First Fiction

Look for phonics readers in the Beginning Reader / Primers section.  They are marked with bright green tape on the spine and have the call number  j Er PRIMER.

 Sound Recordings

· One little sound : fun with phonics and numbers

·    Two little sounds : fun with phonics and numbers
Hap Palmer (j CD Music PALMER)
Activities & songs which teach the alphabet, phonics and numbers

· Can a jumbo jet sing the alphabet? : songs for learning  through music and movement

· Hap Palmer's Can a cherry pie wave goodbye?
Hap Palmer. (j CD Music PALMER)
Movement activities which encourage learning  concepts such as colors, numbers, letters, phonics, days of the week, and opposites.

  CD-ROMS

· Curious George reading and phonics 
     (j CD ROM CURIOUS GEORGE)

 · Dr. Seuss Kindergarten
      ( j CD-ROM SEUSS)
      While helping Gerald McGrew find animals for his zoo, children build  skills such as addition
      & subtraction, sentence building, phonics, music, art, telling time, and more. Over 250 lessons

 · Dr. Seuss Preschool
     (j CD-ROM DR. SEUSS)
     Work through activities that help learn the alphabet, numbers, counting, phonics,
     beginning reading skills and much more.

 · Jump Start Kindergarten
     ( j CD-ROM JUMP START) 
     A full year of pre-reading, beginning math and language arts

 · Jump Start Phonics
      (j CD-ROM JUMP START)
      Learners explore the phonics camp, playing games to earn merit badges, and present
      a special performance.

 · Little Monster at School
      (j CD-ROM READING)   
       Practice reading with Little Monster when he goes to school .

· Phonics 1a. Vowel sounds
( j CD-ROM PHONICS )
Short and long vowel sounds, beginning level reading

 · Phonics 1b. Consonant sounds
      (j CD-ROM PHONICS )
      Consonant sound recognition, word sounds & vocabulary building.

· Preschool/Disney Learning
(j CD-ROM PRESCHOOL )
While interacting with Mickey, kids learn about numbers, letters, colors, and shapes. Winnie the Pooh helps kids learn phonics and vocabulary in English, French or Spanish.

· Reading blaster : ages 6-9
(j CD-ROM READING BLASTER )
Kids learn reading skills as they travel on the Blaster ship. Parents can tailor program to individual child.

· Reading blaster for kindergarten
(j CD-ROM READING BLASTER)
Kids learn to reading skills  as they travel through galaxies on the Blaster learning rocket.

Books for Parents

    Call number j 372.4 P-T  -  suggested titles:

· Growing up reading : learning to read through creative play
Jill Frankel Hauser (j 372.4 Hau P-T )

· Hey! I'm reading! : a how-to-read book for beginners
Betty Miles  ( j 372.4 Mil P-T )

· Reading games
Ray Gibson ( j 372.41 Gib P-T)    

· Phonics from A to Z : a practical guide
Wiley Blevins (j 372.414 Ble P-T)

· Shortcuts for teaching phonics
Flora Joy (j 372.414 Joy P-T)

· The complete letter book : multisensory activities for teaching sounds and letters
Michele Borba  (j 372.465 Bor P-T) 

· The RIF guide to encouraging young readers : a fun-filled sourcebook of over 200 favorite reading activities of kids and parents from across the country, plus an annotated list of books and resources
Reading is Fundamental ; edited by Ruth Graves
( 372.4 G71r)- Adult Library 

· Games for reading : playful ways to help your child read
Peggy Kaye  (372.4 K39g)– Adult Library

· Reading is more than phonics : a parents' guide for reading with beginning or discouraged readers
Vera Goodman. (028.5 G65 )- Adult Library

    Call number j 649.58 P-T  -  suggested titles:

· Helping your child become a reader : with activities for children from infancy through age 6.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Education (j 649.58 Hel P-T )   

· Children learning to read : a guide for parents and teachers
Seymour W. Itzkoff  ( j 649.58 Itz P-T )

· The Between the lions book for parents : everything you need to know to help your child learn to read
Linda K. Rath ( j 649.58 Rat P-T )

· Help your child learn to read
Betty Root ( j 649.58 Roo P-T)

    ALSO:

· Wow! I'm reading! : fun activities to make reading happen 
Jill Frankel Hauser  (j745.5 Hau)

Videos

· Ready for phonics : a fun way to learn to read for children 3—7
j VC 372.465– Tapes 1—4
Music & songs make learning to read fun for children

· Beyond phonics : a fun way to learn to read for children 7—11 e
j VC 372.465– Tapes 1—4
Uses stories, songs, video animation and classic children's literature to make learning to read effective and enjoyable.

· Jumpstart : how parents can become their child's best reading teacher
 j VC 649.58 Jum    

· Sesame Street beginnings-- talk, read, write
j VC SESAME
Provides parents & teachers with the tools they need to help preschoolers move from listening & speaking to reading & writing.

Websites

· Starfall
www.starfall.com

· LiteracyCenter.net: The Early Childhood Education Network
www.literacycenter.net

· Between the Lions: Get Wild About Reading
http://pbskids.org/lions

· Chateau Meddybemps– Fun with Letters
www.meddybemps.com/index.html

· Gamegoo: Learning that Sticks
www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html

· Get Ready to Read
www.getreadytoread.org

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The Children's Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913      2005
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org