Mommie_Jen Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 After a miserable run with OPGTR, DS has hit his stride with ETC. We are finishing book 1 in a few weeks. He is reading the words, just not fluently. He still sounds out every word every time. He is doing well with the format, so we are sticking with it for book 2. But what I don't know is if he is ready to move on to book 2, are they supposed to be reading the CVC words they use fluently? My options are: Etc book 2 Continue with BOB books and go through the I See Sam books, then book 2 See if I can find a 1 1/2 practice book Spend some time working through the games and activities in the TM for a bit Which would you do? (and why?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 After a miserable run with OPGTR, DS has hit his stride with ETC. We are finishing book 1 in a few weeks. He is reading the words, just not fluently. He still sounds out every word every time. He is doing well with the format, so we are sticking with it for book 2. But what I don't know is if he is ready to move on to book 2, are they supposed to be reading the CVC words they use fluently? My options are: Etc book 2 Continue with BOB books and go through the I See Sam books, then book 2 See if I can find a 1 1/2 practice book Spend some time working through the games and activities in the TM for a bit Which would you do? (and why?) What I do is to require that my students develop fluency before moving on to the next step. I think you should wait before starting book 2. So my answer is the work through 1.5, read the first group of BOB books and do some of the games/activities. Just because you do 1.5 now doesn't mean that you'll be using the 1/2 books in the other levels. Also, you can buy the Starting Comprehension series by the same publishers. Book 1 phonetically (don't use visually) has vowels a and i, Book 2 has a, i o and u and Book 3 uses all of the vowels. If my students don't have any comprehension issues I just have them read the stories outloud to me to increase fluency. From experience I think that allowing fluency to develop before introducing more complex sounds gives the best foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylandhsmom Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I'm right there with you with my Ker, going to finish up ETC 1, and she is also reading CVC words. Would love to hear what other people say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KristenR Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 If my daughter was comfortably completing her ETC workbooks I would just continue moving right along. However, we also did lots of extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 I would love the Nora Gaydos books, but our library doesn't carry them and we're not in a position to buy them right now. I'm thinking of working through some of the book again on our whiteboard and doing the activities in the TM for a month or so then moving on. I'm on the lookout for a cheap 1 1/2 book in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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