David Fernstedt - I Can Read Now!: Easy Sight Words for Developing Young Readers

Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or . Racehorse for Young Readers is a pending trademark of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover illustration by Michael Menard ISBN: 978-1-63158-360-5 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63158-361-2 Printed in China A Note to Parents and Educators I created the concept ( sentence pyramids ) that you will find within these pages as a tool to help my own children learn to read using sight words.

We had tried flash cards with only very little success, and found that the sentence pyramid was a much more effective method to teach sight word reading. The sight words with in this book are the one hundred fifty most commonly used words in the English language as identified by a popular spelling program. When looking for sight words for this book, I found that many schools utilize this list of common words as their sight word list using fifty to one hundred fifty of these words. As a result, these were the words that I chose. Along with those one hundred fifty common words, I added everyday words such as car, truck, cat, dog, as well as colors and numbers. The sentences are in a context that children will relate to, and teach through the use of sight, sound, color , and repetition.

I think that you will find that children love this book. The sentence pyramid allows them to focus on one word at a time, and in seconds they are able to read their first sentence. Through the use of repetition, this method builds a lot of confidence in the child. The child will also love the illustrations. Each illustration was carefully designed to bring the sentences to life, while instilling values such as caring, sharing, family togetherness, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, team work, friendship, cooperation, choice and consequences. Reading should be enjoyable for the child.

This book makes reading fun. It also serves as a great first step to reading. I hope that you find this book to be both enjoyable and an effective tool to teach reading. Thank you, David Fernstedt Introduction This book will help you, help your child begin to read. This book is intended as a first step prior to learning phonics . Your child needs to know the alphabet prior to beginning this book.

Sit down with your child, say the red word in each line, one line at a time. Have your child repeat that word on the next line, then you say the next word (again in red ). Continue this pattern until your child can read the last sentence of the page by him/her self. Then repeat the page, until your child can read the page by him/her self. Your child should be able to read the words on each page quickly. You have now helped your child take his/her first steps towards becoming a great reader.

Good luck! David Fernstedt Word List a about after all am an and apple apples are as at back ball be bee been before best big bigger black blue book boy bright brown but by call called can car cat come comes could desk did do dog dogs down each even eyes far fast favorite find first five for found from gave get girl go going got grass green had hard has have he her hers hill him his how I if in into is it its jump just kids know lap like likes little long made make many may me moon more most my night no not now of on one only open or orange other our out over paint people pet pies play pop ran read red ride roll run said sat say school see she shop sit sky snack so some sun tall taller than that the their them then there these they thought this time to today too toys truck two up us use very was water way we were what when where which white who why will with words would yellow yes you your zoo I I can I can see I can see the I can see the dog . I can see the dog. Can Can you Can you see Can you see the Can you see the dog ? Can you see the dog? Can Can you Can you see Can you see the Can you see the boy Can you see the boy play Can you see the boy play with Can you see the boy play with the Can you see the boy play with the dog ? Can you see the boy play with the dog? He He got He got a He got a new He got a new red He got a new red ball He got a new red ball from He got a new red ball from his He got a new red ball from his dad . He got a new red ball from his dad. Can Can you Can you see Can you see the Can you see the cat ? Can you see the cat? The The cat The cat is The cat is in The cat is in the The cat is in the tree The cat is in the tree by The cat is in the tree by the The cat is in the tree by the box . The The girl The girl can The girl can jump . The The girl The girl can The girl can jump .

The girl can jump. I I can I can jump I can jump too ! I can jump too! Can I can jump too! Can you ? I can jump too! Can you? I I can I can run , I can run, can I can run, can you ? I can run, can you? Yes ! Yes! I Yes! I can Yes! I can run Yes! I can run too . Yes! I can run too. Your Your dog Your dog is Your dog is a Your dog is a big Your dog is a big dog . Your dog is a big dog. My My dog My dog is My dog is big My dog is big too .

My dog is big too. We We each We each have We each have a We each have a pet . We each have a pet. Each Each of Each of us Each of us has Each of us has a Each of us has a pet . Each of us has a pet.