Book I Like the ABCs by Francie Alexander Illustrated by Maxine Chambliss 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 The alphabet, pages per book words are introduced Sets 2-4: Books 7-24 Consonants frequently found in words, short-vowel pages per book sounds, and additional sight words are featured Sets 5& 6: Books 25-36 16 pages per book letter sounds, and beginning sight 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 Children practice with long and short vowel sounds, 16 pages per book vowel combinations, and consonant blends Vocabulary is expanded to Book I Like the ABCs by Francie Alexander Illustrated by Maxie Chambliss M SCHOLASTIC D ^r: a b E F G H f g h I J k I m N P Q R 2» n p q V W w I like the ABCs! * m* n My Words F j *like [ *new high frequency words L m No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole of in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any forniwty any means, ele^ or otherwise, without written permission of the puNisner Forinfomiationreaardirq Copyright © 1997 by Scholastic Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A 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 to look for certain letters and for the "My Words" in the book If your child • Have your child read the sentences • Listen to is ready: that have "My Words" your child read the book independendy ENJOY! in them Book O&I ^eade* SCHOLASTIC INC 0-590-98686-4 This Scholastic edition is only available for distribution through the school market