Big Fun

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 little ones take the first steps toward independent reading success.

In LEVEL 1: BIG FUN, children learn essential phonics skills while reading humorous stories featuring fun animal heroes. The booklets focus on short-vowel words, consonant blends and digraphs, and early sight words. Each story uses three- and four-letter words to keep the text age-appropriate and are "just right" for building self-confidence along with reading skills

Inside the CD-like package, you'll find:
- 10 story booklets with colorful illustrations and engaging text
- 40 reward stickers to encourage completion and rereading
- "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 words.

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 B-F; information on individual booklet levels and Lexile Measures is available at the Now I'm Reading website.

Nora Gaydos is an elementary school teacher in Connecticut and has taught for more than 16 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 has two amazing sons, Luke and Owen, both of whom learned to read with Now I’m Reading!