Emergent/Beginning Reader Collection
With a
generous grant from the Library Foundation, a browsing collection of book/cassette
tapes for beginning/emergent readers has been added to the materials in
Children's Services. The reading level of the books in this collection ranges
from kindergarten to grade 3 and contain some
favorite authors such as Peggy Parish, Arnold Lobel, Cynthia Rylant, and
Lillian Hoban with their Amelia Bedelia, Frog & Toad, Henry & Mudge,
and Arthur titles, along with other favorites.
For many,
especially beginning readers and second language students, listening while
reading helps improve reading and listening skills and eases the transition to
reading longer chapter books independently. Listening, while reading, adds the benefit of hearing
pronunciation, phrasing, and inflections of the English language.
Picture book/cassettes for preschoolers and audio book versions of longer chapter books in the fiction collection for older readers were already a part of the Children's Collection. With the addition of this new book/cassette collection, children from the very young to older elementary readers and beyond will have the benefit of being able to listen to a story as they read along.
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