Just Kate Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 With my ds (8), I used lots of things (ETC, Progressive Phonics, Happy Phonics). However, I think dd would do better with a phonics program. Any suggestions? (I have been thinking about All About Reading or maybe just use All About Spelling??? I have no idea, actually. :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My DD is in K and we have been using OPGTR on the whiteboard and will be starting AAS level 1 by the fall. We also use the Nora Gaydos books to go along with the lessons she loves them and loves putting a sticker on a completed book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Phonics Pathways - simple, straightforward, large print, pick-up-and-go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Dd is actually doing really well with Funnix so far. It moves quick enough to keep her interested, but has enough repetition to give her time to really get things. Where is your dd at right now? Does she know her letter sounds? Is she blending? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookIslandsMommy Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hooked on Phonics, I can't recommend this higher. We started with Bob Books, then started on HOPs...that was at 4.5 yrs and now at just turned 6 yrs old she can read 240 page books all on her own and can read the NIRV Bible, and pretty much 80% of all words in it! Love HOP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I am using Phonics Pathways and Reading Pathways with my K'er DS right now. We're also using Plaid Phonics Level A workbook, but I wouldn't say it's necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'm a McRuffy fan, here! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Agree with The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading. We used it very successfully with my dd, and now are going through it again with ds. We do use a whiteboard for the earlier lessons, and eventually transition to reading from the book (once there is too much for me to copy each lesson). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Sing Spell Read & Write. I wouldn't even think twice about it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherInWI Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I taught both of mine (now in high school and avid readers) with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, followed up with the Rod & Staff phonics cards (which teach pretty much every possible combination). Very inexpensive and worked well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom28kds Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I like ABEKA phonics. I don't use ABEKA for anything else though. I buy "Handbook for Reading" and the K workbook. I also do Explode the code for a different kind of reinforcement but you wouldn't have to. Throw in a few Leap Frog videos and that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My current kinder is doing the same as my older kids -HOP K (finished), Phonics Museum K (finished) andy 1st (just started), and Turbo Reader (working through at a page per day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Spell to Write and Read with Cursive First. Love it, no regrets. The foundation it provides is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I have used McRuffy for K, but I'm not a big fan of their grades 1-4. K is great though. I'm currently using AAR level 1 for my youngest and we are really enjoying it (more than we enjoyed McRuffy when I did it with my dd) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I started my current K'er in Webster's Speller (free) to learn open and closed syllables. That helps a LOT with "sight words" that you encounter. Most of them can be sounded out easily. Since he knows long vowels in words like "the", "he", "she", "I", and "a", they've been no big deal. We have also thrown in I See Sam readers (first 52 free online), which he LOVES. They are much better than Bob books. Recently, we started doing Reading Eggs and Dancing Bears book A. His reading is now starting to take off and get out of that sounding out every single word every single time mode. :D Both of these include a lot of repetition, which is exactly what he needed. Also, I used the "cursor" idea from DB before I even started DB. That has been very helpful when going through the I See Sam readers, uncovering one phonogram at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I am using Alpha Phonics, Bob Books, and Letter Factory DVDs. I also have the first two How to Spell workbooks although I am not using them yet for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We are using Memoria Press Kindergarten, which uses First Start Reading & Classical Phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We used Funnix for Abby. Emmett is currently using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Sometimes 100 Easy Lessons gets a bad rap on this board, and to be fair it doesn't work for every child. Emmett is loving it, though, and is pleased with his progress. I also have him working through the I See Sam readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I start with Phonics Road 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiegers Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I love Hooked on Phonics as well. Both my kids have used/are using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 With my oldest, I used The Writing Road to Reading because I had zero budget and I liked it best out of the options my library had. It worked very well but was not very user-friendly. With my 2nd, I used the HOP K-2 kit then AAS. My 3rd child has special needs, and she may require a more intensive program such as Lindamood-Bell's LiPS phonemic awareness one and then Barton or Wilson. We'll cross that bridge if/when we come to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 With my ds (8), I used lots of things (ETC, Progressive Phonics, Happy Phonics). However, I think dd would do better with a phonics program. Any suggestions? ETC, Progressive Phonics, and Happy Phonics...are phonics programs. :confused: At any rate, with a child of any age, I would do Spalding. