SCHOOL ZONE READING SET REVIEW

School Zone Publishing Company began as The School Zone Learning Center in 1972. The Learning Center was a retail teachers supply outlet, specializing in sales to teachers, with two stores in Grand Rapids, Michigan. About 1974, schools instituted changes in educational methods that affected the home and schools. Changes included introducing new teaching methods in math and English and eliminating workbooks provided on a shared basis for home use. With these changes, parents experienced difficulty finding educational material for use at home. Local parents turned to the Learning Centers, requesting workbooks and other at-home teaching aids. In response, the Centers formulated six workbooks and printed 1,000 copies of each. The books sold out in six months. An expanded workbook series was developed and received equally enthusiastic acceptance. School Zone Publishing Company was incorporated in 1979. A new line of workbooks had been written and illustrated by late 1979. In January 1980, the line was printed and School Zone began operations. Market response was extremely favorable. The product line has expanded yearly and currently includes almost two hundred educational products.

Is your child ready to read? Launch your little learners in the Start to Read! Early Reading Program. This Level 1 collection is a first step in building the foundation your preschooler or first grader needs to experience reading success in school. This set contains:
5 Beginning Readers that present
charming stories with beginning vocabulary
1 Read-Along & Songs CD that includes
all 5 stories (narrated) and 10 original songs
1 Comprehension Workbook that corresponds
to the 5 stories to test and reinforce reading skills
1 Parent Guide that offers tips and ideas for
following a 3-step approach: listen, read and review
The stories in the readers are fun, easy to follow, and colorfully illustrated. Repetition, rhyming words, and short sentences introduce and reinforce essential language and listening skills. Each story has one track on the CD dedicated to uninterrupted reading and another narrated track, with turn-the-page signals to help your child follow along in the book. The CD also has 10, fun-to-memorize songs that make bedtime, bathtime, or any time more playful.
A comprehension workbook provides additional activities and extra practice of newly learned skills, while testing your child’s understanding of each story. A Parent Guide offers tips and ideas for you to enhance and support his or her reading progress. Originally developed by educator and School Zone co-founder Dr. James Hoffman, the updated sequence-based series, which consists of storybooks and complementary materials across three progressive reading levels, is designed to build a solid literary foundation for any child while teaching kids that reading is fun. This Level 1 collection makes a great start. Follow this program, and you and your child will celebrate reading success every day!
Fun Features & Big Benefits
• Memorable stories and characters
• 3-step approach to reading
• Whimsical, age-appropriate songs
• Pencil-and-paper workbook activities
• Story narration on audio CD
• An exceptional value!
Skills:
Level 1 Story Books – beginning sight words; 9-50 new vocabulary words; word recognition; letter recognition; beginning sounds; letter-sound association; problem solving; rhyming; vocabulary building
Read-Along & Songs CD – creativity; memorization; sound recognition; reading comprehension; listening; following directions
Comprehension Book – reading comprehension; focus; problem solving.
                                   OUR REVIEW.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THE HONOR TO REVIEW THE SCHOOL ZONE READING SET FOR MY GIRLS SINCE I AM HOME SCHOOLING ME'ANA. BREA DOES GOT O SCHOOL SHE DONT REALLY LEARN A WHOLE LOT SINCE SHE IS STARTING KINDERGARTEN SOON. I HAVE BEEN USING THIS SET FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS WITH BOTH OF MY GIRLS. BREA HAS LEARNED TO READ ALOT FO WORDS FROM THIS SET. SHE HAS ALSO REMBERED SOME OF THE STORIES AS WELL. ME'ANA HAS REMBERED SOME OF THE STORIES AS WELL. I REALLY LIKE THE SCHOOL ZONE READING SET ALOT. I WILL KEEP USING THIS SET WITH BOTH OF MY GIRLS. THEY ARE NOT BORED WITH THE SET. THEY REALLY LIKE THE STORIES ALOT. I LOVE THE LEARNING GAMES AS WELL IN THE BOOKS. HEAD OVER AND CHECK OUT SCHOOL ZONE AND ALL OF THERE AWESOME LEARNING PRODUCTS AND SETS AS WELL.

HERE IS THE SET MY GIRLS GOT TO REVIEW.

HERE IS ME'ANA LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL ZONE BOOK. SHE LOVES THE BOOKS.

HERE IS BREA READING THE FIRST BOOK BACK TO ME. SHE TOO LOVES THE SCHOOL ZONE SET.





DISCLAIMER:I WAS GIVEN A SAMPLE SET TO REVIEW. I WASNT COMPENSATED IN ANY OTHER WAY. THESE ARE ALL MY OWN OPINIONS.