Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill: A Phonics Reader (Step Into Reading)

This was the first Step 1 book my daughter read (at the library, all by herself) and convinced me to purchase almost the entire set of books. These Step Into Reading books are excellent as they have a high-interest factor that motivates her to read. The stories are also wonderfully illustrated in full color, and being a visual learner, my daughter latched on to these books quickly. These Step 1 series are recommended for preschool-K - the stories are in large type and the vocabulary is easy. The stories are also in a rhyming format which makes them easy and fun to read. The full color pictures also provide contextual clues as to the word being used in the text. These early readers have raised my daughter's confidence level in reading, and she is doing so well that I'm purchasing the Step Two books (Preschool-Grade 1). I use these books in conjunction with sight words to reinforce her recognition of common vocabulary.

I cannot say enough about Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill. While my son is interested in being read to, he hasn't yet developed enough confidence to attempt words on his own. Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill has allowed him to begin to attempt reading on his own, due to the rhyming words and repetitive phrases/story line present. While the story line is cute, with some funny parts to keep children interested, that's not the main reason for loving this book. This book is the first "early reader" we've tried that is truly appropriate for someone starting out reading. I'd highly recommend it.

I had my 5 year old grandson for 2 weeks. I read this to him about 3-5 times in a couple of days, pointing at each word and making sure he knew the phrases. To keep his attention, we discussed the rabbit and what he was up to, how and why the dog did what he did, etc.. I asked him on the 3rd day if he wanted to read it. He said yes, so I walked him through each page, letting him try it, first. He tried to just remember the words with the pictures, which was okay, because it helped him remember. About the third time he tried to read it, I showed him that Jill, Bill and hill have the same ending spellings and they all say ill. That's when the light switch went on and the wheels began to turn in his little head. Within another 2 days, he could READ over 200 words! (I made a list of 3-letter words with short vowel sounds and kept similar words together, such as bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, rat, sat, so he could see the similarity and focus more on the different letter. The reason I give this book so much credit is because it gave my grandson the JOY and the HUNGER that helped him learn. I would recommend this book to every family with a child who's ready to read. Don't push, but encourage pointing at each word as it is read, so it will help the child see the words never change and they can learn the differences that make different words. Be patient and let them work it out, giving them ONLY hints that will help and telling them ONLY after 2 or 3 unsuccessful tries. You don't want them discouraged, but you don't want to give them all the answers, either.

I selected this book as one of four (plus the books I had on hand) to read with my five year old granddaughter. The words are simple, and the words and pictures tell a story. My granddaughter's imagination is bigger than the words she can sound out, so shortly into reading the story to her, she took the book and began reading it herself, by telling stories about the pictures. Because it interested her, we are continuing to use it to help her learn to sound out words using phonetics. Well done book.

Cute story with limited vocabulary and repetition, combined with cute art makes this a great beginning reader. Classic.

This is a really cute story and a favorite of both my little ones (ages 6 and 3). I purchased this book a couple of years ago when my daughter, (the 6 year old) started reading. The story engaged her interest from the very beginning and the phonetic words made it easy for her to quickly learn to read the book on her own. It is a cute story with great pictures, and manages to tell a full, rhyming story with minimal words that can all be sounded out by a child who has some phonics experience. I highly recommend this book for any little one who is a beginning reader.....and even for those who are able to read. My six year old is way past this book now, but still loves to read it.

Gave these to a little boy next door to me.

This is a well written beginner book. It has repeating words and easy phonetic words. The story is very cute and funny. My kids, which range from 2 to 8, love this book because of the story and hysterical illustrations. It is definitely one of their favorites. It is one of my favorites too.

My kids love this book

كتاب جميل ولكن بدون معنى

This is a super fun book. The text is easy to read as it's repetitive as well. But the images tell their own story. My kid had a blast with it 👏👏

Dessins adorables et humoristiques, textes courts aux consonnances repetitives qui captent l'attention de l'enfant. Tres bien pour le lire a un tout petit, qui plus tard le lira tout seul comme l'une de ses premieres lectures.

タイトルからも分かるとおり、とてもリズムが良いです。 フォニックスやサイトワードが少し分かり始めたころの初歩のリーディングに最適です。 繰り返しが多いので、何度か読むうちにすぐに読めてしまうと思います。 雪山やそりが出てくるため、雪国に住んでいる私たちには とても馴染みのある内容なので、とくに楽しめました。