Krista Cowan

Emergent Reader Book List

Radford University
Fall 2016
Word Study
Title, Author, Picture Part of the Diet Explanation
Publication Date
Piggies in Word Study Alliteration
the Pumpkin
English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
Patch
according to shared beginning and/or
Mary ending sounds.
Peterson
While reading this book, I would stop after
and Jennifer
each page and ask the students to tell me
Rofe
which words from the page started with the
2010 same sound.
Objective: Students will state the alliterative
words on each page.
 Animal Word Study Alphabet Knowledge
Alphabet:
English SOL: K.12.c) Use letters and
Slide and
beginning consonant sounds to spell
Seek the
phonetically words to describe pictures or
ABCs
write about experiences.
Alex A. Lluch
An activity to do with this book would be to
2005 have the students draw their favorite
animals and write about them.
Objective: Students will draw and write
about their favorite animals.

Some Smug Word Study Alliteration

Slug
English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
Pamela according to shared beginning and/or
Duncan ending sounds.
Edwards
An activity to do with this book would be to
1996 have the students bring in objects that start
with the letter S.
Objective: Students will collect objects that
start with the letter S.
 Four Word Study Alliteration
Famished
English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
Foxes and
according to shared beginning and/or
Fosdyke
ending sounds.
Pamela
An activity to do with this book would be to
Duncan
have the students clap every time they hear
Edwards
a word that starts with the letter F.
1995 Objective: Students will clap when they
hear a words that starts with the letter F.
Alphablock Word Study Alphabet Knowledge
Christopher English SOL: K.11.a) Print uppercase and
Franceschell lowercase letters of the alphabet
i independently.

2013 An activity to do with this book would be to

have the students write letters and then
decorate them.
Objective: Students will correctly print the
letters of the alphabet.
 Superhero Word Study Alliteration
ABC
Bob McLeod English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
2006 according to shared beginning and/or
ending sounds.

An activity to do with this book would be to

have the students place pictures under
header cards that start with the same
sound.

Objective: Students will sort pictures based

on their beginning sounds.
Peanut Word Study Alliteration
Butter and
Jellyfishes English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
Brian P. according to shared beginning and/or
Cleary ending sounds.
2007
After reading this book, I would assign each
student a letter and have them search the
classroom for something else that begins
with their letters.

Objective: Students will find objects that

start with their assigned letters.
 Fox in Socks Word Study Rhyming
Dr. Seuss
1965 English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
words that rhyme.

An activity to do with this book would be to

give the students cards with pictures of
rhymes from the book and have them find
their rhyming partner.

Objective: Students will form pairs based

on their rhyming picture cards.
The Fat Cat Word Study Rhyming
Sat On the
Mat English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
Nurit Karlin words that rhyme.
1996
An activity for this book would be to do a
picture sort of words that rhyme with cat
and words that dont rhyme with cat.

Objective: Students will sort pictures into

rhyming and non-rhyming categories.
 Rhyming Word Study Rhyming
Dust
English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
Bunnies
according to shared beginning and/or
Jan Thomas
ending sounds.
2009
An activity to use with this book would be to
give the students picture cards and have
them go on a hunt around the classroom
for the rhyming cards.
Objective: Students will match rhyming
picture cards.

Frog On a Word Study Rhyming

Log?
English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
Kes Gray
words that rhyme.
and Jim
Field An activity for this book is to read the
2015 sentences without the second rhyming
word and having the student figure out the
word.
Objective: Students will give the missing
words based on the rhyming word.
 Rhymoceros Word Study Rhyming
Janik Coat
English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
2015 according to shared beginning and/or
ending sounds.
An activity to use with this book is to have
the children match rhyming picture cards
from the book.
Objective: Students will match rhyming
picture cards.

Tumble Word Study Rhyming

Bumble
English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
Felicia Bond
words that rhyme.
1999
An activity to do with this book would be to
stop after each page and have the children
tell the rhyming words.
Idea from:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-
plan/tumble-bumble-teaching-plan
Objective: Students will tell the rhyming
words on each page.
 Clap Your Word Study Rhyming
Hands
English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
Lorinda
words that rhyme.
Bryan
Cauley After reading this book a few times, I would
2001 have the children clap each time they hear
a word that rhymes with another word
earlier in the sentence.
Objective: Students will clap when they
hear the rhyming word.

