AquinasMom
- Reviewed on Wednesday, July 07, 2010
- Grades Used: preschool
- Dates used: 2009-2010
My four year old loves Bob Books! She learned to read using them within days of first laying eyes on them (after learning letter sounds from me). She can't wait to receive the boxes. She reads fluidly through the beginner set now. I highly recommend these too.
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TashaMc
- Reviewed on Monday, July 05, 2010
- Grades Used: 4 years old - 3rd grade
- Dates used: 2007-2010
I didn't like Bob books at first. It was the hand-drawn silly pictures that turned me off. However, they are fantastic books. My 4 year old can read them. My 7 year olds read them still, too. There are some new ones called "First Grade Sight Words" Bob books that are well done and more like a second grade level. Look on Amazon. Bob books has a bunch of new lines they have just released. They are much improved over the old (but still good!) books. I highly recommend these little readers for the 3-7 year olds!
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RachelFlores
- Reviewed on Friday, June 25, 2010
- Grades Used: PreK-K
- Dates used: 2009-2010
I love Bob books because they give new readers a sense of accomplishment, reading a whole book by themselves. They are cute and simple. They are NOT a full reading program though. My 4 year old knew all her letters and letter sounds so I started her on Bob books. She had a terrible time putting sounds together and could only complete the books with a lot of help. She lacked phonemic awarness, how sounds go together and hearing specific parts of words. Some kids get this naturally, but my daughter needs more than Bob books offers. We have started a program to address the issue and I hope to move back into Bob books and other readers in a few months.
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akaudrey
- Reviewed on Friday, June 25, 2010
- Grades Used: preK
- Dates used: 2009-2010
I started working with my 4 year-old on reading using 100 easy lessons book. After a few lessons though, he got really bored, so I decided to try the BOB books. He loved it. He quickly moved on and it was a very easy way to progress him through more and more sounds. We didn't end up reading all of the last set because his attention span hadn't really caught up with his reading ability. There became just too many words on a page, and he was overwhelmed by it. I liked the simple pictures, it left more mystery that had to be explained by reading it. To my surprise, shortly after starting, my barely 3 year-old decided he wanted to read, too. So he also progressed through most of the books, although not as quickly. My 3 (almost 4) year old is now reading better than most children come out of kindergarten reading. I love BOB books and would recommend them to anyone. One thing I think is great about them, is that they only introduce a few sounds at a time, so you don't even have to know all the sounds to have the satisfaction of reading.
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