selh09 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 What age/grade did you start using Phonics Road? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 We have started all over the place, but if you're just beginning, allow yourself to wait until 1st grade. The program as whole is intended for such and you'll find benefit in waiting as the child develops. One of the toughest things about this program is the waiting...wait until 1st grade to start...wait until 2nd for them to read, read, read...but consider where they head. From the booklets, to a chapter book! THere are self-illustrated booklets at the end of Y1 to reinforce, easily, with gentle practice, all they have acquired (all those phonics, rule tunes, syllabication, punctuation). It is a lot and easier to nurture from little books. Remember that even the lit study in Y2 is used for more than reading practice, but literary analysis, so the level is meant to reinforce and teach new areas of reading, not just for practice. Once they finish with PR1 they can read instructions for other subject areas, soon they can read a lot in other subject areas. I keep telling myself, we're not in a race, we're striving to Enjoy Learning. That's tough and I have found PR to be gentle AND thorough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selh09 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Thanks....1st grade is a year away for us. In the meantime, I'll continue with ETC. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 My K'er is just working with the phongrams right now and will move into the PR level 1 as a whole program later this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschooling6 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 With my two middle boys we started level one this year. They are in 2nd and 3rd grade. Next year I will start my two youngest boys. 1st & 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I have it coming in the mail to use with ds just turned 7 who reads at a second grade level but needs advanced phonics work. He also hasn't had any spelling except a little in the small amount of ETC we did. After researching PR extensively and looking at all the samples, plus what I know about SWR, which is similar, I personally would not have wanted to start PR any earlier than 1st grade, and with a dc that is already reading somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selh09 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Thanks! I think I'll stick with ETC until 1st grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Are you using the regular ETC books or "before the code" (or whatever it is called)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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