How can I work with the early reader word lists?
I’ve included the lists of words for some popular early reader books because it is often a good strategy for a student to focus their efforts on a single book. Chipping away at an entertaining book, a page at a time, gives the student a concrete goal. Choose an appropriate book for this effort. Make sure there are plenty of words the student already knows, but that there are enough new ones to present a challenge. Then, focus your flashcard work and word games on the word set for that book. Alternate between reading the book and playing with the words. Or, if you are a parent and your child is reading a particular book at school, you can complement this by drilling the words in that book at home. Of course, you aren’t limited to the books in the predefined word lists. You can always enter your own list of words for cards and games. Tip: Type the list in a word processor and save it on your computer. That way, you can cut and paste the list into Personal Educational Press as often as yo
