Pop Pop - Scholastic Phonics Readers #15 Author:Anne Schreiber, Gail Tuchman A little book for emergent readers from the Scholastic Phonics Readers set. — Welcome to Scholastic Phonics Readers! Learning to read is an exciting adventure for all young people. Research on how children learn to read shows that early readers must be exposed to varied experiences with literature, while incorporating skills practice, or phonics,... more » at the same time. Phonics is essential for figuring out letter sounds and how to blend or put them together to read unknown words. Like any skill, it is best learned through practice -- preferably by reading stories containing words with the sounds being taught. That's why this cumulative 72-book series was developed. Designed to practice phonics sounds and sight words step-by-step, each book reviews elements featured in earlier books in the series. The lively two-color artwork is an important feature. The pictures add support-without distracting from the real task of reading. Scholastic Phonics Readers carefully guide and support children, so they will be able to read these books on their won-and have the early success they need to become fluent, lifelong readers.« less