Reading Schemes
Which Sunrise Readers are Available?
Sunrise Readers Books 1 – 12 will take a young learner from starting to read to reading proficiency. Historically, the Sunrise Readers reading scheme consisted of twenty six Sunrise Readers. Since 1985, thousands of Zimbabwean children have learned to read – or learned to speak and read in English – using the Sunrise Readers. As…
Read MoreNew to the Sunrise Readers? A quick peek inside our Starter Level Books!
The Sunrise Readers are new to South Africans! Until this year, trade restrictions existed so that the Sunrise Readers were not allowed to be marketed in SA. And the revised Sunrise Readers are still new to a few Zimbabweans who are reluctant to make the transition from the original, “vintage” books. This post is here…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book 7
Useful resources are now available for Sunrise Readers Book 7 – Fun and Games. All free and downloadable, here are a supply of large, medium and small wordlist flashcards applicable to Sunrise Readers Book 7. Story-by-story wordlists are also available for review.
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book Six Reading Games, Worksheets and Powerpoint
“Play is our brain’s favourite way of learning.” Diane Ackerman Sunrise Readers resources include many simple reading games and teaching aids to give teachers, parents and learners the opportunities and support they need to make learning to read FUN and effective! Here you will find free downloadable resources for six reading games directly linked to…
Read MoreA teacher talks about the Sunrise Readers
Dilys Green is a practical expert in the field of teaching reading. Over the past thirty years, she has successfully launched hundreds of young learners into the exciting universe of reading competency. In this video, she talks about the Sunrise Readers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcJhi1WJ6f0 Click on the link above to hear what Dilys has to say about…
Read MoreWhat makes the Sunrise Readers special?
They are story books! Each book contains short stories –age-appropriate, and easy for teachers and parents to use. Unlike many solely phonics-based readers –our stories have meaning and are values based. They are inclusive of all backgrounds. They also include children with disabilities and some without nuclear families. The books encourage empathy, understanding, acceptance and…
Read MoreVivian Jenkins & Chrissie Lewis – Authors of the Sunrise Readers
Since the first writing of these successful reading books, Vivian Jenkins and Christine Lewis have accumulated over 25 years of educational research and teaching experience each. They have brought a great deal of experience and cutting-edge expertise to the careful revisions that have been made to these books. They have continued to work in Education…
Read MoreWhat are the Sunrise Readers?
The Sunrise Readers are a reading scheme. They are a delightful series of carefully structured reading books to be used in the teaching of reading in the first years of a child’s education in English. The vocabulary accumulates gradually, and the children are soon reading lively, interesting stories that are written and selected for their…
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