🗣️ Level 1 Japanese Reader Class Set for Classroom Use

This Level 1 Japanese Reader Class Set is designed for complete beginners taking their first steps in Japanese reading.

Through the traditional Japanese word game shiritori (しりとり), students read one Japanese word at a time and use authentic photographs to support understanding.

The reader introduces both hiragana and katakana, with hiragana reading support provided for katakana words. This allows beginning learners to encounter authentic Japanese vocabulary without being overwhelmed by longer sentences. The publisher specifically identifies understanding hiragana sounds, recognizing katakana as the script used for borrowed words, and using pictures to make meaning as learning features of the reader.

In addition, teachers who purchase this Japanese Reader Class Set & Online Flipbook Pack can choose the number of printed readers they need and receive password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

As a result, teachers can display the reader on an interactive whiteboard, projector, or classroom screen while students follow along in their own books. This makes whole-class teaching, guided reading, pair work, and independent reading simple and engaging.

🎯 Learn Japanese One Word at a Time Through Shiritori

Turn beginning Japanese reading into a game!

In shiritori, each new word begins with the final sound of the previous word. Students follow the word chain from page to page while discovering Japanese vocabulary through authentic photographs.

🎯 What Students Will Learn with This Japanese Reader Class Set

Students will practise:

• Reading individual Japanese words with confidence
• recognizing hiragana and connecting characters with Japanese sounds
• Beginning to recognize katakana words with hiragana reading support
• Understanding that katakana is commonly used for borrowed words
• Following the shiritori word-chain pattern
• recognizing how the final sound of one word becomes the first sound of the next
• Learning everyday Japanese vocabulary
• Using authentic photographs to predict and confirm meaning
• Building early Japanese reading fluency one word at a time
• Developing confidence through extensive reading (Tadoku)

Word examples include:

りんご
ゴーカート（ごーかーと）
しょうがっこう

👩‍🏫 Why Teachers Choose This Japanese Reader Class Set

Teachers choose this Japanese Reader Class Set because it turns first Japanese reading into an interactive language game.

• Printed readers for every student, encouraging active participation and focused reading
• Password-protected online flipbook for classroom display
• One Japanese word at a time makes reading manageable for complete beginners
• Authentic photographs provide strong visual support for comprehension
• Introduces both hiragana and katakana naturally
• Shiritori encourages students to notice Japanese sounds and word patterns
• Perfect for interactive whiteboards, projectors, and shared screens
• Supports whole-class, guided, pair, and independent reading
• Encourages students to continue the word game using vocabulary they already know
• Designed to help beginners experience success with Japanese reading

📚 Japanese Reader Class Set Options

Choose from:

• 10 printed readers
• 15 printed readers
• 20 printed readers
• 25 printed readers

Each Japanese Reader Class Set includes password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

📖 Japanese Reader Class Set Details

Reading Level: Level 1
Recommended for: Complete beginners / Early beginners
Text Type: Words
Script: Hiragana & Katakana with furigana
Includes: Password-protected Online Flipbook access

✅ Perfect For

• Complete beginner Japanese learners
• Primary and elementary school Japanese programs
• Students learning to read hiragana
• Students beginning to recognize katakana
• Early Japanese vocabulary building
• Japanese word and sound awareness
• Whole-class teaching
• Guided reading
• Pair work
• Independent reading
• Extensive Reading (Tadoku)
• Classroom libraries

📚 Teaching & Learning Resources for This Japanese Reader Class Set

Every Japanese Reader includes free access to our Resource Library.

Included with every reader:

• 🎧 Audio recordings narrated by Mariko Sensei 
• 📄 English translation 
• 📚 Quizlet vocabulary activities 

 Why Choose Mariko Sensei’s Japanbooks?

Every reader is carefully designed by Mariko Sensei, an experienced Australian Japanese teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience.

Our readers combine carefully leveled Japanese, learner-friendly layouts, authentic photographs, and extensive reading principles to help learners build confidence while discovering Japanese language and culture.

Unlike traditional textbooks, our readers encourage students to enjoy reading naturally through meaningful repetition, visual support, and authentic cultural experiences.

In Shiritori, students begin with just one Japanese word at a time. Authentic photographs help learners understand each word while the traditional word-chain game encourages them to notice Japanese sounds, recognize hiragana and katakana, and enjoy reading from the very beginning.

 Explore More Japanese Reader Packs

🌱 Beginner Hiragana Readers Starter Pack — Start reading Japanese with beginner-friendly readers.

🏫 Primary & Elementary School Japanese Readers Pack — Graded readers for primary and elementary Japanese programs.

📚 All Japanese Readers Pack — Explore the complete graded reader collection.

📌 Important Information

This Class Set is designed for use by one school or educational organization.

Online flipbook access is password-protected and supplied with the purchase of an eligible Class Set. Access details should not be shared publicly or distributed outside the purchasing organization.

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