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Welcome to Monarch Readers!
Learn to read with beautiful, phonics-based books that help children see the beauty in themselves and the world.
Text copyright Yolanda Romanelli & Stacie Scheller, 2021. Illustrations copyright Charlotte Dennis, 2021.
How to Use This Series
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Teaching the sight words and phonics skills in each book before the child reads the book. Teaching the sight words and phonics skills in each book before the child reads the book to help them experience success as readers.
Using sight word flash cards to teach the sight words. You can follow a Montessori three-period lesson format.
Providing feedback like, “Did that make sense? Look closely at the letters and try again.” or “Look closely at the letters and sound them out.” when a child makes a mistake.
Noticing when the book is too hard and causing frustration, and offering, “You had the courage to try this really hard book! Let’s give another one a try now. Do you want to read this one or this one?”
Engaging in a conversation about the book during and after reading. Use the questions at the back of the book for ideas and conversation starters.
Levels 1-5
Level 1
Level 1 focuses on letter sounds and blends and includes 3 individual books: Animals, The Farm, and Gran.
Level 2
Level 2 focuses on blends and glued sounds with short vowels (an, am, -all, -ng + double consonants ff, ll, ss + ck), as well as 2-syllable phonetic words. This level includes 6 individual books: Can the Man?, Sam the Ram, The Ducks, In the Pig Pen, The Red Ball, and Tennis.
Level 3
Level 3 focuses on Consonant Digraphs and Beginning Vowel Digraphs (ch, sh, th, ee, oo as in book and oo as in moon). This level includes 6 individual books: Lunchtime, The Shell Shop, The Moth, The Seed, The Pirate, and To the Zoo!.
Level 4
Level 4 focuses on Vowel Digraphs (silent E, ay, oa, ie, oy). This level includes 6 individual books: The Cone, The Cake, A Brave Day, The Big Game, The Softball, and The Sandbox.
Level 5
Level 5 focuses on r-controlled vowels, open syllables, and inflectional endings (-ed and -ing). This level includes 6 individual books: The Bake Shop, My Birthday, The Hike, The Telescope, The Ocean, and Under the Sea.
Looking for more?
We offer an entire Montessori-aligned curriculum that aligns with Monarch Readers. The Montessori Reading Remediation Pathway can be used with kindergartners who start the year without knowing all of their letter sounds, as well as 1st-6th graders. You can learn more at Montessori For All or send us your email and we will be in touch!
