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Hooked on Phonics thoughts?
I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do
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Hooked on Phonics thoughts?
"Shell" wrote in message
. net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? We tried the hooked on phonics program when DS was 4-5 and it was not successful. We tried the Phonics Game slightly later 4.5-5.5 and found it to be wildly successful - mainly because DS like it better. The game playing aspect was much more enjoyable to him than the more formalized program of the HOP. I suspect, however, that the computerized version might meet with similar enthusiasm, at least with him. So, from my study of one I would conclude that it depends on the kid and how the parent presents it to the kid. -A |
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Hooked on Phonics thoughts?
"Shell" wrote in message
.net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? I used the Bob Books to teach my then four-year-old son, and I found they fitted my style better than a more formal kind of phonics. The Bob Books are step-by-step readers that sort of imply phonics along the way by using very limited sounds and increasing them gradually and logically as the child can handle it. There are lots of little tiny books so that the child gets a lot of "I read the WHOLE BOOK!" feelings. Your kids are still pretty young, right? My take on teaching kids to read before school is that it's not a good idea unless they're so ready that it is very, very easy. Otherwise you are facing developmental stuff. It can so easily happen that a clever but undeveloped child can learn a little bit, but then get stuck in that frustrating sounding-out phase for way too long, and it really puts them off. --Helen |
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"Shell" wrote in message . net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? Didn't you hear anything about it before you bought it? P. Tierney |
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Hooked on Phonics thoughts?
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. net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? ~Shell You could also try the on-line reading program from Headsprout (http://www.headsprout.com). It's a try before you buy kinda thing -- your child can do the first three episodes (four, if you count the mouse training) free. Then, if it looks like it's working, you can make the decision whether to purchase. -- "There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary numbers and those who don't." ----------------------------- Byron "Barn" Canfield |
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Hooked on Phonics thoughts?
"Shell" wrote in message . net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? .... Your best bet is to walk into any used book store and buy books. Then take these books and read them ALOUD to your kids. Have them next to you as you read... talk about the book. Say the sounds. Some of the best (at least in our house) were the ones like "Mr. Brown Can Say Moo, Can You?"... or the Berenstein Bear books... and of course ANYTHING by Dr. Seuss (like "On Beyond Zebra"). We read "The Diggingest Dog" so much that both parents had it memorized. Also, some used bookstores sell used software. We bought Bailey's Book House (by Edmark, a company that was into reading programs BEFORE computers... but had some very bad management and was bought out) at HalfPrice Books for less than $10. We also bought used versions of Reader Rabbit. These were all popular in our house... but NOT as popular as reading aloud. ALSO... visit your local library. You can check out all sorts of wonderful children's books for FREE!!! You can also often check out software. We have a speech/language disordered child who is not altogether happy that he is satisifying his foreign language requirement in high school with ASL (his first expressive language). He wanted to take Japanese (due to the fact that the teacher in middle school was very popular). So his mom checked out a Japanese Language Instruction CD from the library and made him go through some of the lessons. He is not so keen on learning multiple alphabets nor another spoken language anymore. Also (and I am not affiliated) my local independent children's books store has been promoting an author by the name of Esme Raji Codell and her book on kids and reading: "How to Get Your Child to Love Reading" |
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Hooked on Phonics thoughts?
"Shell" wrote in message . net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? .... Your best bet is to walk into any used book store and buy books. Then take these books and read them ALOUD to your kids. Have them next to you as you read... talk about the book. Say the sounds. Some of the best (at least in our house) were the ones like "Mr. Brown Can Say Moo, Can You?"... or the Berenstein Bear books... and of course ANYTHING by Dr. Seuss (like "On Beyond Zebra"). We read "The Diggingest Dog" so much that both parents had it memorized. Also, some used bookstores sell used software. We bought Bailey's Book House (by Edmark, a company that was into reading programs BEFORE computers) at HalfPrice Books for less than $10. We also bought used versions of Reader Rabbit (which was easier and simpler than buying from The Learning Company directly... something we only did ONCE). These were all popular in our house... and definitely cheaper than those expensive programs that are advertized so often. A check on www.amazon.com for "children's reading" software shows a list of over 80 titles... most of them are much cheaper than the heavily advertized ones --- and they often include reviews. ALSO... visit your local library. You can check out all sorts of wonderful children's books for FREE!!! You can also often check out software. Your library may even have one of those often touted reading programs available. So you can try them for the 2 to 3 week library checkout period before putting down lots of cash (though I have seen used systems for sale). Also (and I am not affiliated) my local independent children's books store has been promoting an author by the name of Esme Raji Codell and her book on kids and reading: "How to Get Your Child to Love Reading" |
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"H Schinske" wrote in message ... "Shell" wrote in message .net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? I used the Bob Books to teach my then four-year-old son, and I found they fitted my style better than a more formal kind of phonics. The Bob Books are step-by-step readers that sort of imply phonics along the way by using very limited sounds and increasing them gradually and logically as the child can handle it. There are lots of little tiny books so that the child gets a lot of "I read the WHOLE BOOK!" feelings. Your kids are still pretty young, right? My take on teaching kids to read before school is that it's not a good idea unless they're so ready that it is very, very easy. Otherwise you are facing developmental stuff. It can so easily happen that a clever but undeveloped child can learn a little bit, but then get stuck in that frustrating sounding-out phase for way too long, and it really puts them off. My son is 3 and step-daughter is turning 5. Both are learning how to spell in daycare/preschool and are thrilled about it. I was reading a book to my step-daughter the other day and she pointed out the word "dance" on everypage. She was so excited to be able to read the word "dance." My son joined in and was spelling it out loud. They're both very excited about reading, spelling and recognizing words. I wanted something to encourage that. ~Shell |
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"P. Tierney" wrote in message news:sxolb.603970$Oz4.623173@rwcrnsc54... "Shell" wrote in message . net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? Didn't you hear anything about it before you bought it? Other than commercials? No, I haven't. I do not know anyone that has tried it personally. ~Shell |
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"Byron Canfield" wrote in message news:d9qlb.604212$Oz4.624523@rwcrnsc54... "Shell" wrote in message . net... I just purchased the Learn to Read program. Does anyone have it? What do you think? Has anyone heard anything about it? ~Shell You could also try the on-line reading program from Headsprout (http://www.headsprout.com). It's a try before you buy kinda thing -- your child can do the first three episodes (four, if you count the mouse training) free. Then, if it looks like it's working, you can make the decision whether to purchase. Great. Thanks! ~Shell |
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