mrsrevmeg Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 My first grader went through 100 EL last year and over the summer. Now, he knows too much to start most phonics at the beginning levels, yet not exactly read for chapter books. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Funnix level 2 starts right where 100 EL leaves off. It's by the same author. http://www.funnix.com I See Sam is a several sets of readers that gradually (and I do mean gradually, not like Bob Books) increase in difficulty by adding more code. Your ds would definitely be ready for at least set 4 (ARI-1). http://www.iseesam.com (this website has the sets for $30 and each book has the new code listed at the beginning) http://www.3rsplus.com (this website has the sets for $20, but the new code isn't listed at the beginning) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Ordinary Parent's Guide -- just move straight to where he is in his progress and begin there. Bob Books Frog & Toad HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 PP we started somewhere in the middle of the book and read one page/day along with another book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therese Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 We did Alphaphonics along with the Bob books. By the time we reached the end of Alphaphonics most of my children read pretty fluently and were ready to go on to regular books. We followed up with the Writing Road to Reading for a solid spelling formation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Spalding. It will be everything your ds will need for English skills: reading, spelling, penmanship, capitalization and puncutation, and simple writing, all in one fell swoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I'd check out Explode the Code-just start at a more advanced level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 My first grader went through 100 EL last year and over the summer. Now, he knows too much to start most phonics at the beginning levels, yet not exactly read for chapter books. Any advice? After finishing 100 EL my oldest knew all the short and long vowel sounds, but didn't know anything about all the irregularities or vowel combinations. This made transitioning into books frustrating. I would find a reading program that covers some of the vowel combinations and irregularities and start from there. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 !! My favorite question. My most solid, bulletproof answer. They're exactly what I needed with each of my dc at that moment!! FWIW, I like ETC as well, but Pathway is the core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 We did the Phonics Museum from Veritas Press. I also second picking up OPGTR and starting where 100 leaves off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 My DD finished 100EZ way above their predicted 2nd grade level, it was more like 4th. We went straight on to Websters Speller and now working through AAS. I did try ETC but she HATED it, she isn't a workbook kid. We also followed some of the recommendations at the end of 100EZ for intro'ing some other new sounds that they don't address in the book and have covered separately -tion, -ough and other combos like that. She was/is also reading aloud to me daily from a variety of books. I guess it really depends on what your DC gets from 100EZ. I am using it again now with DS and he is going well, we will use Nora Gaydos readers along the way and will move into Websters when we are done, although i don't expect him to be as advanced as DD i don't see the need for anything more formal. 100EZ gives them the foundation of blending the sounds and that is the most important part IMO. I do have blend phonics on hand if i need it :) HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Webster's Speller! I have a new guide to Blend Phonics that is an easy transition into it, you could just do a quick review of one or two of each of the words as you learn the rules and syllables. It's on my how to tutor page, this paragraph: Your number one task is to get them to stop guessing and start sounding out each and every word from left to right. Nonsense words are key, they help prevent guessing. Here is a free website that generates nonsense words. Syllables are also helpful, I would use the Blend Phonics Reader (it helps show how guessing is a bad strategy by showing words with similar configuration together) followed by Webster’s Speller. Here is a step by step guide to using Blend Phonics that also adds in syllables, spelling and phonics rules, syllable division rules, and syllable division exercises. There are also readings from Hebrews 12 that can be added to show progress through the program. OPG and PP are also good, they both end up at somewhere around a 4th grade level. Webster's teaches to the 12th grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawbanana Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 After 100 Easy Lessons w/ all of them we go onto the 'Red' book in Learning Language Arts thru Literature and they also like to do the Pathway Readers (we usually do First Steps or Days Go By). Anna mom of 5 in NE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 We went right into beginning readers. At first we finished all the Bob books, then did the books on the list at the back of 100EZ that the library had, then into Henry and Mudge, Nate the Great, etc. It didn't take long for them to begin Magic Tree House and then Box Car children. The kids had no need for additional phonics training, although we do use Spelling Workout which reinforces phonics. With my middle child - I did things slightly different, just because she wasn't one to pick up a book and read. We read through Charlotte's Web. It was definitely beyond where she was at when we started, but I had her begin the chapter and I would finish it for her. She improved so much during that reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooling Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 My first grader went through 100 EL last year and over the summer. Now, he knows too much to start most phonics at the beginning levels, yet not exactly read for chapter books. Any advice? I like Heart of Dakota's Emerging Reader set for this stage. If you get the LHFHG guide used somewhere, you'll also have a great schedule and age-appropriate questions to go through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PameliaSue Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 PP we started somewhere in the middle of the book and read one page/day along with another book. This is what we did too. After 100EL we started working through Phonics Pathways (Timberdoodle suggests going from 100EL to phonics pathways), BOB books, Pathway Readers and the Natural Speller. We are behind in Grammar but just started the 1992 edition of Easy Grammar for 2nd and 3rd Grade and LOOOOVE it. It is so easy and gentle. I wish I had known about it sooner! Funny thing, I had it in a box all along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crl Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I like Heart of Dakota's Emerging Reader set for this stage. If you get the LHFHG guide used somewhere, you'll also have a great schedule and age-appropriate questions to go through them. You would actually need the BLHFHG (Beyond) guide for this. They are a great place to start. Also Winterpromise has a great 1st grade LA program that picks up after 100 Easy Lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've heard the Pathway reading series is good after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Youngs Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 We were there with my 5yo in the spring. We started with Explode the Code 3 and added in Little Bear, Frog and Toad, etc. He is also reading through the McGuffey readers and amazes me every day with his decoding abilities! McGuffeys is amazing and he reads me one story each day. He's currently 1/3 of the way through the third reader and it's pretty meaty. Good luck~:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 we did OPGTTR after 100 EL for both kids. we picked up after the letter sounds. the first little bit went fast and we were ok with that....let me know where they were. But it gave more phonics and allowed them to get more comfortable in chapter books. Both kids did this sequence and both read very well. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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