HOD users - question

[3girls4me]

Hi ladies,

I was wondering for those using HOD, if you don't use DITHOR, what do you use for your reading program?

Thanks!

[Donna A.]

I'm "sort of" using HOD with my dd this year (mixing it up with MFW and doing our own thing -- don't ask :p ), and I'm using BJU Reading with my dd.  This is partly due to her challenges with language skills, as well as the fact that she just doesn't love books.  She's getting enough book reading from the main HOD program and from MFW (not both at the same time), and sometimes it's like pulling teeth to get her to do that much, so I'm not going to try to force her to do more book reading in a "reading program".  The excerpts/short stories in the BJU text are a nice change for her.

 

She does love poetry, however, so I'm capitalizing on that, both in HOD and in BJU. 

 

But you know, with MFW we've always done a "Book Basket" with an extensive reading list from the TMs, anyway, so maybe that's why DITHOR has always looked like overkill to me. :001_unsure:

 

[abrightmom]

Only my youngest uses HOD. We have tried DiTHR and it wasn't a good fit for us (though I have the highest respect and regard for Carrie Austin). We absolutely LOVE Christian Light Reading beginning with 4th grade. 

[mohsmom23]

We are also using Christian Light Reading program.  This is our 4th year using it, and we love it.  

[Tenaj]

My son who is using Revival to Revolution is using Lightning Lit as a substitute for DITHOR this year.  I wanted him to get familiar with literary terms.  My younger kids are not doing anything at this point.  I've used CLE Reading in the past and may start it back up.  We've also just used Pathway Readers at time.  Nothing seems to fit my style except just having them read but unfortunately I've a few kids who won't pick up books very voluntarily.     I've also contemplated just having them read Sonlight readers for each year or do BJU but so far this year, nothing.   

[Sue G in PA]

Mine are just reading. I dislike DITHOR though I really want to like it ;)

[KeriJ]

I just have them read the books from the list.  We don't use DITHOR at all.  Just the book list.  (as well as other books from other lists. :) )  I ask them to tell me about what they're reading.  That's it.  

[hopeallgoeswell]

Mine are reading books from here: http://www.classicalhouseoflearning.com. They narrate and do copy work/dictation from their reader. They also get one-two weeks per month to read whatever they want.

[MrsMe]

IMO, you don't "need" a reading program with HOD.  All the storytime boxes through the levels contain elements already contained in Dithor.   Not only that, there is plenty of reading and narration, written and oral throughout the programs to be quite enough.  Once in middle school however, I'd use something for analyzing lit, whether it's Dithor or something else.  So depending upon the grade level, I would recommend nothing for under grade 7.

 

[jer2911mom]

We have done Sonlight readers up through now (4th grade).  I am thinking I will add BJU reading next year for 5th grade.

[bethben]

I do Sonlight readers when they are learning to read better and I just have a pile of books that I want my ds10 to read.  I have to assign chapters (2-3 per day) and he gets to pick the next book he wants to read.  They are all good literature books I had laying around.  I just wanted him to like to read a variety of good literature.  We have plenty of time for discussion when he's older.

 

Beth