Little Critter 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read)

This set of 12 simple and fun Little Critter® storybooks is an excellent choice to share at home or in the preschool or kindergarten classroom. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children ages 3 to 6. Enter into the world of reading with I Can Read Phonics!<br/>Join Mercer Mayer’s classic and beloved character, Little Critter, as he helps kids learn to read!<br/>This 12-book program helps build a foundation for a lifetime of reading fun. The simple stories are full of silly Little Critter antics and feature short and long vowel sounds.<br/>Reviewed by a phonics expert, each of the simple stories in this box set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while having fun with Little Critter.<br/>Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and "decode" unfamiliar ones.