tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463497.post111283815098702656..comments2023-10-03T10:14:31.483-05:00Comments on SCHOOL @ HOME: April Reading ListTennielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16244439566953461973noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463497.post-1114032682693203322005-04-20T16:31:00.000-05:002005-04-20T16:31:00.000-05:00Rachel,We played a lot of letter games and obvious...Rachel,<BR/><BR/>We played a lot of letter games and obviously we read alot. She was read to out loud all the time and I think that makes the biggest difference. <BR/><BR/>We also liked Phonics Pathways and the Bob Books. I checked the bob books out of our local library a few times and tried them several times before she was ready to really read them once I could tell she was using them I bought a set. I also really liked Primary Phonics Readers. We probably spent about a month on bob books, a month on primary phonics and then she graduated to Dr Suess and it seems it all just feel into place from there. <BR/><BR/>I would say I was pretty eclectic too, those were the primary resources I used but we used them losely. I was mostly sensitive to her desires. At one point she said to me "Mommy I don't want to do phonics can I read two books instead?" Who was I to argue and we put the phonics down for awhile and just read for a bit. Then she realized she could not sound everything out and she asked to go back to daily phonics herself. <BR/><BR/>Rhiannon is ready very well, it amazes me actually. She loves to do it and it is a gift of hers. She can read things I did not think she could. Last week she read the Classic Illustrated version of the Secret Garden and loved it. She wants to start reading the Chronicles of Narnia now. <BR/><BR/>If he already has his letters and sounds down I might try the bob books or primary phonics. Pick up a few different things from the library and see what gels with you. Another good online source is http://www.starfall.com/Tennielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244439566953461973noreply@blogger.com