My first grader and I have been reviewing the Beehive Reader 1, a product from Takeaway Press that I'm reviewing as a member of the TOS Crew. Our homeschool is very eclectic in nature, and I have become familiar with the reading products from several companies. What is the Beehive Reader 1?Well, it's a reader for those students who are just practically to the point of being able to read on their own. Or you could even use it as part of a guided reading experience for you and your child. It's a hardback book, but the quality of the inside pages is somewhat inferior. Each page has about 1-2 phrases or sentences with a large illustration in black and white. The illustration is very helpful for those young readers who benefit from the nonverbal clues an illustration can provide. There are ten stories, from about 10-20 pages apiece. My first grader can easily read one story in a sitting, and she liked the illustrations. The stories are just sweet, cute little stories about children and animals and silly fantasies. The language is simple and uncluttered. One benefit to this reader is that it correlates to the All About Spelling Level 1 program. It's always nice to have components of your homeschool that work together and reinforce each other.
While I do like this product, the price is $19.95. That seems a little much to me for what you get. This is a book that we can go all the way through in a little over a week. I do encourage you to go to the beehive readers website at http://www.beehivereaders.com/ to find out more for yourself, though. Check out the reviews of other TOS Crew members here, too!
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