Illustrator: Nora Voutas
Publisher: Clearning Page, Inc., 2002
ISBN: https://www.readinga-z.com/
Summary: This is a decodable text book that has a focus on words that begin with the letter "F".
Evaluation: This decodable text also had somewhat of a story line, unlike some of the books in this genre, which I enjoyed. However, the book is definitely not an easy one to read aloud to children. There are too many same syllable words going on to make the book an easy read. At the same time, though, the book gets across words that begin with "F" very well and gives children lots of easy, short examples of things that begin with "F" that they have probably seen in their own typical environments. The illustrations were nice, however they were all in black and white (I am not sure if this is because I was viewing the book online, or if that is how the book is really printed). Overall, the story was cute for children and I think it would really help them with the letter "F", as there are a lot of different examples in this 10 page book.
Rating: I would give this decodable text 4/5 stars.
You will often find that printable decodables do use black and white photographs because teachers print multiple copies for small groups of students or for the whole class of students for homework. Since color ink is so much more expensive, the publishers usually offer the books in both color and black and white versions.
ReplyDeleteThe book does sound like it wouldn't be good for a whole group read aloud, but it would be excellent for small group activities!
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