![]() It is nice to have these books in a different format as it is great practice to read familiar books on mom or dad's lap rather than only in the computer or the tablet. We became familiar with these books on and got them after we finished the first two sets of Bob books. If I had incorporated the website I am sure that it would have increased the speed of his learning even more but he's doing fantastic with reading this year, so I'm not worried. My son (1st) loved the website this week too. I didn't actually use the website or Ap until this week with my daughter (K). What I found interesting was that the website is free and they get everything but the Ap only gives them a few and you have to pay. There's an interactive website that goes along with the books. Worth every penny to me! These are on the top of my gift list for preschool age kids now! Now my daughter is beginning to read and loves these books! I think she might have the first one memorized but she wants to read and loves these! I don't know why exactly these worked so well with my kids but I am so very thankful I just happened to order theses.Ĭouldn't find on amazon currently-kinda bummed, I think because Starfall gave rights to the foundation so I saw them on Starfalls website for $15.95. I really thought Smurfs, Star Wars, Barbie, Disney Princess, and Alvin would be more interesting for the kids but when I tell them to pick one out to read they grab "Zac books". It gives him great confidence and he enjoys the characters and the stories. My son was actually able to read them with little assistance from me. I have purchased several sets and these ones are far better than the rest. These were the best learn to read books I've found. Then the paid content offers even more good material that adds up to a pretty good program. So my recommendation is to invest in one of the other series like BOB Books or Playful Pals but to use all the great FREE content on Starfall's website to enhance this set of books. The books on their own are inadequate to move an early reader along from one stage to the next. The mouse was too difficult for my preschooler but she could do the scroll pad to navigate or manipulate the content on the screen. And they're free! Plus the "click and drag" is super easy for a kid using a scroll pad on a laptop. The starfall animated exercises were engaging enough and offered the visual cues to make the light bulb go on for my daughter. Particularly when we were introducing the silent e and long vowel sounds, I needed this kind of supplementary practice and teaching tool. My daughter has lots of fun playing with the exercises and learns something along the way. The flash animations are also goofy and fun. The exercises offer some of the practice a child will need to get through each book. I suggest Playful Pals and BOB books as better low-level practice material.īut I've come to realize that if the child is doing the online exercises, with the help of an adult, the child will have more opportunities to play with each new skill level being taught. ![]() ![]() The series of printed books leaps to a new level quickly and a child just starting out needs more practice at the early levels than this series offers. At first I was a little frustrated that my early reader wasn't able to move past the first couple books.
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