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Red Velvet Fox Learns to Read (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
AnimalsConceptsGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781971840406
Publisher: Montessori Life Skills Series
Published: Jun 1 2026
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.19 Width: 11.00 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What if you could watch reading unfold exactly as it does in an authentic Montessori classroom?
In a peaceful Montessori environment filled with beautiful materials and caring guidance, Red Velvet Fox begins an extraordinary journey into literacy. Starting with sound games, letter sound songs, and sandpaper letters, he gradually learns to connect sounds, symbols, words, and meaning. Through Practical Life activities, Metal Insets, the Moveable Alphabet, object boxes, Pink Series reading, and sight words, Red Velvet Fox discovers that reading is not something to be rushed-it is something that grows naturally through concentration, repetition, movement, and joyful discovery.
As his confidence grows, so do the words he can read. Soon, books begin to speak, signs begin to make sense, and the world opens around him in an entirely new way. Then comes the magical Montessori moment known as the explosion into reading, when everything suddenly comes together.
More than a story, Red Velvet Fox Learns to Read provides one of the clearest story-based introductions to the Montessori reading curriculum available today. Children will delight in Red Velvet Fox's journey, while parents, teachers, and homeschoolers gain valuable insight into the step-by-step process through which reading develops in authentic Montessori environments.
Inside, readers will discover:
● Phonemic awareness and sound games
● Letter sound songs
● Practical Life preparation for writing
● Metal Insets
● Sandpaper Letters
● The Moveable Alphabet
● Small Object Boxes
● Nomenclature Cards
● Pink Series Reading
● Sight Words
● Early Sentence Reading
● Reading Comprehension
The story concludes with Red Velvet Fox proudly reading to his forest friends at a picnic in the Montessori garden-a celebration of perseverance, confidence, friendship, and the joy of literacy.
Written by veteran AMI-trained Montessori educator Kerry Howard, this beautifully illustrated book transforms the Montessori reading curriculum into an engaging story children can understand and enjoy.
Perfect for ages 3-6, Montessori classrooms, homeschool environments, and families seeking an authentic introduction to reading.
Montessori Life Skills Storybooks(TM) Calm stories. Real skills. Authentic Montessori learning.
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