Superman Classic: Superman Phonics Fun (Includes 12 Books) (My First I Can Read) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Learn to read with Phonics Fun!12-book programSimple stories full of exciting Super Hero actionBuilds a foundation for a lifetime of reading fun
Lexile Measure: 370 (What's this?)
Series: My First I Can Read
Paperback: 12 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; Box edition (June 26, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006188541X
ISBN-13: 978-0061885419
Product Dimensions: 2 x 6 x 5.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #33,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #77 in Books > Children's Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Superheroes #787 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Beginner Readers #1052 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
I was so excited when I saw a box of Superman phonics readers tonight at the store, but I'm soooo glad that they let me have a look before I bought. These are NOT phonics readers. They are not limited vocabulary; they are not limited in the way that they use the letters AT ALL. For the child who has been instructed using phonics, the books are mostly useless as early readers. Whoever created the set had no idea what they were doing, and probably knows little to nothing about phonics instruction. Very disappointing! This is a concept that, done well, could have been extremely motivating for a lot of emerging readers, but is just a huge disappointment instead. I left them at the store and got a set of Bob Books - *real* phonics readers - instead.
While some reviewers have accurately said that these books may not follow the classic "phonics" framework, they beat all of those books hands down on another level. They've got Superman. My son loved the characters and stories SO much that it gave him the incentive to learn the sight words and other "outlaw" words in the books. Now he recognizes them everywhere. Besides that, he likes them because they are more like "REAL" (his words) stories rather than the phonics stories where every other word ends with the same sound. I get that this is how children learn to recognize words, and he gets that plenty in school and other curriculum. To ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT READING, the characters of these books were real superheroes.
Teaching a child to read is a long term project and I love the idea of little phonics readers like the Bob Books so it excites me that the HarperCollins I Can Read! series is coming out with Phonics Fun packages that are little boxes full of phonics readers. While these are the same size and similar looking to Bob Books these are not the same and not a replacement, however I think they can be a fun add on and reinforcement. Using subjects that the early reader is familiar with can make this activity all the more fun.The Superman Classic: Superman Phonics Fun is not like what I have found with Biscuit Phonics Fun or My Little Pony Phonics Fun, these are more advanced. Longer words and a mixture of phonics rules even in a specific book. Example such as in a "short e" reader there is a mixture of "long e" and "silent e" in the words to read rather in comparison to how some Bob Books with have the text of the "short e", but throw in images of "long e" for discussion etc. I do not think these are bad, I just think they are more advanced. But, if you compare it to the Superman Early Readers also found in the I Can Read! book series, those are a Level 2 reader so I think it would be safe to say that the Superman Phonics Fun and more around a Level 2 reader as well for skill. Level 2 is for readers that are increasingly confident but still need some help, they are past the beginning to sound out stage.Yet then always, sharing these as a read aloud with your child always works as well if it is before they are ready to read them on their own. I am so glad that I Can Read! is increasingly adding more Phonics Fun to the mix and I think these will be a fabulous classroom addition. Reading is fun! Also look for Spider-Man: Spider-Man Phonics Fun and Batman Classic: Batman Phonics Fun for your early reading superheros.*Thanks to HarperCollins for providing a copy for review.*
My little man that uses these is 6 years old. The more he practices the better he gets at reading. He enjoys reading about superman so he is more willing to sit and read. There are a few words per page which is very helpful for beginning readers. Bright graphics. Overall I really like these little books.I would like to note that this is a small case of little square books (paper books). If your kiddo is rough on books I'd use these under supervision - I like to keep them and then bring them out when its reading time ... they're pretty thin and small so they'd be easy to lose.LOVE THEM! really they are pretty great for beginning readers.
I was worried about buying this set due to other reviews saying the sight words were too hard. But I figured if nothing else, I can read them to my son and he'll still love them.We're on book 7 now; we've been reading one every night and he absolutely loves them. The words are challenging for sure, but after we went over them a few times he rapidly picked them up in the story and/or sounded out the hard ones, and I helped. I've been noticing that his reading is getting better from the time we started to now--it's amazing! He loves the stories and talks about them during the day. I think he thinks Superman is real. :)
Loved the idea of combining superman and early reading to get the kids interested in reading. Well it is a hit with my grandson! Thanks for putting the two together. He needs all the encouragement he can get to keep reading.
This set contains 12 little books with each one focusing on a different aspect of phonics: intro, long a, long e, long i, long o, short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, -ch/-sh/-tch, and long vowel review. Unlike other phonics books, these books have complex words like Kal-El, Krypton, and Metropolis. What the books might lack from a academic standpoint they make it up in fun. My son loves having me read these books to him. He is even willing to work on reading with this book set. Also, from a value standpoint this set is terrific. I would highly recommend these for anyone with a child who likes Superman or super heroes in general.
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