beginning readers

Early literacy students

Beginning readers are children or others just learning to read, typically working with simple vocabulary and short sentences.

The term also describes books designed for this audience: The library has a whole section of beginning readers.

Such books use controlled vocabulary, repetition, and illustrations to build confidence and decoding skills.

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kindergarten · primers · illustrations · simple sentences · learning · ABCs · early literacy · vocabulary · storytime · first grade · decoding · blending · rhyming · word families · chapter books · library · bedtime stories · Dick and Jane

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Those with strong literacy

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Educators addressing literacy difficulties

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