plain jane Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 because it is so thorough but I found it too repetitive and moved too slowly for my child, which program would I like better now that we're nearing the end of it? Should I simply continue on to Saxon Phonics 1 and double/triple up on lessons as necessary again? Is there a better alternative? It seems kind of pricey to me when I'm not using half the cards or game recommendations because my child is "getting" it. Yet, I like how thorough it is and that we get some penmanship practice in at the same time. Not sure what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 CLP Adventures in Phonics A- you might move quickly trough the beginning. You can buy the workbook, TM, readers, and charts and foashcrds for about 30.00! It only takes a few minutes per day to teach too. After this, all my kids needed was practice using the Pathway Readers, and some continuing phonics in Phonics Pathways and they completely took off. If your child is already reading fairly well, (reading beginning first level library books and Dr. Seuss and such) then just move into Phonucs Pathways and practice using Pathway Readers (not related to phonics pathways, they are from An Amish Publisher and very cute and repetitive but still very interesting.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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momofabcd Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 If you like the toroughness of Saxon, I'd be inclined to recommend sticking with Saxon Phonics 1 and adapting it how you see fit for consistency. However, I'm using the Logic of English with my 1st grader, and I love it! I started the year with SWR then switched when LOE came out. LOE teaches phonics, spelling, grammar, and composition step by step, systematically. I've never loved anything I've used. I love Logic of English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Roller Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I did Saxon Phonics K with my DS last year, and I started after Christmas and we did a week's worth of lessons in one day. I knew my DS knew most of his letters, so it was just to see if there was a gap in his knowledge that we needed to fill. It turns out that there were a couple of letters that he did need to work on, and we resolved those problems. We started Saxon Phonics 1 in the summer, and we were doing the lessons as written, but my DS, who is 'bright', started to get bogged down. Within a couple of months, I switched to doing one lesson every two days. I am very happy that we switched. We are having better retention, and if you look at the TOC at Christianbook, it moves really fast. It will mean that we finish Saxon Phonics 2 sometime in 3rd grade, but I have learned the hard way from my older DC that it is not worth it to rush it. I am going for mastery, and I find that the extra day for each lesson gives us extra time to run through the flashcards, make sure he understands the new concepts, and allows us extra time to work on the spelling lists. We are using the Sonlight lists for Readers and working through them at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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