Tabrett Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 My dd, who turned 5 a little over 3 months ago, is doing PP's. She is in the silent e section of the book. (for those of you who don't do PP's, she has learned cvc, cvcc, cvccy, ing, ong, ang, ong, ink, ank, onk, unk, ck, ch, sh, and silent e) She is doing well, the comprehension is there, but she lacks the maturity needed to focus on the harder phonics lessons. It's starting to get very frustrating. I plan on doing MFW 1 with her next school year. She can already fluently read at the level necessary to start MFW 1 (cvc words). Here is my question- Should I just start reviewing what we have learned this year in reading and go no farther or keep going and not worry about whether she understand it all because either way it will be taught to her again in MFW 1. Would it be better to keep plugging along so she has a base knowledge of next years phonics or try to really concrete what she has learned so far? I know she is very young, that is why I'm think on just reviewing for a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 I think you are fine either way. Do whatever is most fun for her. I wish reading was fun for her. It is more like pulling teeth. She can do it, but doesn't want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I would take a break, maybe a month or so, and have her practice reading the types of words she already knows (ideally with different readers so she sees the words in many different ways). Once she is comfortable with that, re-introduce the phonics and it will likely be a lot less painful for the two of you, since she will have gained some maturity and confidence. Ask me how I know. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricaB Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I gave my son four months off of a program once. When we returned to it he said "this is my favorite thing in the whole world." I now catch him in bed writing in his notebook and I have to take his "school" away from him so he will sleep. I wouldn't stress out and ditto on the break advice. Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Do some fun phonics games, starfall, some oral spelling, maybe a bit of work on a whiteboard after a break of a week or two with just games. My daughter really enjoyed doing Webster's on the whiteboard, the whiteboard kept her interest. She still enjoys my phonics concentration game. Phonics concentration game: http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Phonics/concentrationgam.html http://www.starfall.com, Games with magnetic letters--give her at first 6 or 7 consonants and 1 vowel, see how many words she can make. Then, work your way up to 2 vowels including a silent e. Then, see how many words she can make in a minute. Read, Write, and Type is a fun review, but expensive, download the demo to see if you think it's worth the money for you: http://www.talkingfingers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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