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The following are questions we are often asked at Teddy Bear Press. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions that are not addressed here.
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| Why a Sight Word approach to Reading? | Some beginning readers have difficulty remembering letter sounds, and blending sounds together to create or read a new word. With a Sight Word approach, the student is told the new word and then reinforces it in several ways: tactually, visually, auditorally many times. Through much repetition and reinforcement, the words become a core set from which the student may derive meaning from the printed word. |
| Who benefits from this method? | Students for whom traditional sound based systems have been unsuccessful or students who need a slow paced, carefully structured program with much repetition have found much success with this method. Many of these students have been diagnosed with Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Speech/Language deficits and English Language Learners. Other students who are in the "at-risk" and slow-learner categories have found the simple approach and slow pacing a way to build confidence as they are acquiring beginning reading skills. Young children in Kindergarten and First Grade classes with no reading problems are also enjoying success with the Teddy Bear Press books. |
| What is unique about the I Can Read and Reading Is Fun programs? | The first lesson in the I Can Read program begins with "I, a, see, can." All the new words are starred at the beginning of each lesson and underlined when presented in the text. This provides a visual cue to guide the student. Most of the following lessons introduce only one new word while reinforcing previously taught words. Each series builds the student's word recognition vocabulary slowly to allow for a feeling of success. |
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How can a student "read" while only recognizing four or five words? |
Using rebus (picture) symbols throughout the lessons, the student can read each page using only a few sight words. By enjoying the excitement of successfully completing a page, the student is further motivated to continue reading. |
| How is the reinforcement provided? | Each program recommends using flashcards, charts, books and worksheets in a carefully sequenced manner to provide reinforcement and repetition while providing practice in visual discrimination, fine motor, perceptual motor and handwriting skills. |
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What about classroom sets and volume discounts? |
Please contact Teddy Bear Press for the current pricing available for orders involving multiple sets of books. |
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