mommyof3blessings Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I need suggestions for a good reading/phonics program for a very creative, visual learner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Charlotte Mason style, with lots of visualizing and toying with the words. Dancing Bears Happy Phonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 It's not a fit for everyone, but my vsl thrived with Abeka phonics. I had to buy all the "optional" flashcards, but it worked great. And of course, for a vsl, the visuals on the flashcards aren't really optional. My vsl did Abeka Phonics 1 and 2. We used the whole program, the readers and workbook and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyof3blessings Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Dancing Bears looks very interesting. I haven't looked at Abeka, but I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm4 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 We mainly use Logic of English Foundations, but I have pulled out Dianne Craft's Right Brained Phonics book when DD needed extra practice on seeing a phonogram in a word. You can also just highlight or print of words color coded to "see" the phonogram more easily in a word. She only needed that a short amount of time with some new phonograms though before she could see certain multiple letter phonograms in a word when she was first learning multiple letter phonograms that were in the middle of words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaKes Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 You could try Secret Stories cards. The program is made for schools, but I think you can buy sets of the cards on teacherspayteachers.com. The cards create images out of each phonogram to help memory ("th" is sticking out its tongue, the "ar" is riding in a car, etc). I'm thinking you could just use them to reinforce whatever program you have. My VSL would love them, come to think of it. I use OPGTR and she runs for the hills. Another idea is the Phonics Farm from IEW. Their PAL Reading program includes a poster of a farm, with a set of stickers for each phonogram. The haystacks are all the long "a" combinations, the cows are the "ow" sound and the long "oo", etc. pricey at $29 but it includes a lot of background material and a phonics notebook your child can put together as you work through the phonograms. I made it into a wall chart and we add to it when we learn each phonogram. It really makes OPGTR "fun" and visual. It was a good supplement for us. (My youngest isn't at the "vowel team" level of phonics yet, so she hasn't started our Phonics Farm. Which is why she still runs away...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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