kandty Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 My youngest is third grade. He hates reading out loud! He does enjoy reading and reads alone a lot. I get him to read a little to me during science or religion (not very often) when I pretend I'm losing my voice and ask him to take over for a paragraph. He is missing words and not paying attention and saying other words than what's written on the page. I have him stop and try again and he usually picks it up the second time, but I can tell he has forgotten some basic phonics. I'm wondering if I need to do some more phonics with him? If so, what? Right now my plan is to have him read to me just 5 minutes a few days a week to review phonics. If I do this, what book(s) would you recommend we read? Is this all we need to do? We gave up doing this last year because the readers I had for him he didn't enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esse Quam Videri Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Honestly, if you can stomach the price I would recommend All About Spelling. It is phonetic based spelling but I would consider it a reading supplement for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmomjacquie Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 My third grader needed some help too. We got hooked on phonics second grade and it's self paced. it has really helped a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Are you doing a phonics based spelling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 You can try Dancing Bears. Fast Track goes over the basics quickly, and Book C works on advanced phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writerdaddy Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I second the Dancing Bears. My little guy had same problems-- skipping, guessing, etc. Dancing Bears is the way. Because we started in 3rd we did the FastTrack option which is a combo of Level A/B, and are now doing C, although I rarely get around to it because the problems are virtually gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandty Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions. I wasn't really wanting to invest in a new spelling program or a phonics program. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 My kids love the Nora Gaydos readers. We also like the readers from All About Learning Press. You can buy the readers without buying the entire program. I also let my kids check out books at the library that are readers at their level. They are always excited to bring them home and read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions. I wasn't really wanting to invest in a new spelling program or a phonics program. :confused: What have you done in the past for phonics/spelling? What are you using now? I can make some suggestions of free (for printing) materials. I'm just not sure from your OP how much formal phonics instruction he's had and if it's major weakness or just needing a brush up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campmom Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Well the great thing about a phonic based spelling program is that you are getting two things done at once. Learning spelling and constantly reviewing those phonics rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I would work thorough the things linked at the end of my how to tutor page, just reading and spelling a few of the early words while reviewing the associated spelling rules. After a review of basic phonics, it builds up to a 12th grade reading level. http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/howtotutor.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I checked out Phonics Pathways from the library to review phonics with my kids. That worked well and was free. You can go through it quickly or skip around in it as needed. IMO you should definitely require your son to read aloud to you every day. I have my kids read aloud to me for about 15 minutes per day. I choose interesting books from the library which are at a challenging reading level for them. I often find my son skipping words or inserting extra words if he is reading too quickly. If he makes a mistake in a sentence, I have him stop and reread it slowly. This is tedious but necessary. One of the skills kids need to learn is to read aloud clearly and accurately. Reading aloud is a different skill than reading silently for one's own enjoyment, and it needs to be practiced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I did this with a McGuffey Reader with my daughter last year for a semester (well, just over a semester) in 3rd grade. We did 15 minutes at least three times a week. (It was supposed to be four days a week, but ....) It worked great, even when she didn't really like the material sometimes. I would read to her for 15 minutes (her choice of book) when she was done. We had the timer set for both of us. :-) Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I like Sparklebox and Starfall materials for various ages. These are both online sources. Here's a free resource: http://donpotter.net/PDF/alphabet_code_loring_sequen.pdf I like these rules for spelling: http://www.lewrockwell.com/taylor/taylor81.html The Don Potter website has others as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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