1000 - Useful Words - Picture-and-Word Pages and Stories for Early Readers

Sep 28, 2026

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A beginner-focused early literacy book that uses picture-and-word pages to build vocabulary and knowledge through nouns, with supporting verbs and adjectives. Five simple stories place useful words in context to strengthen sentence writing and story writing skills. Guidance helps caregivers support different reading stages, including pre-readers and beginning readers, with “Can you find?” games, fine-motor support, and high-frequency (sight) word learning using a Fry’s first 100 list. Includes a structured contents plan across daily-life themes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages65

Reading Time2 h 44 min

AccessFree to download

Me and my body

Taking care of myself

My family and friends

Things to wear

Food and drink

Story: All in a day

Around the house

Toys and playtime

In the kitchen

Favorite pets

Written by Dawn Sirett Illustrated by Rachael Hare, Louise Dick, Karen Hood, Kitty Glavin, Victoria Palastanga, Kate Bull, Anna Kluska Educational Consultant Penny Coltman US Senior Editor Shannon Beatty Designed by Rachael Hare, Louise Dick, Karen Hood, Charlotte Bull, Polly Appleton, Victoria Palastanga, Claire Patane Additional Editorial Work Sally Beets Additional Design Work Jaileen Kaur, Rajesh SinghAdhikari, Rajdeep Singh Managing Editor Penny Smith Managing Art Editor Mabel Chan Producer, Pre-production Nadine King Producer Inderjit Bhullar First American Edition, 2018 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2018 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 18 19 20 21 22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–308474–Sep/2018 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978–1–4654–7084–3 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 [SpecialSales@dk.com](SpecialSales@dk.com) Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW [www.dk.com](www.dk.com) 1OOO Useful WORDS This book can be used with children who have not yet learned to read and with beginner readers. Each picture-packed page is fun to read together, and a great way to help children's language and literacy skills. Picture-and-word pages Most of this book is made up of picture-and-word pages filled with nouns, plus some verbs and adjectives. These pages help broaden your child’s vocabulary and knowledge. Story pages There are also five simple stories to read that introduce more useful words, put words into context, and help sentence writing and story writing skills. How to help your child get the most out of this book All the pages in this book offer lots of opportunities for talking and learning. Enjoy exploring and talking about them together. Point out things your child likes. For instance, you could say,“Look, there’s a tiger! Can you roar like a tiger?” or “Which fruit do you like?” Go at your child’s pace. Let her take the lead and turn the pages. Stop if she is tired, and return to the book another time. For children who are not yet reading Point to the pictures as you read the words and sentences to help them identify things, and to show how the pictures and words are connected. For children who are beginning to read As they read, or as you read together, point to the words, or encourage them to point, to help their letter and word recognition. Following the stories Pre-readers and beginner readers can follow the stories by running a finger along the dotted lines. This helps their fine motor skills, too. “Can you find?” games and simple questions There are “Can you find?” games and simple questions on the picture-and-word pages that encourage learning. Your child may need help with these, or he may like you tojoin in and answer with him. Most importantly, follow your child’s interests, talk about things you know he enjoys, give lots of praise as he answers the questions, and have fun! A note about highfrequency words High-frequency words, or sight words, are words that occur most often in books and other writing. Many are not nouns, verbs, or adjectives, but they are useful words such as “the,”“and,” “it,” “I,” and so on. When children begin to read at school, they learn high-

FAQs

How does the book help children build vocabulary?

Most pages use picture-and-word layouts filled with nouns, plus some verbs and adjectives to broaden vocabulary and knowledge.

What is the purpose of the five simple stories?

The stories introduce additional useful words, put words into context, and support sentence writing and story writing skills.

How can caregivers use the book for pre-readers and beginning readers?

For pre-readers, follow stories with a finger along the dotted lines to support fine-motor skills; for beginning readers, point to words to aid letter and word recognition while reading together.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Aria