Continue with AAS. It will strengthen the phonics decoding and encoding skills. Continue to have her read what she's reading to you. When she comes to a word she doesn't know, simply tell her the word so she can continue the flow of the story. Try to keep a mental note of the words she struggled with and work on sounding them out outside of book reading. You could use a white board or the AAS tiles and break the words into syllables for her until she's comfortable at reading those words.

Do the stories have illustrations in this version? I'm having a hard time seeing the big picture with the few sample pages available. If it does have illustrations, are they full color? I only have a bw laser printer. Would you be willing to explain the layout and what a day might look like?

Thanks for posting this. It seems like the best of all worlds for beginning instruction!

I used Abeka K5 Phonics last year with my dd. She already knew how to read CVC words when we started. For phonics I Used : Curriculum Lesson plan guide, letters and sounds workbook, K5 writing with phonics (cursive), K5 readers handbook for reading. I used these things along with a whiteboard. I started in the Letters and sounds at about lesson 60 and moved forward from there. That combination worked really well for us, and she was reading well by the end of the year. I didn't use the math, so I can't give a suggestion there.

What did you think of the program? How did it work?

I see your point. I did find it very hard to navigate that website and get a good feel for that program.

Well, if you look at the introduction of Webster's 1824 Speller, you will find that phonograms are taught the same way O-G, Spalding type programs teach them. From the looks of it, Webster taught all the sounds of each phonogram. He also had the Syllabary that taught long (ba, be, bi, bo, bu) and short syllables (ab, eb, ib, ob, ub) before beginning 3-letter words and working toward multisyllable words in a systematic way. All of which dc had to learn to spell and read at the same time. What I'm trying to say is that the author of that program could have very well done her research and based it off that research which ended up looking a lot like Spalding type programs. I guess I'd give her the benefit of the doubt :)

Ellie, Having the knowledge you do about Spalding's WRTR, do you feel beginners can handle 30 words/week without getting too overwhelmed? Also, have you heard of Phonics for English Reading, Spelling and Writing Express by Pauline Adamson? I have a copy I bought about 5 years ago, and I'm curious how it compares.

:lol: I think you could easily teach your ds the words in 100 ez the Spalding way, if you really want your ds in that co-op. SWR lists A-I teach 260 words ( After I1 is when they recommend assigned reading from books) ranging up to 2.4 grade level. This is what SWR recommends for K. PR Level 1 (meant for first grade, not K) has dc begin in their homemade beginning readers around week 15 which, I imagine has covered the equivalent of SWR lists A-I, so round mid-2nd grade level. 100 EZ Lessons claims dc will be reading mid 2nd grade level when finished with the program. The only difference is they haven't taught all the phonograms or all the sounds each make which would be an easy thing to change/add on. Just start teaching all the sounds before you start. It really wasn't that hard. Nor did it take very long. Once my dd knew them, all we had to do was review. Learn how to dictate the words, and learn how to mark them and which rules would apply with which words. It would take a little work on your part, but it could work. Then you could market it as the EZ Eloquacious Method He, He!!!!

I think you missed what she was saying. She's trying to avoid the gap. I think she meant that she is thinking about teaching all the sounds of a phonogram so she can teach words the correct way to off-set what her dc will be learning in co-op with 100 ez lessons which she doesn't like, but that's what co-op is using.:)

Last school year I taught my dd the phonograms the SWR/PR way but used a combination of PP w/ Abeka K worksheets (marking the words the PR way) and readers. We reviewed the phonograms daily, and I introduced new phonograms way before we encountered them with PP. Having the knowledge of all the phonograms, has helped when she comes across a word she doesn't know. I also had dd spell a few words with each PP lesson. This year, we will continue on with SWR. I hadn't drilled the 70 phonograms with dd all summer. I drilled them with her yesterday and I'm pleased that she retained most of them. She was only rusty on some of the more advanced ones.:) Have you ever looked at TATRAS? It might be the closest to what you are looking for in regards to spiral/mastery/similar to Spalding but not quite the same :-).

Thanks for your reply! It sounds like there really isn't enough difference to justify getting a copy. I'll stick with what I have. Thanks again:001_smile:

I have the 9th edition of Phonics Pathways, and am very curious about the changes to the 10th edition, especially the syllable division exercises. Is there anybody who can help me?:)

Phonics Pathways is much more comprehensive than 100 ez lessons. PP is a great follow up to cement what dc knows and be taught everything else needed for a good phonics foundation. I think PP ends about a 4th grade level as opposed to 100 ez's 2nd grade level.

FYI - I have it posted for sale under the title Abeka phonics K5.

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I say, until she can decode words on a 12th grade level, continue phonics. Webster's looks promising, ElizabethB has some syllable division exercises to go with it and Blend Phonics, but have you thought about Adventures in Phonics Level C? I saw you gave a very favorable review of AiP on another board.:001_smile:

Bridge covers everything PR 3 and PR 4 cover minus spelling.

What's SSL and GSwl in your siggy? Guessing song school latin and getting started with latin?

I know BJU is close to that type of script. At least the capital G looks the same.

Like Webster's? Will these syllables replace the beginning blend ladder work?

Well, I was going to say 9. But, many have answered before me.

I personally don't think it's worth it, and it does seem to have a lot of fluff and gimicky. Although I love AAS. Really, how hard is it to teach your child the ABC's and their sounds? It's also easy to do phonemic awareness activities in everyday life. Spend your money on something else.:D That said, maybe Levels 1 and up will be a whole different ball game.

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