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  1. I don't know the answer but I was looking into ipads as well. I found this site: http://www.homeschooltablet.com/category/ipad/ Scroll down and you will see all the posts on ipads. They have one post on the difference between new ipad and ipad2. hope it helps some!
  2. wow, thanks so much! I will keep this list handy for the future!
  3. I have been researching phonics cause I am trying to teach my oldest to read. I just started Phonics Road (PR). Its expensive and involves time to watch the DVDs, so its probably not the best for your situation. I am a new to homeschooling, didn't learn phonics, so Barbara Beers is teaching me. I am also reading WRTR cause I need a solid foundation. :) These programs (see below) look interesting to me, but I can't comment on them because I haven't used them. You probably already know about them since you have been homeschooling awhile and tried alot already. - IEW PAL - This looks really FUN and has gotten some good reviews. Its teaches the phonograms over time and suggests following up with AAS. There are fun games to play. Its open and go program, but I don't know about time consuming. It might be time consuming up front getting the games ready, but then maybe easy to use. - TATRAS - http://verticalphonics.com/ This isn't expensive and looks simple to teach. I read some good reviews on this. Here is one http://www.simplyconvivial.com/2012/...honics-program - Phonics Pathways - http://www.dorbooks.com/ This is at my local library. I think alot of people have used this. This was very helpful to me to understand the different phonic programs and their methods. There is alot of information! http://www.chocboard.net/attachments/File/Reading_Method_Analysis.rtf I hope this is somewhat helpful. You been homeschooling alot longer than me but this is just what I found while researching phonic programs. Good luck!
  4. Boca Beth is fun for preschool and introduction to spanish. The child can get a Boca puppet and a musical instrument (shakers). There are two DVDs and 2 or 3 CD's. There is also a coloring book. I think this is geared for preschool though. My kids love it but they are 4 and 2 year old. They learn about animals, things in the house, colors, shapes, hello my name is... etc. She has the "5 monkeys jumping on the bed" song. see here: http://www.bocabeth.com/ You can see some of her videos if you search the name on you tube. I also found a online coupon. Speekee looks fun too. It might be for older children and you can progess with it. I think the best way is through their montly subscription because its from Europe and their DVD's won't work on US DVD player. I found some homeschool mom review it on their blogs (in US) and said their kids enjoy it. I have not used it, so I can't comment on it. On their website, its says you can try it for free for two weeks. http://www.speekee.co.uk/index.php
  5. Hi! I have read the negative comments about Winter Promise, but was wondering if anyone had used their Pre/K Phonics program. I like the gentle approach to vertical phonics. Does it cover all 70 phonograms? What did you like and/or dislike about their pre/K phonic program? thanks soo much!
  6. Tracy, Paula, Taira, and Mystie, thanks so much for all your help. I really appreicate you taking the time to reply! Its given me alot to think about. I will look into TATRAS, Recipe for Reading, and Word Mastery. I know alittle bit about TATRA but not much about the others. THANK YOU!
  7. Taira and Tracy, thank you soo very much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it. Your reply was very helpful to me! I am little bit nervous about the learning curve with SWR. I am glad that DVD is helpful in getting someone started. I heard about a SWR yahoo group that you could also learn from. Can you use the games from the "phonogram fun packet" with any phonics program? They say that online but I didn't know if would be strange to do if it was designed for SWR. I saw that there 2 SWR readers & New England Primer for beginning reading. Is that what you used once they mastered alot of their phonograms? Or was their other books you used? What other language arts programs did you add later once they started reading? SWR is just spelling through H.S. and beginning grammar right? I am NOT a language arts person. I need alot of help & structure. It looks like SWR has more preschool games/activities compared to Phonics Road. I guess because Phonics Road is designed for older students. But I don't know much about the first weeks of Phonics Road or if it has games. I have seen Tina's blog and letter of the week program that she uses for preparing her kids for Phonics Road. I am thinking if I go with Phonics Road, I would need to come up with how to "stretch" the first couple of weeks of Phonics Road with phonics games/activities for K. I like Phonics Road because its a comprehensive L. A program that gently guides you on the Spaulding method. But PAL (with AAS) and SWR are very interesting as well. So many wonderful choices. :) I am so thankful for the support on this forum! Its been soo helpful to me! Julie
  8. Erin and Beth, thanks so much for your help! Erin, I like the fun ways PAL introduces the phonograms, but I was wondering about the sight words. They say they teach the phonics behind the sight word so they understand it. But I just wonder about the child learning to read by memorizing the whole word and not really getting the phonics. Are the games are geared more toward knowing the phonograms and not just the whole word?? Could you take out the sight words in the program and it still work OK? I am not against sight words, just want the child to really know the phonics behind it. Maybe the games are both sight words and phonograms. I like how PALs includes using AAS. It also reinforces the phonograms and spelling rules. But its really slow and doesn't cover all the phonograms until you finish a couple of levels of AAS. Which maybe that is fine. I am thinking that kids that learn by sight words and phonics, really need something like AAS to help them learn the rest of the phonograms and spelling rules. I just wondering while they are young and can memorize easily--just teach them then. But I am soo a newbie at this! I know people have different ideas on how to teaching reading and AAS is alot easier to implement--very open and go teaching. I like how PALs offeres a great return policy. If you don't like it, you can return it at any time. Beth, thanks for your input on Happy Phonics games to supplement for any phonics. I will look more into that as well. So many wonderful choices! Erin and Beth, THANK YOU SOO MUCH! :)
  9. Hi! I have a 4.5 year old girl that can spell and read simple 3 letters words. She knows the main sound of all the letters. I want to give her a solid foundation with spelling and reading but I didn't learn phonics at all. I kind of hit a walll and don't know where to go next. I have read alot of information on this board about PR, SWR, Happy Phonics and PALs. I like phonics road, but I want some games and was thinking of getting the SWR Fun phonogram packet with phonics road? I know if I do PR, then I should do it really slowy. I think Happy Phonics and PALs also teachs phonograms in a fun way so maybe I should do those first and when she is older do Phonics Road. But I like having an end in mind (big picture of where I am going)---so that is why I thought just starting with Phonics Road and include games with the phonograms. I also wanted to slowly introduce cursive because she enjoys writting and drawing, so I am also interested in SWR but it looks really intense. I also have a 3 year old girl and a 4 month baby--so I don't have tons of extra time. So many wonderful choices! I know I need to introduce all the letters sounds, phonograms next year in fun way for 4.5 and 3 year old. I like the guidance with PR but want to ideas to make it fun and (maybe) slowly include cursive. I also read the post about using Touchphonics with younger children. So maybe that is an idea. Does anyone have any advice or suggestion? If you have any experience with the above problem--I would love to hear. I know I will probably just need to try some thing out and change if it doesn't work. What would be your suggestion for me to try first?? thanks soo much! My brain is about to explode learning about phonics!
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