All About Reading Level 1 Full-Color Edition

Level 1:

All About Reading Level 1 will gently take your child from not knowing how to read to skillfully reading the included fun chapter books. 

Using dozens of activities and games, plus 52 integrated, and fully decodable phonics-based stories, All About Reading Level 1 takes the guesswork out of beginning to read. Children will learn letter sounds for A-Z, plus some consonant teams such as TH, NG, and more. 

Stories start very simple, "Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap the jam," with illustrations providing explanation and humor. They systematically build to more complex words and plots, "'Gumpdrops? Pop? The list had buns and milk,' said Mom in shock. 'I lost the list, but I got lots of stuff,' said Finn."

All About Reading

All About Reading (AAR) is the multisensory, mastery-based program you've heard so much about. Suitable for all ages and with activities that benefit all learning styles, AAR teaches phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension. 

Moving at a gentler pace than other more intense reading programs, with AAR, only one new concept is taught at a time. Their precept-upon-precept program works with all kids, and AAR's built-in review system helps the learning stick. 

The progressive introduction of letters introduces vowels with consonants in a way that will allow your child to begin reading almost immediately. We particularly like how AAR integrates phonics instruction and phonics readers into a single comprehensive program, so they correlate directly with each other. 

And you will be thrilled to know that no prior training is needed. AAR has lightly scripted and illustrated "open and go" lessons that make your job easy and stress-free. 

Lessons are taught in short, manageable chunks. The author recommends students spend no more than 20 minutes a day learning to read, plus another 20 listening to a read-aloud. 

Based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach, 97% of English words can be learned according to phonetic rules, leaving only 3% as sight words. The student activity books add variety to the lessons and provide additional support. The phonetic readers are the best we have ever seen – beautifully illustrated hardcover books with finely detailed full-color drawings. The complete AAR program consists of five levels, from PreK through third grade.

 

 

Our Level 1 Deluxe (with Tiles) Set:
The All About Reading Level 1 Deluxe Kit is our recommended set. It is the All About Reading system containing all the components required for teaching Level 1 with letter tiles and magnets added. These physical letter tiles and magnets can take the place of the Letter Tiles app that we recommend for users of our app-dependent kit. For families who prefer a less technological, more tactile approach, the AAR Level 1 with Tiles Set may be the perfect choice. Find more information and comparisons below.
The All About Reading Level 1 Deluxe includes the Level 1 Teacher's Manual, Student Packet with Activity Book, three readers, the Reader Divider Cards, and the Reading Review Box, plus Letter Tiles, Magnets, and the supplementary Phonograms Sounds App. You may also want to add a magnetic whiteboard, which is recommended but not required.

Our Level 1 App-Dependent Set:
The All About Reading Level 1 App-Dependent Set contains all the essential books and review box required for teaching Level 1, but no Letter Tiles. Instead, your family will purchase the Letter Tiles app, available for tablets on various app stores. The Letter Tiles app is an innovative, phenomenally effective, and incredibly convenient way to implement hands-on learning and practice with All About Reading. Find more information and comparisons below.
The Level 1 App-Dependent Set includes the Level 1 Teacher's Manual, Student Packet with Activity Book, three readers, the Reader Divider Cards, and the Reading Review Box. You’ll also need to add the Letter Tiles app, available on iTunes, Google Play, and the Kindle app store.

App-Based vs. Magnetic Tiles
For our Timberdoodle curriculum kits, we’ve opted for the Deluxe Set that includes the Letter Tiles. This provides the hands-on aspect of real tiles, and equips you to teach with no requirement of access to a tablet or additional purchase of an app. However, since the Letter Tiles app allows for incredible ease of use and storage, if convenience is your top priority, the App-Dependent Kit may be the choice for you.

Here is a brief comparison of the two options:

With the physical letter tiles (Deluxe):

No tablet is required to complete the lessons

No additional purchase of an app is required

Larger tiles are easy to read

It's easy to incorporate hands-on alphabetizing practice

Tricky word parts can be highlighted with markers

Timeless, traditional, and tactile educational tool

No screen time!

