Ready to Read
Publications International has a long history of developing supplementary learning materials for young children. This set of early reading books, which launched in 2011, is builds on that background and adds the interactivity of SDX-enabling. The SD-X reader recognizes all the words in the books. It also reads sentences and stories fluently, spells words, and explains phonics. There are games and songs throughout the books to add to the learning fun.
There are six books that lay the groundwork for reading with exercises and learning games:
- Alphabet
- Consonants and Vowels
- Consonant Blends
- Rhyming Words
- Sight Words
- Syllables and Sentences
The set also has four storybooks that allow young readers to practice what they are learning by reading skill-appropriate stories:
- Animal Adventures
- Around the Neighborhood
- Fairy Tales
- Machines on the Move
For this series, PIL decided to make a unique and toyetic reader that looks like a friendly monkey. The same monkey as a character appears in all the books as a guide to learning and a look-and-find element in the storybook art.