what early readers should I buy for 4 year old ds2? Jelly and bean? RML?

[elliott]

Ds2 is in preschool and is interested in learning to read. We have gone through the jolly phonics sounds and he is pretty good at decoding basic cvc words. We could really do with some good phonics based early readers - I have the JP red series but taht is just a bit too hard for him at the moment.
Other threads have recommended jelly and bean and ruth miskin schemes, but I am confused about appropriate levels and obviously don't want to fork out for a whole reading scheme for him! I just want a few books to take him beyond the JP workbooks but with simple words and sounds.
Oh and btw don't bother posting to tell me I shouldn't be hothousing him .

the ruth miskin early ones are very simple and good, I mean the newish ones in Ladybird style format.

ditto jelly and bean (the very very first ones)

IMO jelly and bean are the BEST although they get quite difficult quite quickly.

dd2 loved the Ladybird Peter and jane books - not so many phonics words but very simple

Jelly and Bean are fun and straightforward. Not as dull as RML.

The people at J&B are v. friendly and helpful, if you email to ask them I'm sure they'll make suggestions.

yes dd2 found the ruth miskin ones really dull

thanks for that. Frogs yes, good idea I will try e-mailing. I got a bit daunted by the website which seemed to ahve lots of different levels all with about 20 books in them..
I'm keen to use a phonics based system because otherwise I don't think he is really developing his decoding skills - only things I can find in the shops are blasted ORT of course...

dds school started in reception with the jelly and bean set which had 'A can', 'A bat', 'A bad dog'...

Do you know what system the schools near you use?

It might be good to check so that he doesn't have to spend next year 're-learning' a new system and getting bored/confused/fussed at by teachers.

i think most schools use a mixture of systems

dont askt them they will think you are terrible pushy mother!

They don't have a scheme at school, just graded readers from various schemes (most of which are non phonetic, lots of ORT, Ginn etc). Most of the readers are 10-20 years old - I really think it would be totally beyond the school's means to invest in a new reading scheme

Oh no don't worry I won't TELL them we are doing JP etc... ds1 has been at said school for 3 yrs and ds2 is in attached nursery so I know the form...

oh good oh.

jelly and bean are brill. Really weird (in a good way)

No wonder you're helping your DS now

Wasn't trying to be a 'terrible pushy mother' . Just suggesting you did check in case they had a set system so that your DS didn't end up having to repeat the same books and lose his obvious enthusiasm.

Hmm, I must correct the impression taht their school is bad, its not its great! They just don't have loads of money to spend replacing the loads of books they already have! (and they are perfectly serviceable books, they just don't follow a neat phonically based scheme)

ours doesnt either

and also has lots of old books

the worst are the 'monster' series

god they are ancient and rubbish

Go to the library they'll have plenty there and you can try out things like Letterland, ORT and a couple of other schemes.

My 4yo ds is reading the ORT and really likes it, have gone through the first 2 levels using just library books, not spent a penny!

Go to the library, see what they like from a range and then go buy them.

I bought ALL the JP books and they've been a feckin waste of money, the yellow and green books aren't even opened. They nearly spat upon the red ones, so they've languished on a shelf ever since, occasionally mocking my impulse buying abilities as i walk past.