Skinny Books 3, the third Word Family Reader, continues to bring a fun way for educators to teach reading. The new stories use rhyming words that have the same ending sound but a different beginning sound. "Ace has space for a race" and "Jane got on a plane" are just two more of 42 entertaining stories. The Word Family Reader approach is endorsed by educators as a great way to acquire a basic knowledge of phonics. There are no pictures in these books. When students read them, they are truly reading – not relying on pictures to recognize words. Word Family Readers – 1, 2, 3 & 4 • start reading right away at an early age. • have 126 stories to be read. • provide audio versions of each story. • reinforce reading skills through games. • teach to read and spell 600 one-syllable words. The stories also incorporate a large number of sight words. The two authors of this series, Peggy Gisler and Marge Eberts, are very experienced reading teachers who – • have written more than 50 textbooks for beginning readers that are used in schools across the country. • teach teachers how to teach reading. • hold reading specialist degrees (Ed.S.) in education. • won the Reading Round Table award for their beginning reader – Pancakes, Crackers, and Pizza.
