Now I'm Reading! Level 2: Rhyme Time (NIR! Leveled Readers) Novelty Book – Teacher's Edition, February 16, 2016

My son started with the Bob Books series and has completed Bob Books "Set 1: Beginning Readers", "Set 2: Advancing Beginners", "Stage 2: Rhyming Words", and "Stage 1: Sight Words Kindergarten" from the Bob Books series. Those books were becoming easy and we wanted something to challenge him a bit, but not introduce too many new rules too quickly. The "Now I'm Reading Level 2: Rhyme Time" was a perfect fit. The words are a bit more complex, but the rhyming pattern helps him to decode and feel accomplished. Here are the skills listed on the back page of the first two books we received in our pack of 10 readers as a sample of skills in the series: Book 1 "Slick Chick"--vowel sound: short i; word family -ick; sight words: a, with, on, look, at, that, the, can, do, up, in, is, and; word endings: -s, -ed; Initial consonant blends: sl, st, br, tr; initial consonant digraphs: ch, th; final consonant digraph: -ck; Book 2 "Bring in the King"--vowel sound: short i; word family -ing; sight words: in, the, with, a, to, on, like, what, is, that, those, have, can, no, more; word endings: -s; Initial consonant blends: br, spr, sw, st, sl; initial consonant digraphs: th, wh; final consonant digraph: -ng, -th. The remaining 8 books continue in a similar pattern and the series includes a parent guide, stickers, and comprehension discussion questions for the end of each story. We are enjoying the books and plan to purchase the Level 2: Snack Attack pack to try next.

Rhyme Time Beginning Readers are for kids who are starting to sound out and read words. The repetitive sentence structures and limiting each book to one word family enables a gradual and supportive approach to learning to read.I suggest that the child already know their alphabet both capital and lowercase, know the sound each letter makes, have done a lesson on the particular word family before jumping into the book, and have already completed the Level 1 books in the series.Each book repeats a short sentence and adds extra words each page. Eventually the sentences change completely so there is a sense of plot and story. For example, the first book is "A slick chick." then "A slick chick named Nick." which over many pages results in "A slick chick named Nick with a stick on a brick." which then changes to other sentences like "Oh no! Nick the slick chick is sick."This set includes 10 story books and 40 stickers. There is a parent guide.Level 2 books very carefully control the phonetic sounds so as to not introduce too much at once... however blends do pop up in the text so make sure you teach those sounds before reading the books with blends. Level 2 books will have more words per book and longer sentences than the level 1 readers. Rhyme Time is on word families, but the other Level 2 readers focus on long vowel sounds. I think the level 2 books should be read in this order: Rhyme Time, Snack Attack, and Amazing Animals. I would not read the books out of order because they are designed to gradually get harder and build upon prior learning.

My daughter loved level 1 of Now I'm Reading. These are a bit longer, but the words aren't really more difficult to decode. The rhyming can get a little disorienting and become a distraction to the story line in a few of the books. My daughter loves reading them though. She likes the modern, all-color illustrations. I like the case- each book slips into a type of plastic cd-sized sleeve. The whole case fastens with a magnetic piece that wraps around the hard cover case.The books are small- think cd case insert- but it's great for little hands. They're paperback too, which is more manageable than bulky, heavy hardbacks.

These were an excellent help for my son when he started reading and was reluctant. They are short - lived because they will serve it's purpose in allowing kids to have fun while reading. Now I'm selling our stuff used. Get these series.

These are great, short early reading books focused on phonics. We have had multiple sets in this series, as my son prefers these to some of the other series, such as bob books. Highly recommend.

My special needs son loves these! He loves working to get the stickers and they are simple but challenging books. Love them!

Bought this for my granddaughter and she loved it. It fulfilled her daily reading requirements and she liked the experience. She read to me every night of my stay.

If you want to help your child learn to read these series are great! There are 10 different books, that cover different phonics sounds and stickers for reward for each book. I gave my son a sticker as he mastered each book, without prompting on words from me. The books are cute and funny, as are the illustrations. We both really enjoyed reading them!

As a Montessori teacher, these are the only readers I will use for my early readers. They’re cute and funny and tell a mini-story while isolating the new sound to be learned, without “dumbing down” the language. Good colourful illustrations too! The rhyming and comprehension questions at the end of each book are also helpful.

These are mostly phonics based, and highly repetitive. They are also pretty fun. My daughter loves them.

This is a fun, interactive way to learn how to read! It appeals to both boys and girls. The stories are colorful, humorous and the stickers are very motivational!