Teachers
New 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 MoreWhy did we revise the Sunrise Readers?
We know you loved them! We did too! Our own children learned to read with the Sunrise Readers – nearly forty years ago! YES! They WORKED – generations of children learned to read. YES! They ENTERTAINED AND DELIGHTED – we know that the Sunrise children, Tatenda, Chipo, David and Jenny, became your best friends as…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book 5 – Past Tense Activities
The past tense is introduced in Sunrise Readers Book 5 – We Come and Go. First language speakers will use the past tense without thinking about it. For second language speakers, attention may need to be given to using the past tense. Ideas for teaching the past tense: 1.NEWS: Grades One and Two teachers frequently…
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 Teacher’s Manual
A free downloadable PDF of the Sunrise Readers Manual is available. Please feel free to print this simple, user-friendly guide to the teaching of reading, but not for sale purposes.
Read MoreSight words and using flash cards/ word cards in the teaching of reading.
What are flash cards/ word cards? Flash cards are cards containing cues – pictures or key words or facts to assist with learning and revision. When they are used for vocabulary, they may be called word cards: a card that displays a written word. In the Sunrise Readers Teacher’s Manual, we refer to word cards…
Read MoreWhy is colouring-in beneficial for pre-schoolers?
Some may think that colouring-in activities are only used to occupy young learners and keep them busy. Far from it! Amongst the many benefits of colouring in, the following are included: It makes little hands stronger! We don’t realise how many muscles we use in hand-writing. Colouring in exercises hand muscles, and helps young learners…
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 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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