tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post7141066261258688821..comments2024-02-25T07:27:59.560-07:00Comments on Nourished and Nurtured: Favorite Resources for Teaching Kids to ReadSarah Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348347054374584427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-82413123555147066012013-02-19T14:27:54.423-07:002013-02-19T14:27:54.423-07:00My version of HOP was not cassette or DVD. It had...My version of HOP was not cassette or DVD. It had a CD. But it was probably at least 5 years old since it was a hand-me-down from my niece, so maybe it has changed. Sarah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348347054374584427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-87398922361447345152013-02-19T13:28:30.776-07:002013-02-19T13:28:30.776-07:00Thank you for posting your resources. I am downlo...Thank you for posting your resources. I am downloading progressive phonics now! We use many of the same reading resources as you do but I had never heard of progressive phonics. We use Hooked on Phonics as our primary lesson. I must have a different version of HOP than you do. Ours does not have any pics and works are introduced gradually such as in Bob Books. Our program has just a book with lessons and some matching readers. I pop in the CD and "she" tells use what to do. My daughter, 1st grade, loves doing these lessons by herself and then reading me what she learned. The readers do have pics but they do not require you to associate words with the pictures to read them. I like the CD version of HOP. I bought them all on ebay; yellow, orange/red, blue/green and master readers. Do you have the old cassette tapes or maybe the new DVD version? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-89095768928942750722012-10-06T14:01:44.505-06:002012-10-06T14:01:44.505-06:00A vote for ReadingBear.org, also free!A vote for ReadingBear.org, also free!JoAnne Markovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412087757006290140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-70132187881471917172012-08-27T12:04:49.449-06:002012-08-27T12:04:49.449-06:00Thanks for sharing what methods worked for your fa...Thanks for sharing what methods worked for your family! I've heard lots of good things about "Teaching Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons," but haven't actually looked at a hard copy yet. I may try that next time around with my youngest if he doesn't take to the other methods we've already used. Sarah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348347054374584427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-1409036502685253632012-08-27T07:55:24.735-06:002012-08-27T07:55:24.735-06:00We have had great success with "Teaching Your...We have had great success with "Teaching Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons," followed by "Sound Beginnings," which is based on "The Writing Road to Reading." It's a very phonics intensive approach and combines writing the sounds with seeing and saying them, The combination seems to help them memorize the sounds more quickly. The 100 easy lessons book has been enjoyable for my kids and the stories are silly, so they like that, too. I find that it's a slower approach in terms of them becoming truly independent readers, but their ability to sound out words and read well above grade level after 2nd grade has amazed me. I just started with my 7th child last school year, because, at 3 years old, she was begging me to teach her so she could read like her brother. We did use the Bob books to supplement as well, and those were very helpful. I found that most of the Dr. Seuss books were not great until after the kids had learned most of their phonics, because most of them go beyond the basics, using silent e and multiletter phonograms. I read those alound though or have my older kids read them aloud, because they are fantastic in training their ears for rhyme and helping with listening comprehension. I admire your creativity. I don't know how you do it on top of blogging, etc. My creativity is definitely lacking at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-58320309409852305662012-08-26T08:26:59.161-06:002012-08-26T08:26:59.161-06:00Thanks for posting. Good to know these resources w...Thanks for posting. Good to know these resources when the time comes. My daughter is just 3 and we've never pushed her in learning something before she showed interest. She knows her name and the letters in her name and loves pointing those letters in other places, so I think she might be getting ready for starting to formally learning to read...Thank you again, you are amazing for homeschooling your kids on top on everything else you are doing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313009931298256746.post-81200012002877685692012-08-26T07:38:59.449-06:002012-08-26T07:38:59.449-06:00My homeschooled 6 year old loves Dr. Seuss--I thin...My homeschooled 6 year old loves Dr. Seuss--I think the repetition was helpful to her. Once she knew those phrases, they gave her confidence. The Cat in the Hat was the first book she read independently from cover to cover. She still chooses a Dr. Seuss book 3 times out of 4 when it is time for her to read to me. As you say, every kid is different.Laurenhttp://laurenrileysblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com