Dear Parents and Teachers, Welcome to Scholastic's ABC books, easy-to-read Phonics Readers! This collection includes storybooks, and nonfiction titles These readers will help children understand letter-sound relationships and recognize sight words — important early reading There are twelve sets of skills Phonics Readers in all Each contains six books that gradually increase in complexity Scholastic's Phonics Readers are books children will want to read, while giving them the reading skills they need succeed Happy reading! Your friends at Scholastic Level Descriptions Set 1: Books 1-6 • • 5& 6: Books 25-36 16 pages per book sounds, and beginning sight Consonants frequently found in words, short-vowel sounds, and additional sight words are featured pages per book Sets letter words are introduced pages per book Sets 2-4: Books 7-24 The alphabet, • The blending of consonant and vowel sounds presented This skill is enables children to read hundreds of words independently Sets 7-12: Books 37-72 16 pages per book • Children practice with long and short vowel sounds, vowel combinations, and consonant blends Vocabulary is expanded to I see b I see h see the b, d, f, m, and w I t, p, a h, No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc, instructional Publishing Group, 555 Copyright © 1997 by Scholastic Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A Broadway,NewYork,N.Y.10012 Ideas for using Scholastic Phonics Readers: • Read the book • Encourage your child • Read each page aloud as you run your to your child to read the story with you finger under the words Suggest that your child "echo" what he or she has just heard • Ask your child in the to look for certain letters and for the "My Words" book If your child • Have your child read the sentences • Listen to is ready: that have "My Words" in them your child read the book independently ENJOY! SCHOLASTIC INC 0-590-98659-7 This Scholastic edition is only available for distribution through the school market