Pre-Reading Key Letters Non-Fiction Set A

The Pre-Reading: Key Letters Non-Fiction Set A is an ideal collection of engaging and educational readers designed to support the earliest stages of literacy development. This thoughtfully curated set includes 8 non-fiction titles: At School, From Eggs, Games We Play, Make a Salad, Noisy Animals, Plant a Plant, Sea Life, and Who Has Stripes?. Each book is aligned with Reading Recovery Level 1 and has been carefully developed to introduce key letters and foundational concepts of print in an age-appropriate and meaningful context. With vivid real-world imagery, predictable sentence structures, and repeated high-frequency words, these readers help young learners build early confidence with books. The non-fiction format supports knowledge acquisition while promoting curiosity and early comprehension. Children are exposed to environmental print and text features that mirror real-world reading, making this set a perfect tool for early literacy classrooms, school libraries, or take-home reading programs. Whether used independently or in small guided groups, these books help reinforce essential pre-reading behaviours and pave the way for successful reading development.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds letter-sound recognition and early phonemic awareness.
• Encourages print awareness and left-to-right tracking.
• Develops vocabulary through real-world non-fiction content.
• Supports early comprehension skills using simple and repetitive text.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use for guided reading in small groups to focus on one key letter per session.
• Pair each book with related real-life objects or visuals for hands-on learning.
• Create a letter wall where students match books to corresponding alphabet letters.
• Encourage children to act out actions or topics from each book to support engagement.

Information:

• Recommended Age: 4-6 years
• Reading Level: Reading Recovery Level 1
• Titles Included: 8 titles - At School, From Eggs, Games We Play, Make a Salad, Noisy Animals, Plant a Plant, Sea Life, Who Has Stripes?
• Format: 1 copy of each title
• Genre: Non-Fiction
• Focus: Key Letters and Pre-Reading Skills