Book 19 Sis in a Mess Early Reading Scheme and PowerPoint Presentation and Reading Certificate

Book 19: Sis in a Mess

Review Words
fell - Decodable
mess - Decodable
Plot Summary
The animals are on their way to a birthday party for
Baby Bear. They forget Sis whose gift is a flower. The
party begins without Sis. Baby Bear is pleased with
his big new ball. When Sis appears, she is angry and
upsets everything by bouncing the ball. Mat teaches her
a lesson by overturning a cup of tea on her. Finally, all
the animals settle down and have a good time.

Each new word throughout the program is repeated at
least five times in the book in which it first appears and
five more times in the next ten books.

I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory’s (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970’s. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.