Books published by publisher Sam Short Books

Description: Short Books that teach children key high frequency words. Teacher created, simple text, and child illustrated books designed to be used as cumulative series, and priced affordably for children to take home and keep. • This Classroom Set Includes 24 copies of Series 1-4 (1,344 Books). Each book is cumulative, building on the previous books in the series. • Text is varied so the child must look at the word and not just memorize a pattern. Simple pictures, many drawn by children, keep the child's focus on the text. • The books are carefully designed to provide appropriate return return sweep spacing and illustrations of non-sight words. • Each of the key words are in a non-predictable text with simple illustrations and cumulative so each book built on the vocabulary previously learned. Successful Students quickly learn the sight words and are proud to read and keep their own books. Teacher Created Reading Recovery® teachers created these products to teach high frequency sight words. Cumulative Each book builds on the sight words introduced in the previous book. Making it easy to follow. Versatile Helpful in many environments where students are learning the first sight-words. Simple No fancy illustrations or covers, just simple sight-word-based text. Making learning easier. About: Loretta Short, a Reading Recovery® teacher in West Michigan, began writing Short Books for her reading students in 1996 after she became frustrated by her inability to find early reader texts focused on the first sight words children need to learn to read automatically. She also discovered that early reader books were too predictable, filled with colorful, busy illustrations, and not focused on the high frequency words. So Loretta created her own book series.

Description: Short Books that teach children key high frequency words. Teacher created, simple text, and child illustrated books designed to be used as cumulative series, and priced affordably for children to take home and keep. • This second series introduces the 8 new common sight words. Each book is cumulative, building on the previous books in the series. • Text is varied so the child must look at the word and not just memorize a pattern. Simple pictures, many drawn by children, keep the child's focus on the text. • The books are carefully designed to provide appropriate return return sweep spacing and illustrations of non-sight words. • Each of the key words are in a non-predictable text with simple illustrations and cumulative so each book built on the vocabulary previously learned. Successful Students quickly learn the sight words and are proud to read and keep their own books. Teacher Created Reading Recovery® teachers created these products to teach high frequency sight words. Cumulative Each book builds on the sight words introduced in the previous book. Making it easy to follow. Versatile Helpful in many environments where students are learning the first sight-words. Simple No fancy illustrations or covers, just simple sight-word-based text. Making learning easier. About: Loretta Short, a Reading Recovery® teacher in West Michigan, began writing Short Books for her reading students in 1996 after she became frustrated by her inability to find early reader texts focused on the first sight words children need to learn to read automatically. She also discovered that early reader books were too predictable, filled with colorful, busy illustrations, and not focused on the high frequency words. So Loretta created her own book series. Book Titles: a, I see, my, the, go to, and, can, you

Description: Short Books teach key high frequency words. Teacher created, simple text, and child illustrated books designed to be used as cumulative series, and priced affordably for children to take home and keep. • This third series introduces the 10 new common sight words. Each book is cumulative, building on the previous books in the series. • Text is varied so the child must look at the word and not just memorize a pattern. Simple pictures, many drawn by children, keep the child's focus on the text. • The books are carefully designed to provide appropriate return return sweep spacing and illustrations of non-sight words. • Each of the key words are in a non-predictable text with simple illustrations and cumulative so each book built on the vocabulary previously learned. Successful Students quickly learn the sight words and are proud to read and keep their own books. Teacher Created Reading Recovery® teachers created these products to teach high frequency sight words. Cumulative Each book builds on the sight words introduced in the previous book. Making it easy to follow. Versatile Helpful in many environments where students are learning the first sight-words. Simple No fancy illustrations or covers, just simple sight-word-based text. Making learning easier. About: Loretta Short, a Reading Recovery® teacher in West Michigan, began writing Short Books for her reading students in 1996 after she became frustrated by her inability to find early reader texts focused on the first sight words children need to learn to read automatically. She also discovered that early reader books were too predictable, filled with colorful, busy illustrations, and not focused on the high frequency words. So Loretta created her own series. Titles: put, with, what, where, was, were, this/ that/then/they, went, saw, has/have

Description: Short Books that teach children key high frequency words. Teacher created, simple text, and child illustrated books designed to be used as cumulative series, and priced affordably for children to take home and keep. • This fourth series introduces the 24 new common sight words. Each book is cumulative, building on the previous books in the series. • Text is varied so the child must look at the word and not just memorize a pattern. Simple pictures, many drawn by children, keep the child's focus on the text. • The books are carefully designed to provide appropriate return return sweep spacing and illustrations of non-sight words. • Each of the key words are in a non-predictable text with simple illustrations and cumulative so each book built on the vocabulary previously learned. Successful Students quickly learn the sight words and are proud to read and keep their own books. Teacher Created Reading Recovery® teachers created these products to teach high frequency sight words. Cumulative Each book builds on the sight words introduced in the previous book. Making it easy to follow. Versatile Helpful in many environments where students are learning the first sight-words. Simple No fancy illustrations or covers, just simple sight-word-based text. Making learning easier. About: Loretta Short, a Reading Recovery® teacher in West Michigan, began writing Short Books for her students in 1996 after she became frustrated by her inability to find early reader texts focused on the first sight words children need to learn to read. Existing books were too predictable, filled with busy illustrations, and not focused on high frequency words. So Loretta created her own book series. Words: will, are, all, not, now, by, there, an, could, did, as, big, bigger, be, got, get, for, into, out, of, had, would, so, said

Description: Short Books that teach children key high frequency words. Teacher created, simple text, and child illustrated books designed to be used as cumulative series, and priced affordably for children to take home and keep. • This Take Home Set includes 1 copy of 56 different books and 5 of our popular ABC Books. Each book is cumulative, building on the previous books in the series. • Text is varied so the child must look at the word and not just memorize a pattern. Simple pictures, many drawn by children, keep the child's focus on the text. • The books are carefully designed to provide appropriate return return sweep spacing and illustrations of non-sight words. • Each of the key words are in a non-predictable text with simple illustrations and cumulative so each book built on the vocabulary previously learned. Successful Students quickly learn the sight words and are proud to read and keep their own books. Teacher Created Reading Recovery® teachers created these products to teach high frequency sight words. Cumulative Each book builds on the sight words introduced in the previous book. Making it easy to follow. Versatile Helpful in many environments where students are learning the first sight-words. Simple No fancy illustrations or covers, just simple sight-word-based text. Making learning easier. About: Loretta Short, a Reading Recovery® teacher in West Michigan, began writing Short Books for her reading students in 1996 after she became frustrated by her inability to find early reader texts focused on the first sight words children need to learn to read automatically. She also discovered that early reader books were too predictable, filled with colorful, busy illustrations, and not focused on the high frequency words. So Loretta created her own book series.