November 30th, 2009
Bob Books
As a first time mother, I set high goals for my child and myself. Having my son read by three is the one of the biggest aspirations I’ve made. As a stay-at-home mom I try to use much of my time implementing reading to my son. I am constantly reading out loud the things I am currently reading for myself as well. It is overwhelming for me to decide where to start. It just seems like a huge undertaking. My sister-in-law, whom I highly respect, was in town and I noticed her son reading Bob Books. I found myself so intrigued that I had to try them out as well.
Bob Books are a scholastic award-winning reading program for children. They have a full collection books ranging from Alphabet, Word families, to Compound words. Being that my son is only 14 months I have started him on the “My First Bob Books” program. This program helps my son identify shapes, learning that letters have sounds, recognizing simple patterns, and more. The Pre-reading collection has the simplest illustrations using shapes as stick figures for their characters. This adds a whole new dimension on teaching shapes to my little one. The Alphabet collection consists of 12 books that introduce the 26 letters. The repetition of sounds and letters has really helped my son. It is so cute when he tries to imitate them.
Bob Books have provided not only a useful tool helping my sons learning but makes it enjoyable as well. I am finding myself longing to read to him in order to see the expressions he makes. When I first started this journey I wanted to give up so many times because I didn’t feel like he was that interested. A friend on mine encouraged me to keep reading to him even if it seemed like he wasn’t paying attention. As I continue to do this I am finally seeing the fruit of the perseverance. My son now brings books to us to read to him. I look forward to investing in more of the Bob Book collections! I will keep you posted on the journey!
