Level A Pre-Reader Book for Emergent & Beginning Readers: 22 Stories That Teach All 40 Preschool Dolch Sight Words
Paperback
Series: Learn to Read Sight Word Stories, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 23 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.51 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Are you wondering what your child needs to know for Kindergarten or how to help them start school reading strong?
One of the most important early literacy skills is recognizing high-frequency sight words automatically. Children who know common sight words can focus less on sounding out every word and more on understanding what they read, building confidence, fluency, and a lifelong love of books.
This book was created for preschool, Pre-K, TK, kindergarten, homeschool, and early elementary learners who are beginning to read.
The book follows the Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading System, which begins with Level A pre-readers. At this stage, children are not expected to sound out every word independently. Instead, they build confidence by reading highly predictable texts with repetitive sentence patterns. Most sentence stays the same with only one word changing, helping children repeatedly see and recognize the most common words that appear in everyday reading.
For example:
I see red.
I see blue.
I see yellow.
This repetition helps children develop automatic sight word recognition, fluency, reading confidence, and comprehension. Instead of becoming frustrated by decoding every word, young readers experience success early to begin to see themselves as readers.
For decades, Level A readers have been one of the most effective ways to introduce reading because they keep reading fun, successful, and engaging while building the foundational skills children need for kindergarten and beyond.
Inside this book, children will enjoy 22 unique stories, each focusing on different sight words, providing the repetition needed to support literacy growth.
This Level A pre-reader is specifically designed to teach all 40 Dolch Pre-K sight words within a single kid-friendly book. Rather than isolated word lists or worksheets, children practice sight words through 22 engaging stories. Every story is intentionally written at a true Level A beginning-reader level, giving young learners repeated opportunities to experience reading success while systematically mastering the complete Pre-K Dolch sight word list.Inside You'll Find:
- 22 Level A pre-reader stories with predictable, repeated sentence patterns
- All 40 Dolch Pre-K sight words
- Early reading practice for emergent readers
- Colors and numbers 1-10 integrated throughout stories
- Large, easy-to-read text
- Illustrations that support comprehension
Perfect For:
- Preschool learning activities
- Pre-K literacy centers
- Kindergarten readiness practice
- Beginning, emergent readers
- Guided reading groups
- Homeschool curriculum
- Kindergarten classrooms
- Reading intervention support
- Sight word practice at home
Stories Include:
- The Book Is Funny
- Help Me
- Come / Go There
- I See (Colors, Numbers)
- We Play
- I Can
- Look at the..
- It Is..
- Find My..
- Where Is..?
- Big, Little
- I Jump, Run
- He Said
- Not That
- Make It
- Here Is (One-Ten)
- This Is For..
- I Go To The..
- You Go
- Away
- Come In
- Go Up and Down
Dolch Pre-K Sight Words Covered:
a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, and you.
Give your child the reading practice they need to enter kindergarten with confidence or strengthen the foundational literacy skills they need to thrive in kindergarten and beyond.
Ideal for ages 3-6, preschool, Pre-K, transitional kindergarten (TK), kindergarten, homeschool families, teachers, tutors, literacy specialists, and early intervention programs.
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