Ladybird Books Level 1 Free Download
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The Read It Yourself With Ladybird book set is a collection of 50 books designed for young children who are just starting to learn to read. The books are organized into four levels, with level 1 being the most straightforward and level 4 being more challenging. Get them enthusiastic about reading at a young age, using this fantastic book set from Ladybird. With classic tales like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Ugly Duckling and The Gingerbread Man broken into shorter and more manageable stories, it is a great way to encourage children to read. As well as classic stories, there are fun new tales like The Bravest Fox and Superhero Max, informative learning books about Dinosaurs, Amazing Aircraft and Astronauts, to name a few examples.
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Level 1 books are designed for children who are just beginning to read and feature simple, repetitive text with clear, large print. The books are also illustrated with colourful images to help children associate the words they're reading with real-life objects and scenes.
Level 2 books are slightly more challenging and are aimed at children who are making progress with their reading skills. They feature more complex sentence structures and a wider range of vocabulary whilst keeping the illustrations as a vital part of the reading experience to keep them focused and help them understand the text more.
Level 3 books are designed for children who are becoming more confident readers as they feature longer and more challenging text with a broader range of vocabulary and grammar. The illustrations are still present, but they play a more supportive role, and children are expected to be able to read the text independently without needing parental support or hints from the pictures.
Level 4 books are the most challenging, and they are aimed at children who are able to read fluently and are starting to develop their comprehension skills. The books at this level are designed to encourage children to think critically about what they're reading, and they feature longer, more complex text that covers a wider range of topics. Level 4 books still contain plenty of illustrations, but there are fewer breaks in the text and a larger volume of text to read.
Overall, the Read It Yourself With Ladybird book set is an excellent resource for young children who are just starting to learn to read. The books are engaging, fun, and educational, and they provide a gentle, supportive introduction to the world of reading.
Ladybird is a UK-based publisher that was founded in 1914 and is now a subsidiary of Penguin Random House. They are known for producing children's books, particularly for very young children, and are one of the best-known publishers of children's books in the UK.
Ladybird books are recognizable by their small size, distinctive covers, and simple, easy-to-read text. They cover a wide range of topics, including stories, educational books on subjects such as numbers and the alphabet, as well as books on history, science, and nature.
Ladybird's mission is to create books that make learning fun and accessible for young children and to encourage a lifelong love of reading. Their books aim to support children's development and learning and are designed with the help of educational experts to ensure that they are age-appropriate and engaging.
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I learned I.T.A. somewhere between 1976-1978 in a school in Rochford, Essex. Normal reading and writing was referred to as T.O., though I can't remember what that stood for. The local library even had a special section of I.T.A. books.
I was taught ITA in the early 70's, at Christchurch Infant school in Dorset (name and shame) and experienced many of the blank looks from variuos people i've mentioned it to over the years.
I would love to know where I can buy the Sally and Paul books i remember so well.
I've enjoyed looking at the text and it all came flooding back to me. That explains alot! I thought.
Part of me thinks "Lets reclaim it " and see how everyone else likes it.
Wow, This brings back memories from when I started primary school in 1971. This was my first book and I remember it very well. Although supposedly easy reading, I think this actually held us back a bit. I can see where they were trying to go with this, but when my family moved house and I changed school to one that taught normal reading and writing, we had to learn over again. I don't think it made much difference to me as I only learned it for 2 years. My spelling and grammar are very good and I did very well in my English exams. I told my colleagues about this book and they thought it was a joke. Only now they believe me. I read out one page which I found very easy to read, and also gave the spellings for the words. My friends were amazed that this was ever published. Thank god we have normal books now.
ITA should not be to blame for poor spelling in adulthood! I learned how to read under the ITA program in the early 70s and I was at an advanced reading level; it didn't affect me one bit in spelling. How about people today who never had ITA and can't spell to save their life? ITA was never the issue, it's the person, and if they can't spell properly, then they obviously have a learning disability. I see too many adults who misspell commonly used words. It is pathetic!!
ITA was part of my first grade (6 yrs old) reading curriculum in Western Pennsylvania in 1976. I don't know if it was a teacher preference or if the school administration wanted it used. I started reading children's books (Dr. Suess) at home at 4 years old and was reading and understanding newspaper in first grade, yet my report cards show U's (unsatisfactory)in reading and spelling. Also two younger brothers were held back because of reading problems. Gee I wonder why?
I learned I.T.A between 1965-1967 at a very small village school in Leicestershire. I was taught by my mother to read and write normally before I went to school so this was hard but I had to do it. Then the school closed and I Had to go to a bigger school of which nobody else had learned with I.T.A apart from my brother and my cousin, we never had any help to help us convert back to the normal way of reading and writing, none of us can spell well and I can't pronounce things because I Wasn't taught how to sound out the vowels correctly amongst other things. I feel very angry at being used as a guinea pig as it has effected me all my life, if people see you can not spell they presume you are less intelligent, It also affects my confidence. I have since I left school got my English O level but I still can't spell thank god for computers and spell checkers!
I went to Stourfied Junior School in Southbourne, Bournemouth, I learnt to spell with ITA when i started there in 1970. My spelling has always been pretty good so I don't blame the ITA system.
I have collection of 8 Ladybird books that are printed in ITA, they are quite rare i think as most of them were pulped when the system failed. It's good to know there are plenty of other people out there who learnt via the system!
Oh my goodness! I learned ita reading as a kindergarten student in cleveland ohio in 1965. I already knew how to read, but I loved Sally and Paul! I would love to see a copy of those sweet little books.
I also learned ITA when at primary school on the Wirral in the late 1960s. I have had no problems with either reading or spelling so it didn't affect me. I could read before I started school (normal way), had to relearn with ITA when I started and then move on to TO! Never saw it as a problem myself at the time. I can see how it would have affected some people though who were less confident readers. But as others have said, we have poor spellers today who have never learned ITA so it can't be held wholly to blame. Glad my boys didn't have to learn it though! They did do Jolly Phonics, which was another strange reading experiment! We read the Paul and Sally books and in fact it was Googling "Paul and Sally books" that led me to this site!
I was taught how to read using the I.T.A books in my primary school in Moreton on the wirral. I must say that our class learned to read very quickly and then moved into normal reading easily. We where taught that the ch and sh sounds (which in ITA where joined together) no longer spoke to each other and so they seperated them to become ch and sh, so we found it easy to adapt. Our class where given daily spelling tests and spelling was drummed into us as being a very important part of education. By the age of 7 we could read anything and our spelling was of a high standard. My opinion and that of other school friends who remember I.T.A say the same it was an easy and brilliant way of teaching. It has to be said, we did have excellent teachers in our school and English grammar was a high priority. We never suffered from it and in fact we all found it easy to adapt and our spelling was excellent. I loved it and can read an ITA book now without any problem at all. My opinion a brilliant way of teaching
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