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I used AlphaPhonics for all 5 kids, along with ETC. All very different personalities, all excellent readers, with fanatastic comprehension skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I taught my older three (including the one currently in k) with A Beka phonics. I really like their program. Although I know A Beka gets a bad rap on these boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) I'm going to be teaching my dd in K this fall. As with ds, I'm going to be using Tanglewood's free Really Reading program first. To add something new, I will then use online free program such as Progressive Phonics. I think I will follow up with OPGTR, but only if I see it's necessary. Really Reading - http://www.tanglewoodeducation.com/1g.htm (click on apple) Edited March 12, 2012 by sagira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Phonics Pathways - simple, straightforward, large print, pick-up-and-go This is what we use. Takes 10 minutes and it is simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I taught my older three (including the one currently in k) with A Beka phonics. I really like their program. Although I know A Beka gets a bad rap on these boards. __________________ :iagree: When I started homeschooling, I avoided Abeka like the plague b/c of what I had heard from various forums. However I ended up using their phonics after other programs caused lots of tears. I love their phonics, although I tweak it some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlygirlzx2 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We used OPGTR and Time4learning. DD also played around on Starfall starting at age 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lots of boys Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We are using OPGTR and AAR 1. I can't say enough good things about both ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love My Life x4 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I used OPGTR and ETC last year with Rylee in K and am now using it with McKenzee Grace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My kids have all used K12's Phonicsworks. My youngest is using it this year. It's my hands-down favorite phonics program. My older ds also used McRuffy, which I like a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy5 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We do have a DD that is just starting K. We are using PAL-R and PAL-W, soon to start AAS1 and she also does Reading Eggs. We tried 100EZ lessons with my last child and he was bored ... I started Phonics Pathways with her and she seemed bored ... We all love PAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I taught my older three (including the one currently in k) with A Beka phonics. I really like their program. Although I know A Beka gets a bad rap on these boards. Individual ABeka subjects don't get a "bad rap," any more than any other publisher does. Using all ABeka might get a bad rap, as there is an amazingly high burn-out rate among all-ABeka users, especially new homeschoolers, especially new homeschoolers who enroll their dc in ABeka Academy. ABeka's phonics materials get good reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom2011 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I used Adventures in Phonics (Chrisitan Liberty Press) with both of my dds Dd #2 is just finishing up grade 1. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I used Reading Reflex with my two oldest children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 This is what we do. =) Agree with The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading. We used it very successfully with my dd, and now are going through it again with ds. We do use a whiteboard for the earlier lessons, and eventually transition to reading from the book (once there is too much for me to copy each lesson). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smdgl Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Alpha Phonics by Sam Blumenthal. Simple, inexpensive. You'll have to add some simple primers for practice -- Bob books are good to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS83 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Phonics Pathways - simple, straightforward, large print, pick-up-and-go :iagree: I love this book. DD is in K right now and it's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I am loving MP's First Start Reading. Ds learned to write his letters prior, so it works well for us. The writing portions could be skipped though for a child not ready for writing. I love that he is learning to read without stress. It is very gentle yet thorough. We also use phonogram cards from Riggs Institute plus all the other phonics in MP K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We are so early in the process, but we are basically using OPGTR (after I checked 100EZ lessons, OPGTR and Phonics Pathways out of the library--OPGTR is the one that 'resounded' with me the most). I basically read the lesson ahead of time and get the picture, then do all the work w/ my ds on a fairly large whiteboard. I also make up my own silly short sentences. :) So far it is working great. We are both happy. Sometimes I split a long lesson into 2 because I want lessons to be on the short side--my ds is only 4.5 and I don't want to push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommatomany Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We LOVE ETC!! I wish I had found it before this year. We also use The Reading Lesson which I highly recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarrySanger Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We used the (free) flashcards and method explained here and which we are in the middle of digitizing here (also 100% free). He was reading well before his third birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefragile7393 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Phonics Pathways, All About Reading, or a free download from Tanglewood Education http://tanglewoodeducation.com/grade1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Spell to Write and Read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Phonics Pathways - simple, straightforward, large print, pick-up-and-go :iagree: On my 5th go-round with this book. It gets the job done very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymom Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I have been completely pleased with Phonics Road. My ds has really done well with it, and we are looking forward to Level 2 in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Sing Spell Read & Write. I wouldn't even think twice about it. :D :iagree: I used this program with my oldest two. It's great! We don't do all of the writing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Phonics Pathways - simple, straightforward, large print, pick-up-and-go :iagree: NOT painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matermagistra Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I am using the same Phonics Pathways book that I taught my older three children to read now with my four year old. I'm pretty sentimental about it. I'm saving it in case I get to use it with my future grandkids. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniseibase Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I am using Saxon Phonics with my kindergartener. I used Phonics Pathways with my now 11-year old, and she hated reading for years afterwards, but she is a very mathy, rules oriented child. My son is similar, and the Saxon Phonics, with the step-by-step process and EVERYTHING spelled out seems to be a much better fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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