LMNO Peas Word Study Alliteration

Keith Baker
2010 English SOL: K.12.b) Draw pictures and/or
use letters and phonetically spelled words
to write about experiences.

After reading this book to the students, I

would have the children talk draw and write
about what they want to be when they grow
up.

Objective: Students will draw a picture and

write a sentence about what they want to
be when they grow up.
 Silly Sally Word Study Rhyming
Audrey
Wood English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
1992 words that rhyme.

After reading this book multiple times, I

would have the students predict the
rhyming words.

Objective: Students will say rhyming words

as their predictions.

Chicka Word study Alphabet Knowledge

Chicka
Boom Boom English SOL: K.7.a) Identify and name the
Bill Martin Jr. uppercase and lowercase letters of the
and John alphabet.
Archambault
1989 After reading this book, I would have the
children match the uppercase (mama and
papa) letters with the lowercase letters
(the letters that fell out of the tree) and
name them.

Idea from:
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/chicka-
chicka-boom-boom/

Objective: Students will match and name

pairs of uppercase and lowercase letters.
 The Foot Word study Rhyming
Book
Dr. Seuss English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
1968 words that rhyme.

I would read this book to students once,

and then on the second time, I would have
them predict the rhyming word.

Objective: Students will say the correct

rhyming words based upon their
predictions.
Sheep in A Word study Rhyming
Jeep
Nancy Shaw English SOL: K.4.b) Identify and produce
1986 words that rhyme.

After reading this book a few times, I would

read it once again while pausing at the
rhyming words to give the children a
chance to remember and say them. For an
activity, the students could sort pictures of
words from the story into words that rhyme
and words that dont rhyme.

Objective: Students will accurately sort

pictures of words from the story into words
that rhyme and words that dont rhyme.
 Animalia Word study Alliteration
Graeme
Base English SOL: K.4.e) Identify words
1986 according to shared beginning and/or
ending sounds.

After reading this book a few times, I would

have the children sort pictures based on
their beginning sounds.

Objective: Students will sort pictures into

two columns based on their beginning
sounds.

Fluency

Brown Bear, Fluency Repetition

Brown Bear,
What Do English SOL: K.1.b) Participate in a variety
You See? of oral language activities including choral
Bill Martin Jr. and echo speaking and recitation of short
1967 poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with
repeated word order patterns.

After reading this book to the children

multiple times, I would have them read
along with me using choral reading.

Objective: Students will recite the words

along with the teacher during the reading.
 It Looked Fluency Repetition
Like Spilt
Milk English SOL: K.7.c) Demonstrate a
Charles G. speech-to-print match through accurate
Shaw finger-point reading in familiar text that
1947 includes words with more than one syllable.

After reading this book multiple times, I

would have the children read part of it to
me while finger pointing.

Objective: Students will point to each word

as they read it.
Five Little Fluency Repetition
Ducks
1995 English SOL: K.1.b) Participate in a variety
of oral language activities including choral
and echo speaking and recitation of short
poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with
repeated word order patterns.

After reading this book multiple times, I

would have the children sing along and act
out the story along with the book.

Objective: Students will sing along with the

story when read.
 To Market, Fluency Repetition
To Market
Anne English SOL: K.7.c) Demonstrate a
Miranda speech-to-print match through accurate
1997 finger-point reading in familiar text that
includes words with more than one syllable.

After reading this book with the children a

few times, I would use sentence strips of
sentences from the story and have the
children supply the missing words. Then
they will point to the words and read the
sentence.

Objective: Students will supply the correct

missing words. Students will read the
sentences while accurately finger-pointing
to the words.
The Little Fluency Repetition
Red Hen
Diane English SOL: K.1.b) Participate in a variety
Muldrow of oral language activities including choral
2001 and echo speaking and recitation of short
poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with
repeated word order patterns.

An activity for this book would be to have

the children read along with the book after
multiple readings.

Objective: Students will read along with the

text when read aloud.
 Were Going Fluency Choral Reading
on a Bear
Hunt English SOL: K.1.b) Participate in a variety
Michael of oral language activities including choral
Rosen and and echo speaking and recitation of short
Helen poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with
Oxenbury repeated word order patterns.
1989
After reading this book to the students
multiple times, I would have them read it
along with me.

