Books to read at home for reception child using ORT at school?

[bossykate]

the title says it all really. ds gets 2 reading books/week from school. i would like him to be reading more at home, with more variety (he gets bored easily).

i would be grateful for any recommendations of basic reading books we could use at home which would complement ORT rather than confuse him, iywim.

thanks very much in advance

Oooh, I have just ordered these before reading this thread!!

Was going to use as party bag books for DD2's party but may keep now.

We like Dr Seuss and Ladybird books too.

thank you everyone for these suggestions

i had a splurge a couple of days ago and bought pretty much everything recommended here

so far puddle lane has been the favourite but we will have loads of variety!

thanks again

I've used the 'Bananas' series of books with dd1, who is in Year 1, but as a summer baby only had one term full-time in Reception. She is now on ORT level 4. The Bananas books are colour coded according to difficulty. We did some of the first (green) level over the summer, when she'd just finished level 1. She struggled a bit with some of the books, but she enjoyed them and the stories are cute. But she had a real spurt in understanding last term ( ) and we got some of the second level (blue) for Christmas and they are just right for her now.

She also got for Christmas (and has read) one of the 'Animal Ark' series. I think they come in two levels, the normal stories and a 'beginners' level for those just learning to read. Dd's was the easier one, and - with a bit of help - she read and enjoyed it.

hello

just a quick update.

ds is enjoying apple tree farm, but puddle lane books are still his favourites, so i think i will get a couple more. he hasn't been so keen on the red nose reader book we have, i think because there isn't a story as such.

while i was looking for the books recommended here, i came across Letts Active Readers - they are great. the reading element concentrates on similar sounds, cf "the cat sat on the mat" (more exciting than that though!) in a way that ORT simply doesn't. the writing exercises (or "puzzles and games" as we call them in our house ) are well though out, imho.

i just thought i would mention these books as they are very much in the same vein as those already recommended.

bossykate - I've got some duplicate Puddle Lane books which I bought for ds (but wasn't too good at remembering which ones we'd already got when I was putting the set together!). I was going to get around to putting them on Ebay sometime, but CAT me if you're still looking for more. The duplicated I've got are Stage One: 1-3,5-6,8,12-13,16-17,21. Stage 2: 7 & 15 Stage 4: 1

I'm finding ds1 likes the M&S first readers - they are all the traditional stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Elves and the Shoemaker etc.

There are some tough and not phonetically regular words in there though so harder than Apple Tree Farm etc.

My 5 and 4 year olds like the ladybird early readers - all the traditional fairy stories, Billy goats gruff etc. there's loads of them. they like Puddle Lane too.

That's the one I mean - ladybird! Couldn't think of it! M&S do them!

my DS was given some Cat in the Hat books at christmas which he loves and can read for himself - there seems to be a whole programme as far as I can gather.

DS2 likes the seuss books (eg cat in the hat, green eggs and ham); the room on the broom / gruffallo books; anything about animals in their habitats or dinosaurs.

At the weekend we went to ELC (3 for 2 book offer) and bought Moonthief, How To Catch A Star, and Sharing A Shell, and they are delightful- esp. the first two, really good old fashioned childhood books.

Bossykate - I'm so pleased he's enjoying the Puddle Lane books; I'm feeling very nostalic now remembering dss reading these books

I can't understand why there is nothing similar currently in print.