With the Letter Tiles app (required for the App-Dependent Kit):

It is immediately prepared for any lesson, and automatically organizes itself

No more worries about lost letter tiles

No need for a whiteboard

It's easy to capitalize words

You can hear the sounds of the phonograms seamlessly as you teach

Lessons are easy to teach "on the go"

Need to switch between students? No problem! Simply select your current lesson in All About Reading and you're ready to begin.

Newer Version - Color Edition!

All About Reading Level 1 Deluxe includes:

Level 1 Fully-Updated Teacher's Manual with new material, including expanded “Before You Begin” and appendices sections - Download a sample PDF here

Student Packet with full-color Activity Book - Download a sample PDF here

Three full-color, heirloom-quality readers:

Reading Review Box with Divider Cards

Letter Tiles and Magnets

Supplementary Phonograms Sounds App

Level 1 App-Dependent Set includes:

Level 1 Fully-Updated Teacher's Manual

Student Packet with full-color Activity Book

Three full-color, heirloom-quality readers

Reading Review Box with Divider Cards

You’ll also need to add the affordable, phenomenally effective and convenient Letter Tiles app, available separately on iTunes, Google Play, and the Kindle app store.

Already own the Letter Tiles or App, Reading Divider Cards, and Reading Review Box?
You can get the Student and Teacher Materials Only option, which includes:
(Requires Letter Tiles or App & Review Box + Divider Cards):

Student Packet (activity book, flashcards, and stickers) - Download an activity book sample PDF here

Teacher's Manual

3 Readers

Teaching Multiple Students?
Each additional student will need an Extra Student Set, which includes:

Student Packet (activity book, flashcards, and stickers) - Download a sample PDF here

Reading Review Box

Reader Divider Cards

Please note: You do need the Letter Tiles app or the physical Letter Tiles and the Readers to be able to use this set. If you do not have these items, please purchase the Deluxe or App-Dependent Set.

Already own the Letter Tiles or App, Reading Divider Cards, Reading Review Box, and Teacher's Manual?
You can get the Student Pack Only option, which includes just the Student Packet (activity book, flashcards, and stickers) - Download an activity book sample PDF here.
Please note: You do need the Letter Tiles app or the physical Letter Tiles, Readers, the Reading Divider Cards, the Reading Review Box, and the Teacher's Manual in order to be able to use this set. If you do not have these items, please purchase the Deluxe or App-Dependent Set.

Level 1 Placement and Skills
Not sure if this is the right level for your student? Download the placement test.

What will my student learn in Level 1?
Your student will learn exciting new concepts, including letter sounds, phonograms, consonant teams, blending, syllables, sight words, consonant blends, plurals, compound words, and much more. Every component of reading is taught: decoding (phonics and structural analysis), vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.

Phonological Awareness

Learn techniques for syllable counting, isolate sounds in three- and four-letter words, and practice phonemic substitution.

Decoding (Phonics)

Learn phonograms A-Z, plus TH, SH, CH, CK, NG, NK; to read short vowel words, such as pup and quack; read words ending in FF, LL, and SS such as hill; and read words with initial and final blends such as flag and lost.

Decoding (Structural Analysis)

Read plural words with suffix s or es, such as pigs and lunches, and compound words such as windmill.

Vocabulary

Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life, and connect new words to familiar words.

Fluency

Read with accuracy, meaningful expression, and natural phrasing.

Comprehension

Connect text to one's own experiences, understand dialogue, give and discuss opinions, and set a purpose for reading.

All About Reading Level 1 Scope and Sequence.

Publisher: All About Learning Press
Faith-Based?: No

 

review by Joyful Wife Life

”All About Reading is one of those classic materials that tend to be a favorite amongst many homeschoolers. It's no wonder why, this curriculum makes teaching a child easy and makes learning to read fun for the child.”

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