In Alan Plays Ball, beginning readers learn about the many sounds and functions of the vowel A in a fun sports story. Watch as Alan tries all kinds of sports, including baseball, soccer, basketball, tennis, and hockey. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience.
Supplementary back matter helps readers review the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Alan Plays Ball also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
Grasshopper Books offers simple, fun fiction for emerging readers. Alan Plays Ball is part of Jump!'s Vowel Adventures series. Table of contents Teaching guides Vowel Adventures introduces beginning readers to phonics and the functions of vowels with fun, narrative stories and vibrant illustrations. Each title focuses on a different vowel, its various sounds, and the roles they play in everyday words. With a focus on sight words, tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns and sounds, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storylines, these books provide a supportive educational fiction reading experience that will enhance imagination.
Titles include tools for teachers and caregivers, a table of contents, and a picture glossary. A Let's Review! feature provides readers an opportunity to interact with and reflect on the topic.
