fork29 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) My son is 6 and is in Kindergarten. He has taught himself to read pretty well and continually amazes me with the words he is able to read. I want a phonics program that moves at a decent pace, and is just a get it done type of thing without a lot of extras. I don't want it to involve a lot of writing because he is just not ready for that. I also need open and go for me. I would like to have some kind of readers that specifically match the phonics he is learning for practice. Clear as mud? My head is spinning from looking at all kinds of phonics programs so I thought I would try throwing out what I'm looking for and see what everyone thinks. Thanks in advance! Edited January 26, 2016 by fork29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingMama1214 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 We've been using Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading. It's pretty open and go and straightforward. We skipped the first 26 lessons since it was the letter sounds and dd had those down pat. You could skip ahead to wherever your child needs work on. It goes from letter sounds to a 4th grade reading level of multisyllabic words. We take it at our own pace and slow down as needed for review. We also use BOB books and Progressive Phonics readers and Nora Gaydos readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingMama1214 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Oh, I also don't use the letter tiles for OPGTR. I made my own and we rarely use them. Dd does like to write, but it's not part of the curriculum at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hands-on-mama Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Phonics Pathways is another open and go option. Progressive Phonics is free online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacell Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I see sam books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacell Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Also progressive phonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulasue Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Reading Lessons Through Literature is organized around The Elson Readers. You can easily adjust it to the speed of your child. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calihil Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 We also use OPGTR. I tried several other approaches with my 7 year old before this and that book was the first that stuck and that we've kept using. We're about a month from being done with it. It's organized by lessons, you just do one or two a day, and you're done. Takes us about 5 to 10 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingMama1214 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 We also use OPGTR. I tried several other approaches with my 7 year old before this and that book was the first that stuck and that we've kept using. We're about a month from being done with it. It's organized by lessons, you just do one or two a day, and you're done. Takes us about 5 to 10 mins. As someone who is at the beginning of OPGTR (just about so start section 5 on digraphs, lesson 54ish), I'm curious as to how others have used it. We do the lessons, but on a whiteboard or notebook and I alter the sentences to add DDs name. We are currently taking a week or longer break to review and build fluency. I won't do any formal lessons other than have DD read to me from Bob books or similar and maybe read some words off the whiteboard. Did you take breaks to build fluency? I'm not in a rush to finish it, but trying to gauge how others progressed through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Phonics Pathways and the accompanying Reading Pathways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Look up the Ultimate Phonics words and sentence list. Its similar to OPGtTR in scope and style. Its free and easy to accelerate. In the beginning you can just read the sentences until you notice that he's hitting a struggle spot, then back up maybe 3-5 lessons and begin covering those lessons. Also, I See Sam is a great way to build fluency and they are arranged phonetically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateMomster Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Classical Phonics by Memoria Press, or Wordmastery (which is the same, but the free, old version) Edited January 28, 2016 by ChocolateMomster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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