Teaching Reading
Sunrise Readers Bookmarks
The Sunrise Readers are story books, with each book containing twelve or more short stories. Most early reading books contain one story, and consist of between eight and sixteen pages. Sunrise Readers Books One, Two and Three consist of 48 pages. Books Four – Ten have 64 pages and Books Eleven – Fifteen consist of…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Learner’s Workbooks are Available!
What are they? The Sunrise Readers Starter Level Learner’s Workbooks provide learners with invaluable activities and exercises to put into practice their growing reading, writing and talking skills. Each activity relates to the new words, skills and stories that are being introduced in Sunrise Readers Book One (Friends), Book Two (Work and Play) and Book…
Read MoreWhich 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 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 1 Friends Resources
Resources to support teachers and parents in using Sunrise Readers Book 1 Friends are to be found here. Please comment and share ideas. It’s our earnest desire to encourage and support you in this all-important venture – teaching young ones to read! Power point presentation: Meet the Sunrise Children For those fortunate enough to have…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book 1 – Friends
Word games We all know that games make learning a natural process for learners – and fun! We are growing a supply of resources to help our valued teachers, parents and learners to enjoy reading! The following resource can be used in a variety of different games. Readers Book One – Friends Word Game This…
Read MoreThe role of parents, family and care-givers in learning!
Family – you have a vital part to play in your child’s success at school! My recent blog was an introduction to the importance of the family’s role in the teaching of reading. This blog continues that theme – emphasising the vital part that family members play in developing healthy learning patterns in a baby…
Read MoreThe importance of reading to children
Parents often leave the teaching of reading to teachers! Parents have a vital role to play. My own story as a reader who became an author: As a teacher and as a parent, I will always be grateful to my grandfather. I can’t remember when he started reading to me, but one of my earliest…
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…
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