Books Designed for Learning Through Oral Language
F.I.R.S.T.’s 85 leveled ebooks begin at the PreK level and go through early Grade 2, and include activities that follow each book. Titles are grouped into emergent (35 titles), beginning (40 titles), or fluent (10 titles) categories. Reading focuses on the development of concept of word (spoken-written correspondence), vocabulary development, sight words, fluency, and comprehension. In the emergent ebooks, the use of speech balloons and the highlighting of words as they are read, in combination with guiding narration to foster comprehension, allow learners to use their knowledge of language to read. Familiar situations, characters, and natural language make it easier for students to make predictions about what will be said, even though they are not actually decoding words at this stage.
EMERGENT
BEGINNING
FLUENT
Examples of emergent, beginning, and fluent ebooks
FLUENCY For reading to be considered fluent, phonemic awareness and phonetic skills must be efficient and automatic, and the learner must have sufficient exposure to good models of fluent reading, as well as consistent, guided oral reading practice. The F.I.R.S.T. program highlights each word as the narrator reads, and models proper phrasing, intonation, and the speed of fluent reading. Students are encouraged to read along with the second reading of each ebook and also to reread independently.
SCHOLASTIC F.I.R.S.T. FOUNDATION PAPER 12
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