Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
by Bobby Lynn Maslen
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Author: Bobby Lynn MaslenBrand: Scholastic
Illustrator: John R. Maslen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Box set
Published: 2006-05-01
ISBN: 0439865417
Number of pages: 12
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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- ISBN13: 9780439865418
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Book Reviews of Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
Book Review: MISLEADING TITLE! COULDN'T FIND LONG VOWELS! Plenty of consonant blends, vowel combos, and double "O"s,
Summary: 1 Stars
I agree with M.Beyer "mom of two" regarding the boredom factor of these books! And I still have much to add. Although I haven't read the first two numbered sets of this series, I assume they must be similar to the last three, which I have read. That's all I have to say about SET 2. But I have read Sets 3, 4, and 5, and still have much to say. Don't waste your money or time on them. Especially this one, SET 5, that claims to be a study in LONG VOWELS. i bought this to help a first grader become more accustomed to recognizing LONG vowels in words after working so herd to master reading short vowel sounds in her earlier books. What a disappointment! I feel compelled to share what I've seen in this series with parents who may start on this journey into Bob Books (for the sake of their children.)
I only bought sets 3, 4, and 5 for my six-yr old granddaugher. She's in first grade, but these BOB BOOKS looked like they may have some benefit for extra practice in the later sets, according to their titles, and that they might reinforce her school reading. I had taught her brother to read with the HOOKED ON PHONICS set for Kindergarten level, when he was four. That was an amazing program! It included audio CDs for listening to a very pleasant rhythmical upbeat ladies' voice, plus a parent's guide on how to use the system correctly. The system was fun. It was very clear on the order in which to present the material, and how to introduce each new step to the child, from mastering the recognition of the SOUNDS of each letter, to putting them together in words. We learn through ALL our senses, and the audio CDs in that program performed miracles of grabbing the attention of a little boy who had already decided he didn't want to be bothered with learning to read when his mother had tried with the early reading books. Although he has always been extremely bright (possibly a little genius?), he had become so resistant to her attempts to teach him to read, that it was starting to turn ugly. Once I made arrangements for regular visits, with the HOOKED ON PHONICS series to work on with him, everything changed. It has a colorful wall poster with stickers for him to mark his succeses with rewards. I even constructed a paper chain, adding a ring with each successful passing of another exercise three times before adding it. He even helped me cut the paper strips for the chain. It was strung on the kitchen wall, and he had fun watching it get longer and longer until it stretched across the whole wall, then up and across the whole ceiling! It helps for young children to SEE the visual results of their own success to keep them motivated. There is also a large book for exercises to be sure he has mastered one step BEFORE moving on to the next step! With patience, parents cannot miss with this system of teaching their child to read. Even the little square soft cover books, with colorful covers and inviting titles, numbered and carefully planned according to each achievement in the earlier steps, BEFORE you introduce the separate story books, are very appealing! The characters are creative and likeable. They are even funny! I even enjoyed listening to them myself when my grandson was reading them to me. And they were at a similar reading level to these boring BOB BOOKS. I shouldn't have even tried these. That little boy, now eight yrs old, in third grade, just got his first official "report card"...straight "A"s. We're not suprised. Everyone already knew how smart he was since he was a toddler, but he does have a mind of his own, and he would not even try reading until I tried the HOOKED ON PHONICS with him. By the way, he's played the Violin and Chess since he was four, and he's also the star of his local traveling soccer team with his picture on the front of their magazine. I'm not saying that HOOKED ON PHONICS can do all that, but it certainly did get him over that hump of resistance to learing to read! What can a kid do without reading? Where would those straight A's come from? I guess I should add this review to the "HOOKED ON PHONICS" page, right?
Now, as a continuation for my granddaughter, I think I must choose to continue with the SECOND GRADE version of the Hooked on Phonics series her brother used. I never did work with her on that program. She was never as resistant as her brother, she actually WANTED to read, so I left it up to her mom. I'll be returning these Bob Books before I even show them to her. She'll probably just laugh at me.
ALERT! By the way, I thought the SET 5 OF BOB BOOKS ("Long Vowels") might be very useful for new practice in long vowel sounds, since students are taught short vowel sounds first, and must later add the new information to their repertoire of reading info. Then, upon closer inspection, I realized it was very misleading, and didn't concentrate on that at all! It contained many vowel combos: ("ea"), ("ai"), ("ow"), down, stool, maid, bow, double "o" ("toot"), and even consonant blends! Why would they name this set as they did? All of their titles are misleading. No. I'm being too nice. They are just lies. I think I only saw three instances of a real long vowel with a silent "e" on the end--besides characters names James, Jake, Kate, and Bud (yeah, I said "Bud") - yet they titled this box of books LONG VOWELS. `Lots of luck finding them! I didn't know it was supposed to be a quiz to make the children look for one, did you? Here are examples of what's on those pages and be sure to watch for LONG VOWELS: "Who will get the big chair?", said Chicken Little. "Who will get the little chair", said Chicken Big? Chicken Big crashed to the ground. Chicken Little ran to her friend. "O.K., Chicken big?" she said. (LOTS OF CONSONANT BLENDS, NOT LONG VOWELS!) Here are more: It went from town to town. But one day a funny thing made the little train stop. On the track was a big brown cow! "Toot, toot, toot. Ding-dong, ding-dong," was all in vain. In the spring, the king sang a ringing song. (More CONSONANT BLENDS, NOT LONG VOWELS!) She did not smile. She did not like his song. She did not say, "Long live the King!" (I found two long "i"s in "smile" and "like".) Well, you get my drift. The rest are just as bad.
ALERT! I think everyone should be warned about SET 4, that is called "Compound Words!". I have no idea why. Either Bob has no idea what a compound word is, or they just stuffed all the wrong books into that box. I could not find one compound word in any of the EIGHT books in that set. I read every one of them. I am extremely annoyed by what they're doing in that set. It's not bad enough that their stories are boring, but they also aren't even bothering with accuracy in their titles. Note: THERE ARE NO COMPOUND WORDS IN the SET 4- COMPOUND WORDS box!
I plan to contact the publisher "Scholastic" about this discrepancy in what is intended to be an educational set of books. The back of the box describes the author and illustrator: Master Teacher Bobby Lynn Maslen taught kndergarten for 13 years (is she "Bob" perhaps?). I wonder how many children were not taught the meaning of a "compound word" in her class. Aren't these examples (two words combined into one): sometimes, tablecloth, overboard, outside, hairdo, etc.? Apparently Ms. Maslen doesn't think so. And also, apparently John Maslen has won dozens of watercolor awards. That's impressive, but why did they bother to tell us about that, since he drew practially stick people with black ink in these books. It's too bad he decided not to do any watercolor illustrations like so many other children's books use, especialy since he's so talented in it.
Summary of Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
Bob Books Set 5: Long Vowels Bob Books Set 5 introduces the important new skills of long vowels and the magical silent E. Maturing readers continue to love Bob Books with their lighthearted stories and entertaining pictures. Childrens' reading vocabularies grow quickly as they finish the longer stories in eight books, 16 to 24 pages. They are proud to be ready for chapter books.General Books
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