Bob Books - Sight Words Kindergarten Box Set of 10 Paperbacks | Decodable Phonics Books, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten, Flashcards (Stage 2: Emerging Reader)

I got all of the sets for my daughter who was behind in reading and still in. She works on these books daily and loves them. She even comes home asking for them. They are simple and easy to follow along. The pictures are not super colorful which helps the reader not be distracted. They are easy to travel with or just a quick read while cooking dinner. As a teacher myself I recommend these to all my students.

My son just finished a Young 5's program and is out of school for the summer. He was beginning to learn sight words and I was told he was a Level A reader. It wasn't until summer vacation actually started that I realized I didn't really understand what that meant. I thought it would be simple to go to the store and pick up some books for him to keep up with his newly acquired skills during summer break. I had tried purchasing other learning-to-read style books and they were too advanced for him despite it being the "earliest" stage. Insert BOB Books. My son can actually somewhat read these books and is learning fast from them. The back of the books in this set actually say they are Level B and C books but these are perfect for him to build on his vocabulary. I especially love this set because it comes with flash cards of sight words found in the stories. On the opposite side of each flash card has a picture and sentence that coordinates to the picture, using the sight word. It comes with 10 books and each book introduces 3 new sight words. The sentence structures are perfect, using a lot of the same words frequently in the same book, but in different orders so they aren't reading the same sentence over and over. They are seeing the same words in different orders of the sentence, creating familiarity and confidence, along with other commonly seen words. This is our first BOB Books purchase and I will definitely be getting more, although I wish they all came with flash cards (not all sets do).

Bob Books are the best. Used with my daughter years ago and now with grandchildren. The repetition of sounds, simple pictures and small easy-to-hold sized book all add up to an outstanding reader.

This has my (then) 4 year old reading in literally a day. We only read as much as he would tolerate each day. He’s 5, almost 6 now, and holy cow can this kid read! It’s amazing. I’ve even had a teacher ask me what it is I’m using with him. I’m not the teaching type, and this is so easy to use and “teach”. My child loves the short stories, and often giggles as he reads along. He loves the illustrations, and I love them because they sometimes help him clue in on a new sight word.

I went back and forth on which decoding books to get. I finally went with the BOB books and I do not regret it!! My 6 year old loves them and they have helped with his confidence. My 3.5 year old wants to learn to read now and will “read” the books by telling the simple story and feels confident about himself as well. I will be ordering more once we are done with this set

I got turned onto the Bob Books when a friend brought over the first set of Bob Books for my then 4yo son. They are so visually simple, but he really learned a lot from them. So, I just bought him the Sight Words set as the next step. I really love the fact that they included flash cards. As a general rule, I usually hate the idea of flash cards because I don't like forcing a young child to learn through rote memorization. But I ended up using the flash cards as a game. My son and I compete to tap the card first when he reads one of the new words for each book he reads. He has a blast and he's learning the words quickly. I'm sure there are other better ways to use the flashcards, but this is what seems to appeal to him. We also just read the books on their own. Again, the pictures are simple, but I like that - they are not overly distracting, which allows him to just catch the gist of what's going on, without giving it all away, and thus he can focus on the words. Sentences are short, but actually can have a number of complex words to challenge them, as well.

This series gave my grandson the confidence he needed as a beginning reader. When he made it through the first book in the box, he wanted to read it to everyone he could! There's something about being able to turn pages and read a real book that made the sight words "click" for him. Now I have no problem sitting him down to read a book to Grannie, which is saying a lot for this little active fella! The only complaint I had was the second book in the box jumped a few steps and started introducing consonant blends way too early, like "drop". We hadn't gotten that far yet and I had hoped that the author would have more books with simple sight words.

These cards are a wonderful way to cement sight words into your child's memory. Before I have my little one read one of the books we discuss the sight words in the story and IF the sight words can be decoded phonetically I have my child practice that a few times. Then I have her read the stories, lastly we go through the flash cards by flashing the sight words and then reading the sentence on the back. I love that the sight words are all context based. It really helps kids remember and understand sight words in a fun way instead of boring rote memorization. Consistency is key. Do it everyday until mastered. Read 2-3 of the books and go through the flash cards. Then move up to the next level

Great resource for beginning readers

I was skeptical about these books as its bit expensive. But these books are best for children learning reading. It gives lots of confidence to my kid. And she is happily reading them. One sentence in each page. Specially three letter words.

Very simple and easy to decode for first-time readers. If you’re looking for extremely short stories with very uncomplicated illustrations (on the verge of too simple) these would be great for most all beginners ages 4 and up. Sometimes a bit more color would be nice, especially when descriptive words like ‘red’, isn’t shown. But they’re a set nearly every parent or educator should acquire.

First, I didn't realize their was an order to the different sets. So I bought the Sight words as my first set for my 4 year old daughter. She is just now learning to read in school and she absolutely loves these books. Being able to read a while book by herself makes her proud. And I love finally having bed time stories read to me 😋 Each book is simple with few words and pictures. As you progress through the system and your child becomes better at reading it gets more complex. It comes with flash cards which my daughter and I are able to play various games with. This was the first set I bought and I'm definitely looking forward to getting the next set

5 year old son still working on these! We try to do a one every few days and then repeat as necessary. Son wasn't very interested in reading before this Pros: Immediate tangible reading progress in child, nice illustrations and characters Cons: A little pricey