🦡 Moss and the Quiet Badge

“The list went up on the notice-stump on Monday. Every scout leads one expedition to earn the Leader badge, and Moss was next. Wren had led hers loudly. Skye had led hers fast. Moss read his own name twice and considered ”

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Who is Moss and the Quiet Badge for?

Moss and the Quiet Badge is written for 2nd grade – 4th grade listeners: 10 pages, read aloud with each word highlighted as it is spoken, so early readers can follow along. It is one of TernQuest's narrated picture books — all free, all in the browser, with no ads.

How do narrated books help reading?

Hearing fluent reading while watching the words builds sight-word recognition and sense of sentence rhythm; the highlight keeps the child's eyes on the print. Read it together first, then let them replay it on their own. For what to practise alongside, see the reading skills by grade.