Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Animal Antics

Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Animal Antics

About the Book

TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ WHILE HAVING FUN! Simple, patterned stories and strong picture cues help children build essential skills in Level 1 of this award-winning learn-to-read series.

The Now I'm Reading! books offer a comprehensive approach that integrates the best of phonics and storytelling to help young readers take the first steps toward independent reading success.

In LEVEL 1: ANIMAL ANTICS, children learn essential phonics skills while reading humorous stories featuring fun animal heros. Stories 1-5 focus on mostly three-letter short-vowel words, some consonant blends, and early sight words. Stories 6-10 progress to mostly four-letter short-vowel words, plus additional sight words and consonant blends. All stories feature hilarious pictures and stories that will have children excited to read them again and again!

Inside this eBook, you'll find:
· 10 stories with colorful illustrations and engaging text
· "After You Read" extended activity sections
· A Parent/Teacher Guide to help you figure out the best ways to use these books

Perfect for ages 4 and up! Level 1 NIR readers focus on short-vowel sounds, simple consonant sounds, and beginning sight word introduction.

The concepts and skill progression in the NIR series are aligned to meet Common Core State Standards. This book is Fountas & Pinnell Leveled with a range of C-F; information on individual booklet levels and Lexile Measures is available at the Now I'm Reading website.
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NIR! Leveled Readers Series

Now I'm Reading! Pre-Reader: My World
Now I'm Reading! Pre-Reader: Look Around!
Now I'm Reading! Pre-Reader: Word Play
Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Playful Pals
Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Animal Antics
Now I'm Reading! Level 2: Amazing Animals
Now I'm Reading! Level 2: Snack Attack
Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Clever Critters (Mixed Vowel Sounds)
Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Big Fun
Now I'm Reading! Level 2: Rhyme Time
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About the Author

Nora Gaydos
Nora Gaydos is an elementary schoolteacher in Connecticut and has taught for more than sixteen years. Her classroom experience includes teaching kindergarten and first, second, third, and fourth grades. She has a broad understanding of how beginning readers develop, from the earliest stage of pre-reading to becoming independent, self-motivated readers. Nora is the author of the award-winning Now I’m Reading! program, as well as many other books focused on the development of children's literacy. Nora has a degree in elementary education from Miami University in Ohio, and she has two amazing sons, Luke and Owen, both of whom learned to read with Now I’m Reading! More by Nora Gaydos
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B.B. Sams
B. B. Sams is an American artist who has worked for Disney and now freelances for magazines and marketing campaigns. He has won the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award and the NCS Book Illustration Award. Sams lives in Georgia. More by B.B. Sams
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