Is there an Independent Phonics Program for a 6yo?

[Gil]

If so, what is it?
 

 

[alisha]

Plaid Phonics I found was pretty independent. But I've heard great things about Explode the Code and that seems to be independent also.

[genny]

readingeggs.com.  It's an online phonics program.  They offer a free trial.  I've used it on four of my children successfully.

[nixpix5]

I found Abeka 1 to be mostly independent. It took me 10 min a day to give the super quick lesson and then there was workbook pages that the child completed independently that were straight forward. 

[Gil]

Thanks.

I'm a devout believer in teacher-intensive and direct instruction at the elementary level so pretty much the only thing I required my kids do independently at 6 was hold their pencil.So when someone asked me for an independent phonics program for kids, I had no idea what to recommend (aside from actually working directly with said 6yo and taking them line by line through a phonics program)

[ElizabethB]

Really, that and math you should be teaching at that age.  Well, really everything at that age but at a minimum math and phonics.

But, if it is self-teaching or nothing, watching all the videos at Sweet Sounds of Reading:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnIVm9OG9zIdtOtUHAtoUw

Also, not a complete program, but Read, Write, Type is good and independent, it is a good supplement.

http://www.talkingfingers.com/read-write-type/

Blend Phonics is easy and cheap, you can teach with in in 15 to 20 minutes a day.  The child could watch my first 5 or 6 videos of my syllables program on their own and then the parent work with them a bit.  No matter what you've got going on, even as a single working parent, you should be able to find a few minutes to do some phonics and math, you can do a lot of it orally if you go simple. 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On Reading/syllablesspellsu.html

Edited September 19, 2018 by ElizabethB