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Confident Reader Books 5 - 8+ Years Old: Nurturing Lifelong Readers

At my playroom, we understand the need to instil a love of reading at an early age. We, therefore, have painstakingly compiled a selection of Confident Reader Books 5 - 8+ Years Old for guiding children through to becoming confident and independent readers. These books are specifically tailored to meet the developmental needs of children who are ready for more complex texts but need ongoing support and encouragement as they build their reading skills. As opposed to traditional picture or beginner readers, the main goals of Confident Reader Books are to build fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills, hence playing a vital role in any child's educational path.

What Makes Confident Reader Books Different?

One of the great strengths of the Confident Reader Books 5-8+ Years Old series is their perfect balance between engaging story and educational value. Well-thought-out challenges with just the right difficulty level make the children interested in confidence building in reading.

Unlike early readers who are more heavily dependent on pictures, Confident Reader Books introduce more complex sentence structures, richer vocabulary, and an increased emphasis on narrative development. This transition is critical in children as they move from the process of decoding individual words to reading for meaning very critical lifelong literacy skill.

Furthermore, most of them are designed in such a way that their themes would relate more to the life and interests of a child. It, therefore, makes the children very engaged as this is supposed to be one of the best means through which children get an overview of the world surrounding them. Whether told in tales of friendship, adventure, or problem-solving, themes here are very relatable with deep reflection, encouraging critical thinking among the children when reading.

A Perfect Fit for Early Elementary School Readers

Confident Reader Books 5 - 8+ Years Old by far remain invaluable tools to parents and educators alike in supporting the development of early elementary school children's literacy. These books are just perfect for children who have mastered basic reading skills but are not quite ready to go up to more complex chapter books. The pace and pattern of Confident Reader Books exactly correspond to cognitive and developmental milestones achieved by children between 5 and 8 years of age, thus serving as a natural follow-up in the child's reading process.

Concerns in these books also progressively develop with the broadening of interests of the child. Early age children start to develop perceptions about the events, and surroundings, and therefore it is time to introduce them to stories based on genuine incidents, challenges and feelings. So these books are useful not only for the improvement of reading skills which every child should possess, play a significant role.

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Arboretum (Hardcover): Nature

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ISBN: 9781800782198 by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew , illustrated by Katie Scott This next instalment in the bestselling Welcome to the Museum collec...

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The Book of Trees (Hardcover) by Piotr Socha, Wojciech Grajkowski: Nature

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ISBN: 9781837713271 WARNING: only curious kids allowed! Follow Q, your all-knowing guide, on this epic journey through the universe and discover th...

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ISBN: 9781760525958 Walk with us through one of the Top End's magnificent monsoon forests, in Kakadu National Park, learning about the plants, anim...

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Deadly Science Lights and Colour (Hardcover) STEM Science Book

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By: Australian Geographic, Corey Tutt Light from our Sun and other sources is all around, bringing colour, heat and energy. Over time, humans have ...

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Deadly Science - Wild Weather (Hardcover) by Corry Tutt, Mim Cole STEM Science Book

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ISBN: 9781923096004 Extreme weather events, from bushfires to floods, and sudden geological changes, from earthquakes to tsunamis, have an enormous...

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Deadly Science - Animal Survival (Hardcover) by Karen Sommerville, Corry Tutt, Mim Cole Australian Animals STEM Science Book

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ISBN: 9781923096042 Every living thing on our planet experiences a life cycle. From fertilisation, to birth, through life and death, plants and ani...

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Deadly Science - Renewable Resources (Hardcover) by Naomi Foxall, Corry Tutt, Mim Cole, Shutterstock: Science. STEM Book

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Above and Below: Dusk Till Dawn (Hardcover): Nature

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By: Harriet Evans, Nic Jones (Illustrator) ISBN: 9781838914028 Discover nature at night in this beautiful split-page book. Travel from the woods at...

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Continents of the World: Asia (Paperback)

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Author: Charles Hope ISBN: 9781742034478 The world is a vast and exciting place, with nearly 200 countries spread across seven continents.Asia is...

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Continents of the World: Europe (Paperback): Countries

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Author: Charles Hope ISBN: 9781742034454 The world is a vast and exciting place, with nearly 200 countries spread across seven continents. Europe ...

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Sea Turtles: On the Edge (Paperback) Ocean Book

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Author: Woody Brambles ISBN: 9781742034355 Around the world there are many animals close to extinction. One group particularly under threat are se...

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The House on the Mountain (Hardcover) by Ella Holcombe, David Cox: family/bushfire

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The powerful story of a family who lose their home in a bushfire and their journey of recovery.REMEMBERING BLACK SATURDAYThere is a fire coming, an...

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Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories (Hardcover) by Aliki

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Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Aliki’s semi-autobiographical picture book features two interconnected stories about immigration, ...

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Just Because (Hardcover)

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Big Picture Book Outdoors (Hardcover) by Minna Lacey, John Russell, Rachel Stubbs

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