Objective: Students will choral read the

book with the teacher.
Have You Fluency Concept of Word
Seen My
Cat? English SOL: K.7.c) Demonstrate a
Eric Carle speech-to-print match through accurate
1987 finger-point reading in familiar text that
includes words with more than one syllable.

After reading this book to the students

multiple times, I would have them read it to
me while finger-pointing.

Objective: Students will finger-point while

reading the text.
 Jesse Bear, Fluency Echo Reading
What Will
You Wear? English SOL: K.1.b) Participate in a variety
Nancy White of oral language activities including choral
Carlstrom and echo speaking and recitation of short
1986 poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with
repeated word order patterns.

An activity to do with this book would be to

have the students echo read the book
along with the teacher.

Objective: Students will echo read the story

along with the teacher.
I Went Fluency Concept of Word
Walking
Sue Williams English SOL: K.7.c) Demonstrate a
1989 speech-to-print match through accurate
finger-point reading in familiar text that
includes words with more than one syllable.

An activity to do with this book would be to

have the students read the story while
finger-pointing.

Objective: Students will finger-point while

reading the text.
 Pete the Cat Fluency Recitation
and His Four
Groovy English SOL: K.1.b) Participate in a variety
Buttons of oral language activities including choral
James Dean and echo speaking and recitation of short
2012 poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with
repeated word order patterns.

An activity to do with this book would be to

have the students sing along with the song
as it plays.

Objective: Students will sing along with the

song.

Comprehension

Apples for Comprehension Sequencing

Everyone
Jill Esbaum Science SOL: K.7.c) Plants and animals
2009 change as they grow, have varied life
cycles, and eventually die.

After reading this book to the children, I

would have them put pictures of apples in
the order of the life cycle.
 Objective: Students will put pictures of the
apple life cycle in the correct order.
Seed, Comprehension Sequencing
Sprout,
Pumpkin Pie Science SOL: K.7.c) Plants and animals
Jill Esbaum change as they grow, have varied life
2009 cycles, and eventually die.

After reading this book to the children, I

would have them put pumpkin life cycle
pictures in order.

Objective: Students will put pictures of the

pumpkin life cycle in the correct order.
Water is Comprehension Sorting
Water: A
Book About Science SOL: K.5.a) Water occurs in
the Water different phases.
Cycle
Miranda After reading this book, I would have the
Paul children sort pictures of the different stages
2015 of water.

Objective: Students will sort pictures of

different forms of water into the categories
solid, liquid, and gas.
 A Day with Comprehension Retelling
Daddy
Nikki Grimes English SOL: K.9.e) Use story language in
2004 discussions and retellings.

After reading this book, I would have the

students discuss and retell the events of
the story.

Objective: Students will retell the events of

the story using language from the story.
Shoes Like Comprehension Relating Personal Experiences
Miss Alices
Angela English SOL: K.9.b) Relate previous
Johnson experiences to what is read.
1995
An activity for this book would be to have
the students tell about a time when they
were unsure of something that they ended
up liking.

Objective: Students will tell about a time

when they ended up liking something they
were unsure of. Students will tell how their
experiences are similar and different to the
events of the story.
 Jamals Comprehension Relating Personal Experiences
Busy Day
Wade English SOL: K.9.b) Relate previous
Hudson experiences to what is read.
1991
After reading this book with the students, I
would have them tell about a time when
they had a busy day.

Objective: Students will tell a story about a

busy day they have had. Students will tell
how their experiences are similar and
different to the events of the story.

The Snowy Comprehension Retelling

Day
Ezra Jack English SOL: K.9.f) Retell familiar stories,
Keats using beginning, middle, and end.
1962
After reading this book to the students
multiple times, I would have the students
put pictures of events from the story into
columns labeled beginning, middle, and
end.

Objective: Students will place pictures from

the story in their correct columns.
 I Want a Pet! Comprehension Relating Personal Experiences
Cathy
Morrison English SOL: K.9.b) Relate previous
2012 experiences to what is read.

An activity for this book would be to have

the children to talk about a pet they have or
would like to have.

Objective: Students will tell about a pet they

have or would like to have. Students will tell
how their experiences are similar and
different to the events in the story.

