Guest ksbohler Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 My 2.5 yo has learned all the letters, uppercase and lower case, mostly by diffusion as I work with my 4.5 yo on reading. My older one didn't learn them until about 3.5, and at that point I started working through Teach Your Child to Read and some Bob Books. I definitely don't think my 2yo is ready for that, but I want to keep her excited about phonics. Any suggestions for what to do during the next year or so before we start Bob Books/learning to really read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAttachedMama Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 AAR Pre-Level 1 is great. It works on rhyming and some other pre-reading skills. The letter identification stuff will be review, but it will be fun for her. ALSO According to the I See Sam book people, as soon as your child can talk in complete sentences they are ready to learn to read using their books too. I've never taught a child that young to read, but they say it is possible. This page has some information on getting started with I See Sam. http://www.3rsplus.com/reading_free_resources.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I 2nd using AAR pre-level, although she might still be a bit young for that. My dd caught onto the alphabet early as well, but I filled in with Leapfrog DVDs and toys until she was really ready for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yes, AAR pre-level looks good, but I haven't used it personally. I would probably just continue on with teaching the sounds of the letters until she knows them like the back of her hand. Does she already know their sounds, not just the names of the letters? If not, you could just do a simple letter of the week with her for free. I did that with my older two when they were 3. I made a folder of simple activities for each letter and we had lots of fun painting and doing letter related crafts. The more fluent she is with their sounds, the easier it will be to learn blending later. The Leapfrog DVD's are great. Developing the Early Learner workbooks are also good for pre-reading skills, but she might not have the fine motor skills for that yet (although they do start out super simple). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yep, letter sound. When those are memorized, Play games asking what the beginning, end, and middle sounds of words are. "oh, that's a fox. What letter does the word fox start/end with?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 OPGTR in the early stages is great for working with letters. You could do the first 26 lessons repeatedly until they have them down, or do them super slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 OPGTR in the early stages is great for working with letters. You could do the first 26 lessons repeatedly until they have them down, or do them super slowly. I began OPGTR when my dc were young and just used the chalkboard and letter tiles for a long time. If you choose to start it, I would keep the book itself out of sight until much later! But if you already have 100 Easy Lessons, you don't need OPGTR just for teaching the letter sounds. You can easily do that yourself without a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacus2 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Let her continue to learn by diffusion unless she is begging for more. My second refused to let me do anything school for her sister without her inclusion. She started reading to me just before she turned five. I knew I needed a different plan for her when she looked at her worksheet very early in her official homeschooling and read the directions flawlessly, "Underline the words with the short sound of u." She didn't need individualized instruction to learn to read. On the other hand, it is also quite common for a child to know individual letter sounds for years before blending makes sense to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I agree with waiting until the child asks. He may learn more by listening, or ask fir lessons, or just stay where he is for a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobadom8 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'd suggest you to go through the curricula of top preschools (such as MontClare Preschool). Go through their program and look at what their teachers do so as to make learning new stuff and exploring phonetics easier to learn for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmacmoo Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 My eldest learned his letters and their sounds really early on (2 years old), but it took him years (around the age of 4.5) before he was able to blend them together. I would recommend around the age of 3 or 3.5 to try Plaid Phonics kindergarten workbook. (We used a set of alphabet stamps when ever writing was necessary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 If she knows letter names but not the sounds, I learned about the Leap Frog Letter Factory video from this board and it's been great for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'd let her play with one of those leap frog letter magnet sets for learning letter sounds. Read lots of abc books, including ones that use alliteration. I second, or third, AAR pre level but I'd hold off a bit. Even though it's fun and easy, level 1 quickly steps up the pace, so I wouldn't want to get too far ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanabrown15 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 In my opinion you should go through the curriculum and program of top preschools like Williamsburg Northside Preschool or Montclare Children School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 In my opinion you should go through the curriculum and program of top preschools like Williamsburg Northside Preschool or Montclare Children School. Seriously, another one promoting the same school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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