nsharris28 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 My 4 yr. old knows his letter sounds and is ready to learn to read. I'm planning on skipping to the short-vowel words in Ordinary Parents Guide (OPG) to start teaching him. My question is are any of you adding anything to the lessons in the book, like readers where he can actually practice what he's learning? Seems a little tedious to have all this learning w/o some books in his hands! I don't want him to not see the fruits of his labor! Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 We used the Bob books early. We also used the Nora Gaydos readers when my guys got tired of the Bob Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 We used the Bob books early. We also used the Nora Gaydos readers when my guys got tired of the Bob Books. :iagree: This is what we did. Bob Books and Nora Gaydos readers. Another thing I did was print out the sentences from OPTGR and glue one per index card. We would throw those in the rotation for review reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Another thing I did was print out the sentences from OPTGR and glue one per index card. We would throw those in the rotation for review reading. Great idea -- I think DD would like that! One thing we do is dictation after every few lessons (we currently don't do any *other* dictation). But after DD has read the sentences, I let her pick her favorite. Then I close the book and read it out to her. She writes it and illustrates it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 As far as readers go, I was never a fan of the BOB books. I ended up getting this: http://www.amazon.com/BEGINNING-READING-Eastern-Mennonite-Publications/dp/B000LBW3F8 which my daughter really likes. It starts very simple and it's definitely a true phonics reader. Obviously, there is Christian content (simplified Bible stories and mention of God). After this, I hope to be able to move on to Arnold Lobel, James Marshall and the like... **My daughter struggled to pick up on reading CVC words for the longest time and the book I linked above was a God-send. It starts off so gently (similar to the BOB books) but with -- IMO -- better stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allisondacia Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 We are doing OPG and ETC together. So far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Here is a general guide of when the child can read what readers aligned with the lessons in the OPGTTR: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/store/readers-guide?___store=default Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsharris28 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 We are doing OPG and ETC together. So far so good. What is ETC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 My daughter enjoys reading aloud to me the first set of Bob books. (She is just beginning to learn digraphs (sh, th, ch) from OPG.) I don't think I'll buy more readers at this point, because she's starting to read random things around the house. I like Games for Learning by Peggy Kaye. She has some fun activities to reinforce early reading and comprehension. She assumes a sight-reading approach, but that doesn't stop us from enjoying the games. I got the book initially from our library, and enjoyed it so much, I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 You can play some games to practice reading! One silly fun game we enjoyed was the Montessori Command Game. You write little sentences (phonics-based) on slips of paper, put them into something...I used a basket...and then the child draws one out, reads it silently, and then acts it out. Examples-- Pat Mom. Jump up! Pet a dog. Kiss a cat. And so on. Lots of fun! We also did some work with small objects that had phonetic names. This is the Montessori object box work, and it's easy to adapt. The tiny objects are sweet and fun. I bought mine for a song off of ebay, but you can go to a Monti site and just see what you need, and then collect them at the dollar store, or even around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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