Miss Nelson Comprehension Making Comparisons

is Missing
Harry Allard English SOL: K.9.g) Discuss characters,
and James setting, and events.
Marshall
1977 An activity for this book would be to have
the children compare and contrast the
characteristics of each teacher and
separating them by character.

Idea from:
http://www.teachwithme.com/blogs/getting-
to-the-core/item/4457-miss-nelson-is-
missing-activities

Objective: Students will place the

characteristics into category by the teacher
that exhibits them.
 Things That Comprehension Sink and Float
Float and
Things That Science SOL: K.5.c) Some materials float
Dont in water, while others sink.
David A.
Adler An activity to do with this book would be to
2013 have the students test different objects to
see if they float in water. They would then
sort pictures of the objects into float and
sink categories.

Objective: Students will sort objects based

on whether they sink or float.
Lillys Purple Comprehension Asking and Answering Questions
Plastic Purse
Kevin English SOL: K.9.d) Begin to ask and
Henkes answer questions about what is read.
1996
Before, during, and after reading this book,
I would ask the students questions about
what is happening in the story.

Objective: Students will answer

comprehension questions about the events
of the story.
 Chrysanthe Comprehension Relating Personal Experiences
mum
Kevin English SOL: K.9.b) Relate previous
Henkes experiences to what is read.
1991
After reading this book, I would have the
students talk about things that make them
sad and what makes them feel better.

Objectives: Students will tell how their

experiences are similar to and different
from Chrysanthemums.

No, David! Comprehension Inferences

David
Shannon English SOL: K.9.c) Use pictures to make
1998 predictions.

An activity to do with this book is to have

the students make predictions about what
is going on and what is going to happen
based on the pictures in the book.

Objective: Students will make predictions

about the book based on the pictures.
 The Tiny Comprehension Asking and Answering Questions
Seed
Eric Carle English SOL: K.9.d) Begin to ask and
1987 answer questions about what is read.

While reading this book, I ask students

questions about the story to make they
understand what is going on.

Objective: Students will answer questions

about the story before, during, and after
reading.

The Comprehension Main Idea

Important
Book English SOL: K.10) The student will
Margaret demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction
Wise Brown texts.
1949
This book would be used along with a
nonfiction text. After reading the nonfiction
text, the students would fill out a template
giving the important thing about the subject
and some details about it.

Template found at:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2400982238
57561361/

Objective: Students will give the main idea

and supporting details about the
information in a nonfiction text.
 Enemy Pie Comprehension Summarizing
Derek
Munson English SOL: K.9.e) Use story language in
2000 discussions and retellings.

After reading this book to the students, I

would have them summarize the events in
the book.

Objective: Students will orally summarize

the events of the story.
If You Lived Comprehension Compare and Contrast
100 Years
Ago Social Studies SOL: K.2: The student will
Ann describe everyday life in the present and in
McGovern the past and begin to recognize that things
1999 change over time.

An activity to do with this book would be to

list out things from the book in a column
labeled then and have the students tell
how it is different, which would be written in
a column labeled now.

Objective: Students will tell how things are

different today from how they were 100
years ago.
 I am Martin Comprehension Recalling Facts
Luther King,
Jr. Social Studies SOL: K.1.b) Identify the
Brad Meltzer people and events honored by the holidays
2016 of Thanksgiving Day; Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day; Presidents Day; and
Independence Day (Fourth of July).

An activity to do with this book would be to

read out statements and have the students
tell whether they did or did not happen in
the book.

Objective: Students will tell whether or not

given events happened in the story.
Do I Need Comprehension Wants and Needs
It? Or Do I
Want It?: Social Studies SOL: K.7.a) Recognize that
Making people make choices because they cannot
Budgeting have everything they want.
Choices
Jennifer S. An activity to do with this book would be to
Larson have students sort pictures into want and
2010 need columns.

Objective: Students will sort pictures by

whether they are wants or needs.
 Rules and Comprehension Rules and Laws
Laws
Ann-Marie Social Studies SOL: K.8.d) Following rules
Kishel and understanding the consequences of
2007 breaking rules.

After reading this book, I would have the

students each say a rule and have them
draw pictures of their rules. I would write
their rules on their drawings and put them
together into a rule book.

Objective: Students will each say and draw

a rule.