From the series First Experiences
Diego’s Visit to the Dentist
Reading Level Grades PreK-KInterest Level Grades PreK – 2Copyright 2023
Reviewed
From the series First Experiences
Reading Level Grades PreK-KInterest Level Grades PreK – 2Copyright 2023
ReviewedIn Diego’s Visit to the Dentist, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and relationships and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Diego confronts his fears of the dentist and learns healthy coping mechanisms to handle the situation. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation.
A Let’s Review! quiz helps readers reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Diego’s Visit to the Dentist also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
Grasshopper Books offers simple, fun fiction for emerging readers. Diego’s Visit to the Dentist is part of Jump!’s First Experiences series.
This adorable series will help young children overcome their fear of new situations. Each book is narrated by a child facing an unfamiliar experience. They express their feelings to a parent and receive advice to help them cope. In the end they discover that there was nothing to be afraid of after all. The books begin with techniques parents and teachers can use before, during, and after reading to guide the student developing their reading skills. Following the text is a review question and picture glossary. VERDICT Simple, joyful illustrations and hopeful stories make this a good choice for reading practice and preparing for those scary first experiences.
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