Silent K As in Knot Book

Easy-to-read sentences introduce words that contain a silent "K," such as knot, knit, and knee.

Susan Borges - Children's Literature

This small text is a study of words that start with consonant letters kn. Designed for beginning readers, it is part of a comprehensive collection of books created by reading specialists and educators for use in early literacy instruction. The Sandcastle logo on the upper right corner of the front cover indicates that it is Level 2 which is for beginning readers. Bright, colorful photographs accompany the large print text on each page of this attractive book. The first page of the book is a picture dictionary that contains the targeted kn words. Each of the following pages has a complete sentence in which one of these kn words is used, such as "There was once a knight who could knit knots." Young children will be able to read this attractive and simple book independently because of the excellent picture clues and the predictable sentences. Particularly if used as part of the entire Sandcastle series, which is designed to systematically teach each letter of the alphabet, young readers in or out of the classroom will learn phonemic awareness, vocabulary, text comprehension, and fluency. 2004, ABDO Publishing Company, Ages 3 to 7.