4.0 out of 5 stars
Puppy Mudge books are great for children beginning to read, April 13, 2010
This review is from: Puppy Mudge Loves His Blanket (Puppy Mudge Ready-to-Read) (Paperback)
When I began to teach my daughter to read at about age 4 (she was not keen before that), I found that there are not many reviews on these early readers to help me decide which books were good and worth investing in. I hope that my reviews of these books will benefit parents trying to choose appropriate readers for their children. The problem I faced was that some books indicate that they are Level 1 readers, but when I bought them, I realized some are way too advanced for the level my daughter was in at the time. Also, different publishers have different ways of categorizing the readers and it is important to realize these distinctions in order to build up a child's skills in reading without overwhelming a child or using a book which is at an inappropriate level for a particular child.
Anyway, I've used different sets of books in helping my now 5-year-old daughter learn to read. This series "Puppy Mudge" was one of the early books that we used back when she was four and which we still use for practice. The books in this Ready-To-Read series are categorized into 4 levels:
Pre-Level 1 - Recognizing Words
Level 1 - Starting to Read
Level 2 - Reading Independently
Level 3 - Reading Proficiently
At 5, my daughter is currently at Level 1. In these pre-level 1 books, children who are starting to show an interest in reading will find the story of Puppy Mudge (and a rather large puppy he is too!) interesting and engaging, though perhaps not as adorable as Biscuit (created by Alyssa Satin Capucilli). Mudge gets into all sorts of scrapes and the stories rely on certain key words being repeated throughout the story. Here the words are "blanket", "look" and "sniff". These books are suited for children ages 4-6. I would also recommend the Biscuit books, i.e. Biscuit's New Trick (My First I Can Read),Biscuit Wants to Play (My First I Can Read), Bathtime for Biscuit (My First I Can Read).
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