These are books for readers who are beginning to read independently. Some of the books contain practice with phonics and sight words. Others provide practice with story structure and comprehension. The books in this collection range from simple texts with only a handful of words to more complex beginner chapter books. As beginner readers develop their reading skills, they are able to use a variety strategies to predict words and confirm comprehension with pictures and context clues. You can learn more about the stages of reading development from Reading Rockets.
Publishers of easy readers often provide levels to gauge the difficulty of a text. Generally, these go from Level 1 (simple sentence structure and vocabulary) to Level 4 (more complex sentences and vocabulary). Each publisher uses different scales and guidelines to judge the level of a book, so we recommend opening up the book and trying out the 5 word test - have your child read the page, if there are 5 words they don't recognize, the book might be too challenging. Kids are often motivated to read above their level if it's a book they love or are very interested in. So, we recommend letting your kids select books when they come to the library.
Our easy readers are organized alphabetically by author's name and series title. So, you'll find stand alone books such as I Like Stars by Margaret Wise Brown in the "B's" after the Biscuit series, but before the Clifford series.There is something for everyone in the easy readers collection! Here are a few of our staff favorites to check out.
Biscuit - This series about an adorable puppy by Alyssa Satin Capucilli is an excellent one for kids just starting to use the easy reader collection.
My Kite is Stuck! & Other Stories by Salina Yoon - Duck, Duck and Porcupine are featured in a series of enjoyable stories.
The Giggle Gang - Jan Thomas is the author of this new series. These brightly illustrated books are eye catching. The stories inside are just as good!
We Both Read - this series is designed to be read by beginner readers and fluent readers together. Spending time reading together is a great way to motivate children learning to read.
Puppy Mudge - This is a series by prolific author Cynthia Rylant. As kids become more confident readers and move into the First Chapter Book collection, they'll find the classic stories of Henry and Mudge featuring a more grown up Mudge.
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