SS in MD Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I just received Ordinary Parent's Guid to Teaching Reading for my K'er. There are 231 lessons. I was assuming ds could finish OPGTR this year and start FLL 1 next year. How do you all plan OPTGR? Do you do 2-3 lessons a day to be done in a "school" year (36 wks)?? Thanks for any advice you can give! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Because my son was ready for it, we did a few lessons a day. I think even doing 2 lessons, we were still done in a really short amount of time. Just use your child to gauge it. We got through it in about 7 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christielee7278 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 We just do one lesson a day so we won't be finished by the end of this school year. I plan on starting FLL somewhere around the end of this year. Here is a link about starting FLL alongside OPG: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116946&highlight=fll+opgtr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radish4ever Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm like Christie - We doubled up a bit in the beginning (teaching letter sounds - my dd already knew them), but we are just doing one lesson a day right now. Some days, the lessons seem very long and difficult for DD to sit through and other days, she gets them done in less than 5-10 minutes and is thrilled with herself! My DD does better with just one lesson a day and then we also do a page of Explode the Code. I'm trying not to push too much, too fast. OPGTR is supposed to end them with a 4th grade reading level when the book is over, and I'm okay with that taking more than a single year of instruction if it means she has a solid foundation set. :) I don't want her to dread reading or reading lessons, so I gauge it based on how she is acting for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS in MD Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Thank you all for your help! The link to the FAQ gave me a lot of clarity! So, it's OK not to finish this year - whew! We start tomorrow... thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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