PentecostalMom Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I am looking into getting Abeka phonics to review over the summer with dd (just turned five this week) to give her a solid foundation. I would like to know what elements I actually NEED to use this program, which ones you highly recommend, and what are maybe nice to have but not absolutely necessary. We do have some funds left in our budget and I want to use them wisely, but Abeka offers a lot of supplements that I am not sure if we need. Thanks for advice! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofabcd Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Are you thinking about the grade 1 phonics? Or k. Either way, I would suggest the Basic Phonics Flashcards. They have the sound on the front, and on the back there are a handful of words to practice. I used K this year with just the TM, Phonics Workbook, Handbook for Reading and Basic Phonics Flashcards. I hardly used the TM, but it was helpful at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Are you thinking about the grade 1 phonics? Or k. Either way, I would suggest the Basic Phonics Flashcards. They have the sound on the front, and on the back there are a handful of words to practice. I used K this year with just the TM, Phonics Workbook, Handbook for Reading and Basic Phonics Flashcards. I hardly used the TM, but it was helpful at times. I completely agree. This is exactly what I have done for 2 children, and it has worked very well for us! We also got the readers for additional practice, but they aren't necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susesmiles Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I only used the workbook for K. For 1st grade we used the workbooks, TM, Basic Phonics Flashcards & Large Phonics Teaching charts. They were great. For review purposes I'd recommend the TM & 2 sets of charts. The TM gives you all the phonics rules. OR get a copy of The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading by SWB. It will cost less, go over all the rules and be a good review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Well, we used A Beka in a super-scaled down way. I just used A Handbook for Reading along with the readers. We did our lessons together out of the Handbook, then DD would read the appropriate story aloud to me and I would help her through it :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBoulden Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The Handbook for Reading. Go page by page through that book and you will have a great reader. When you get through it once, go back through for review. That's all it takes. The flash cards are nice for drilling and review... the cd is good to learn correct sounds... but they aren't essential, in my opinion. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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