Raising Little Shoots Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I have *just* begun WRTR this week with my 2 girls - an almost 6 yo & an 8 1/2 yr old. My 8.5 yo is what I would call a struggling reader. Both girls are currently working through The Reading Lesson We have been taking approx one week for each 'lesson' 5 yo is just over 1/2 way through the book, 8.5 yo is up to the last lesson. This is my question...having just begun WRTR, do I continue with the reading lesson for the 5 yo? I feel i have badly let down 8 yo - she cannot read fluently, so I am very nervous about letting my 5 yo down. Teaching her to read is a very different experience to teaching 8 yo to read. She picks things up much quicker. DD 8 is getting stronger, but, for example here is a sentence she tripped up over yesterday - "I like looking up at the night sky." the word that tripped her up? - 'at' how can that be????? Anyhow, looking forward to thoughts on WRTR. I think also my concern is that will i be able to get it all from the book - & not miss out key parts. My confidence is really shook. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 /a/ and /e/ and even /i/ and /e/ get confused a lot initially. She might hear /et/ and is really thinking through. Personally, I'd drop the double program and stick with WRTR. I prefer a solid foundation over reading quickly. I believe for many the foundation keeps them reading well and the early reading is memorization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raising Little Shoots Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 hmm, I thought this may be the answer! A bit concerned about being inconsistent, but I do see what you mean. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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