Many children with special needs struggle with reading. Parents and teacher are always on the lookout for interesting books that will keep these kids reading.
Several book lines are published by Sterling Publishing that meet the needs of early or struggling readers.
Easy Reader I’m Going to Read Series
This line includes books with as few as 50 words so that even the very beginning reader will feel confident to attempt reading it. The stories include contemporary titles such as:
- Sometimes I Share
- In a Scary Old House
- Found an Apple
- The Big Red Blanket
- Christmas is Coming.
Other stories in this line address travel:
- I’m Going to Washington to Visit the President
- I’m Going to Boston to Visit the Ducks
- I’m Going to New York to Visit the Lions
Early Learning Activity Books
This line combines early learning skills (counting, ABCs) with fine motor skills of connecting two dots or circling a word. Titles in this line include:
- Dot to Dot Count to Ten
- First Word Search: Reading Is Fun
- First Word Search: Phonics Puzzles
Easy Reader Classics
This line is for the child with older interested (grade 3-5) who struggles with reading. Titles include such children’s classics as Tom Sawyer, the Jungle Book, Doctor Dolittle, Treasure Island, and The Wind in the Willows. The difference is the rewritten text that makes tackling these classics less daunting for the struggling reader. For example, Tom Sawyer is broken into multiple, shorter books:
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer #1: A Song for Aunt Polly
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Book #2: The Best Fence Painter
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer #3: The Birthday Boy
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer #4: The Spelling Bee.
Are you looking for more information on encouraging your special needs child to read? Read how books can promote language skills in children with special needs as well as how the comic book craze impacts beginning and struggling readers.
