Imagination Soup.net was founded by Melissa Taylor, a former teacher who is now a blogger and writer. She's not just any writer; According to her website, she is a children's book expert, a former award-winning bilingual teacher with an M.A. in Education, a former literacy trainer, and a passionate advocate for literacy, representation in children's literature, and high-quality education. Imagine Soup is a convenient source of wholesome and reliable children's books. It seems that she created Imagine Soup as a website where families, librarians, and educators can find great children's books and learning ideas, resources, and community.
On concluding thoughts about Imagination Soup: It suits parents who need guidance to begin building their child's love for reading. For every parent interested in developing reading abilities, Imagination Soup will develop reading interests, not to mention a robust vocabulary that leads to strengthening reading skills needed to thrive fluency and comprehension.
Scroll further down into Imagination Soup's landing page. You will find their "Playful Learning" area, where you will see reading journals, STEM, games, and books with educational reading and writing sheets.
BEST BOOKS BY TOPIC
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Books By Topic table of contents |
Books By Topic
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BEST BOOKS BY AGE |
From the landing page, choose Books By Age. You will find books for ages 0 to over 13+. |
Children’s Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers (ages 0 – 4)
Reading to children is foundational to their later reading success. But what children’s books are the best? Which picture books are appropriate for each of the stages, starting with babies and then moving to toddlers and preschoolers? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with good books for every age and stage!
- Board Books for Babies
- Toddler Books for 2-Year-Olds
- Books for 3-Year-Olds
- Books for 4-Year-Olds
- Nonfiction Picture Books for Ages 2 – 5
BEST BOOK SERIES
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Increase reading time with BOOK SERIES! |
With so many grades, ages, and interests, which book series will hit the spot for you or your child? I’ve divided my book series recommendations by age and genre to help you find exactly what your child or student will love.
What does Melissa Taylor mean by predictable book series?
- Books in a series where every book is set up in a similar way with the same main characters and a predictable plot.
- These are NOT book series with connecting plots. (No cliffhangers in these books.) Sure, there are a few books, like The Magic Tree House books, that do build upon a larger story, yet ultimately can be read in any order and still be understood.
- There are many important benefits when kids, especially beginning readers, read these kinds of series of books like the ones I’ll list below.
I like that books in series keep the student or child connected and yearning to know more. It will increase reading comprehension most of all!
Benefits of Reading Books in a Series
Understanding of Plot Structure
When young children reread (and reread and reread) familiar books like Brown, Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle, many things are happening. One of those things is that kids know what to expect from the story. They’ve heard it so many times.
Reading predictable chapter books is akin to reading a familiar picture book like Brown Bear or for me, watching a favorite cop shows on television like Blue Bloods or NCIS.
Every show is set up the same. Viewers know there will be a mystery that will be solved by the same favorite characters who are in every episode.
In a predictable chapter book, we have familiar characters and a familiar plot with only the conflict and the setting changing. (Sort of like my cop shows.)
Once readers get familiar with the structure of the Magic Tree House books, they will be very accurately able to predict what might happen: that Jack and Annie will travel somewhere in the past to fix a problem.
Readers will understand that stories have characters, a problem, a solution, and so forth.
Statements gathered from Imagination Soup.net.
BEST READ ALOUD BOOKS
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The final feature from the landing page is BEST READ ALOUD BOOKS |
The Benefits of Reading Aloud to Children
Did you know that reading aloud builds many literacy skills and gives children a solid literacy foundation for future reading success?
Not only is reading aloud the foundation for literacy development, but it’s SO good for developing relationship bonds with adults and children and growing readers. Reading aloud is the foundation for literacy development and is suitable for developing relationship bonds with adults and children and growing readers. Reading out loud helps children learn new words. As children build their vocabulary by listening to stories, they also start understanding vocabulary and language patterns.
Think about all the benefits of reading books aloud. You’re sharing special time, building a love of reading, improving vocabulary, introducing story structure and literary elements, making complex ideas more accessible, improving reading comprehension, modeling fluency, and setting the foundation for literacy development. What’s not to love?
Even better, it’s not complicated. And anyone can do it.
You don’t need a fancy degree or specialized skills. Just the ability to read a book.
Don’t forget, rereading a book can be goldmine for young readers. It builds familiarity with important literacy concepts such as understanding story structure, making predictions, noticing the illustrations, making meaning of the text, and more.
Statements gathered from Imagination Soup.net.
PLAYFUL LEARNING
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