IHaveNoIdeawhatIAmDoing Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm currently doing The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading with my daughter and (forgive me if this is a stupid question) I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do when I'm done. Do I need to start another phonics program or is that enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I think what most people do is move on to spelling and vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHaveNoIdeawhatIAmDoing Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thanks! Should you wait until you complete it to start Spelling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakpak Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I think you can do both simultaneously, depending on the age of your child. Folks mention AAS (All About Spelling) a lot. My 3.7 y.o. is about 1/2 way through OPGTR, and I throw in some spelling questions to her where I'm doing the writing, or she's using manipulatives, but I don't often have her do the writing. She's capable of writing well, just not much stamina and I don't want it to be arduous. In my recent question on this topic, folks generally recommended waiting until 5 to start AAS, even on the accelerated learner board. FYI, she's WAY ahead in her reading skills compared to her spelling skills. For instance, the other day she wanted to write flamingo with her moveable alphabet and without my guidance it would have turned out 'flmngo'. But spelling CVC words are a piece of cake for her. Eh, I think I'm mostly going to concentrate on reading right now, as she will start absorbing correct spelling rules more with exposure I think. I don't need to lecture a 3 yr old about when to start a word with c vs. k -too- much :) If her mistakes start bothering her, we'll focus on spelling more, but so far she's happy-go-lucky about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundAbout Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 My DS finished most of OPGTR right before starting his Kindy year. After that we just read books mostly. Adding spelling was too much seat work for DS so I'm waiting until fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I think that is a good question! :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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