. We compiled this list of books, grouped by skill, that can be used as reading practice.
Letters A/a, B/b, D/d, F/f, and G/g
• Dad's Dinosaur Day, by Diane Dawson Hearn
• The Goat Parade, by Steven Droll
• Danny and the Dinosaur, by Syd Hoff
Letters E/e, H/h, J/j, L/l, and M/m
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura J. Numeroff
• An Extraordinary Egg, by Leo Lionni
• Hop on Pop, by Dr. Seuss
Letters N/n, P/p, R/r, S/s, and O/o
• Noisy Nora, by Rosemary Wells
• Piggy in a Puddle, by Charlotte Pomerantz
• Sammy the Seal, by Syd Hoff
Letters T/t, V/v, W/w, X/x, Y/y, and U/u
• Teeny, Tiny Woman, by Jane O'Connor
• Ten Apples up on Top, by Theo La Sieg
• Waiting for a Frog, by Glen Coats
Letters Z/z, Q/q, C/c, K/k, and I/i
• The Candy Corn Contest, by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Calico the Cat, by Donald Charles
• Kitten Can, by Bruce McMillan
L-Blends, R-Blends, and S-Blends
• Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown
• A Glass Slipper for Rosie, by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Sly Fox and Red Hen, by Fran Hunia
There are so many more books to share. For a the comprehensive list visit http://www.readinghorizons.com/community/books.aspx
Please feel free to share your favorite books here too.