Our books introduce reading to children with rhyming focused stories that encourage early reading skills and sight word visualizations. Start your little one on the right reading path today!
Joy is back and as curious as ever with our new installment of the Read with Joy series, Lost in the Fog. Join Joy as she uses the OG word family to find her way out of the hazy fog.
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The Read with Joy ™ Books introduce children to word families—a fundamental building block in a child’s journey towards reading. Readers will learn to understand common CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) letter combinations and sounds, recognize patterns, and build vocabulary as they practice making meaningful associations between the sounds and illustrations.
Each book has engaging stories and vibrant pictures to help children become familiar with new vocabulary while practicing spelling and pronunciation. Children will improve reading fluency and become stronger readers as they explore increasingly more complex words!
Literacy is unquestionably one of the most vital elements in a child’s successful development. Numerous studies have demonstrated that early exposure to books through both reading and being read aloud to positively impacts brain development and correlates to higher achievement in formal education and testing.
A 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study showed that around 34% of American students are below basic reading levels in the fourth grade; additionally, 52% of Black and 45% of Hispanic students performed below basic reading levels [1] .
Considering those disconcerting statistics, teaching children to read can feel like a daunting task. Parents or educators may feel as if they have done something wrong when their young child or student is not reading. Children who struggle forming literacy skills can feel discouraged, ashamed, and may even start acting out.
You’re not alone in wanting to foster a strong desire to read in your child or student that will set them on the path to becoming strong, confident readers. Children require the right tools to encourage literacy so that they actually WANT to read and early exposure is everything. Here at Liana Learns, we have the tools that your young ones need.
Jamin Tunstall is an engineer, author, business owner, husband, and father of 3 wonderful children. After receiving his undergraduate in Architectural Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University in 2013, he began his career as a project manager with the US Air Force. He enjoys eating tasty food, traveling, and spending time at the beautiful Florida beaches. Jamin discovered his passion for encouraging literacy in developing readers during bedtime stories with his daughter. He longed for beginner books his 4-year-old could explore that featured diverse characters. He was unsuccessful in finding many books to fulfill this desire— so, he decided to create them.
Oslyn Bryant is a freelance illustrator and business owner. Her company, Afro Angel, is an empowering business/series that focuses on the journey of being a black girl in modern society. She currently illustrates community projects, books, merchandise, and original characters. She has experience creating paintings, logos, a HS art exhibition and other commissions for about 3-5 years. Oslyn is an empowered entrepreneur that aims to share a sense of community with her people.
Is your child excited about learning to read? This is the book for them. With simple sentences and word families, this book will get them off to a great start. Read it aloud and together you’ll build confidence as you practice new words.
Your child or student will feel excited and want to bring you their new favorite book at story time.
Our books feature a diverse set of characters, allowing children to see themselves represented within the pages.
Seeing the smile on your child or student’s face after they read an entire book aloud is priceless.
