Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels

This series was recommended to me by a friend of mine who used them with there 3-4 year old. A great set of books for the child who is just beginning to read. The words are simple and nearly always of the sound it out variety.These books are designed to teach reading skills acquisition. With a foundation in phonics methods, each level addresses a single stage of reading development. The illustrations are clever, the stories funny. The books are on the 'See Dick run' level but are much more fun than those old chestnuts. This is the fifth set in a series of 5. I bought this set for my son and he devoured them. we read one book every night. He was so happy when he could say that "He Read the Whole Book"!! He is now 8 and reading at a 5th grade level. I feel that the Bob Book series definitely helped in his reading skills. I would and have recommended these books to everyone I can !!!!!!

After my 5 year old got most of her letter sounds down we started going through the Bob books, starting with Set 1. Our tradition was for her to read a story (almost) every night before I read something to her (sometimes I'd let her re-read something she read before, or I'd let her off the hook if she was really tired -- wanted to keep it positive). The books start super-easy, and they progress very slowly. After about 8 months we got through all the books and she can now tackle level 1-2 easy readers on her own. Learning to read is an enormous feat, and these books help parents guide kids through it systematically and at their own pace. I strongly recommend everyone goes through the whole series and then passes the books on to someone else!

If you have a preschooler, kindergartner or even a struggling first grader you will not be sorry you purchase these books! My four yr old told me he wanted to read so we started with set 1 and I have all 5 boxed sets plus the Kindergarten sight words boxed set. Today my preschooler is reading at the same level my first grader was at the beginning of the school year; and my first grader was in the top 3/4 of his class! The books are perfect in every way. The start off using 3 letters a book, one sentence per page and gradually get more complex letter sounds and longer stories. My son WANTS to read and we read twice daily! I taught my now middle schooler how to read at age four also but I know it would've been a lot less stressful (for me) if I would have known about these books. My son practically taught himself to read these books! Just make sure that your child can recognize each letter and knows what sound it makes. We only knew short vowel sounds when we started these, now my son can read words like 'wonderful', 'bright', 'another', 'business' and more! DO NOT HESITATE, buy these for your child; and yourself!!

At three and a half my son asked me to teach him to read. He knew the letter names and sounds so we moved to learning to rhyme, figuring out beginning and ending sounds, some sight words, and finally to blending. Blending was the most challenging and the Level 1 readers I picked up from the library were horribly frustrating. They include many words that are not easily decodable, way too many sight words, and were often upwards of 30 pages. Then I found the first set of Bob Books at the thrift store. They are just PERFECT for the beginning reader. The words are decodable, there are just a few sight words, and each book can be finished in one sitting. I learned along the way that we needed to stick to reading the books in each set in order and that there was no frustration if I first had him read the words in the back of the book. At four and a half he has finished set 5 and is a reader! I wish they made more sets...maybe a Bob Chapter Books set. Many Level 1 readers are still quite a challenge because of their length. I recently found a series called Green Light Readers and their Level 2 books have been a good follow up to Bob books.

My son loves these books, and has been so excited to read ever since we started reading the Bob Books series. We started with set 1 when he was 4, and he's in kindergarten now reading Set 5 wonderfully. The sentences are simple, but the stories are engaging. I like the simple artwork that helps with figuring out tough words, but doesn't distract from the effort of reading. The new sounds are grouped together well, so that it's easy to pick up multiple new words in the same family. My son loves that the books in Set 5 have a word count on the back cover - he gets so excited that he just read so many words! We love the Bob books and the excitement for reading that they have generated in our son!

These are so simple and build in skill so slowly. They are great. My 8 yr old has been struggling to read. But learning how to sound a few cvc words and he can read an entire book! That really motivated him. He went through all of these books in a few weeks. So we are done with them. So worth it.

I bought this with the set 4.... My youngest daughter was able to gain her confidence with the help of these books... It was great to listen to her reading and enjoying the reading as her confidence grew... They are a great set of books for the little ones that are having troubles grasping having to read a book and for building that confidence that they can read. She read through these very rapidly (good and bad). The good is the confidence as I mentioned early... the bad is that she now wants more(which actually is not a bad thing) Better than infront of a game system...........

My son started off the first grade slightly behind in his reading. I knew he could do it, he just needed the right reading material and practice. Completely lost on where to start, I liked the what I saw with the Bob books and the reviews. Starting with book 1 from the first set, my son has read through the whole series, mastering each book, in about 6-7 months. I loved how each book built on the last one, it was so easy for me help him move forward. He thought the books were really silly which helped keep him interested. Some books he wanted to read over and over because he enjoyed them so much. Now he's at grage level and a much more confident reader. When he read the last book, we went back to the very first book so he could see how far he came and he was very proud of himself. I am too! I just wish there was another set for the next statge:0( BTW - One review complained that there were no long vowels to be found in this book, she's off. it was full of long vowels and not just the one with the silent "e".