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Book Review: The Early Reader's Bible

Silas (4) asked to learn how to read back in March. The same week, I received an e-mail about a free trial of Reading Eggs, so I went ahead and signed up. I'd never pay for it (because I simply don't pay for things like that), but it was a fun and easy introduction to phonics and sounding out words. By the time our four-week trial was up, he was ready to jump into BOB books. 

A week or two ago, I remembered a long-time friend of mine having used a learn-to-read Bible with some of her kiddos. I didn't find what I was looking for on Amazon (since I can't remember exactly what it was called), but I did stumble upon this Early Reader's Bible. The reviews were excellent and the price couldn't be beat ($0.01 used, plus $3.99 shipping), so I bought it on a whim.

It's perfect for him. On any given page, I estimate he can read about 60-70% of the words, so it's enough for him to feel confident, but it's not going to be too easy any time soon. Already he has incorporated a few more sight words into his repertoire, things like "water" and "people." 

Sounding out something in the Noah's Ark story.

Even better, he loves it. Levi and Owen each have their required Bible reading every morning, and Silas is so proud to have his very own Bible (that he can read!) on the shelf next to theirs. Every few days, he asks to "read a few verses" (even though there aren't actually verses) out of "my Bible." We never get through more than a page at a time, but it's still been a sweet and special time to cuddle on the couch and listen to him read!

Today's reading. He needed help with talk, gone, and someone.

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