Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons Review
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Some things I don't like: the structure. Honestly, sometimes the script is agonizingly wearisome, and I can't stand that you go through some of the words/stories one time, and then have to go dorsum through them again a 2nd time. Plus, my girls are freaking out by that time! Although going dorsum through the story a second time and request questions is first-class for comprehension.
The biggest matter for me is only managing my own expectations, recognizing when my girls (who are partially deaf anyway) have reached their fatigue signal, and letting it get to some other mean solar day (which is And so hard for me, I want to get things done!).
I've also started switching it upwardly with reading repetitive early readers, like "Dick and Jane" books, and the leveled readers from their kindergarten grade. This helps with the boredom/frustration and is proficient for getting sight words into their long-term memory without doing flashcards. I definitely see progress in my twins. I am hopeful they volition exist reading independently on some level, any level would satisfy me, by the end of kindergarten.
I wish I had known well-nigh information technology when my son was this age, he struggled to read with the method taught at our neighborhood school - which was, "look at the picture and try to figure out what the word is", totally crazy - and he still struggles, though he has made great progress.
Overall, I remember this is 1 skilful tool in helping your children really learn to read and audio out unfamiliar words
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1) Using a puppet to teach the lessons (she notwithstanding likes the puppet even when the lessons get hard)
ii) I used a reward chart specifically for completing a lesson
3) After observing how hard focusing even for ten-20 minutes was, I started giving focusing prizes for focused lesson time (sitting still, non talking about off-discipline ideas, or being silly)
four) Learning that subsequently 20 minutes focusing became especially hard, so to complete the lesson another mean solar day.
5) Some lessons are like shooting fish in a barrel for my daughter to complete because they are review lessons and some which introduce new sounds are more than difficult, so I could non wait them all to be the aforementioned amount of fourth dimension.
Based on educational research, the Distar reading method streamlines the learning to read process. Information technology has been proven more effective than the traditional teaching methods (sight reading, which her kindergarten form uses). Designed for 3 ane/2 to 4 year olds, this book'southward lessons worked well for us, with plenty of consistency and endurance. It taught me and my daughter speech and phonetics and she is way ahead in her kindergarten form now. It was a good study in focusing for a 4 and 5 twelvemonth erstwhile. ...more
Okay, and so he pretty much hates it.... But, information technology's working.
This volume really shows children how to sound out each letter to form words. I'chiliad actually pleased with it. Equally a parent who was a fleck clueless on how to teach my child to read, this has been a huge help.
Like I said, nosotros are halfway through and he is already reading paragraph (stories)
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I'm about halfway finished with this book. My son, who is 5, getting ready to start Kindergarten in the Autumn has been the source of experimentation with this book.Okay, so he pretty much hates it.... But, it's working.
This book really shows children how to sound out each letter to form words. I'm really pleased with it. Equally a parent who was a bit clueless on how to teach my kid to read, this has been a huge help.
Like I said, we are halfway through and he is already reading paragraph (stories)
So, I wholeheartedly suggest if you demand to teach a kid to read that you pick this one up!
The lessons are about 10 minutes each day, you actually can't beat that!!!!
v stars!!!!!
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This book was highly recommended past my sister-in-law, Tiffany, who has used it with her kids and she told me that when they get to lesson 100 they are at a 2d form reading level and so she suggested I just work to lesson 30-40, which brought me tons of relief. :) Cheers, Tiffany. Sorry for all the details just thought others might want to know. It's a good resources for kids who desire to starting time reading before school or could use some help learning to read afterward they have started school. I think the plan seems swell. If Anything, my daughter is learning to sit still for 20 minutes every day to do something academic (which she needed to practise for kindergarten).
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I didn't brand him echo stuff every bit much as the book said, unless he was having trouble with a particular word. I allow him prepare the learning pace so that he didn't get bored or overly frustrated. But made it to lesson 70-something where the lessons outset to repeat but without the special writing to assistance you pronounce the words. But he is reading books himself no
I found this to be an easy and engaging fashion to teach my 5/six yr former how to read. Just saturday down and went through the lessons step by footstep.I didn't make him repeat stuff as much as the book said, unless he was having trouble with a detail discussion. I allow him set the learning footstep so that he didn't get bored or overly frustrated. But made it to lesson 70-something where the lessons start to repeat but without the special writing to aid y'all pronounce the words. But he is reading books himself now so there doesn't seem to exist much point in going on.
Would definitely recommend this.
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After I consulted with my sister, Rachel Deese, who is a wonderful ed
It seems contemporary, but I highly recommend this volume! I have 2 very good readers after having worked through this book. This was recommended to me by several homeschooling moms that I know, all of which have expert readers. It must exist understood, though, that this is non a grammar book. This is simply teaching a child to read the words in front of him. It uses mainly phonics, but too incorporates memorization of "funny words".After I consulted with my sister, Rachel Deese, who is a wonderful educator and has a masters in Reading, we used this book in conjunction with A.C.E.'s Word Building lessons (our main curriculum) and did fine. She was glad that phonics was the overall principle used, and that it as well recognized that not all English language words will hold to strict phonetic pronunciations. Her only recommendation was to be sure to keep terminology consistent betwixt this book and our regular curriculum then every bit not to confuse the kids.
I must say equally well that information technology wasn't always easy. The lessons could get tedious and frustrating, because it'southward a whole new way of thinking for a Kindergartner. But I would say, stick with it! Later all, who says every lesson of every day of school has to be Sesame Street!? As I read the reviews on Amazon, in that location were some who hated the volume considering of this, and I suppose it is fair to say that at sure points it was hard. Some days nosotros but had to skip the lesson. But I'm then happy with the results.
It was definitely worth it to read the introductory material and then I knew what my function was. Each lesson begins with introducing a new audio. So there is a department of drilling, and finally the child gets to read a story. I read all the words in red, and the child follows my instruction. The book says that the lesson should merely take 20 minutes, simply for us it was twice as long. I suppose it was twenty minutes on a really good day when my kids were really into information technology and breezing through it, simply this was non typical.
I'll post this video below to show how my kids read. In the video Matthew is in 1st class and reading his A.C.East. PACEs easily. He went through the book terminal twelvemonth. Katie was in Kindergarten. I'd say my kids are very normal. They don't take any developmental issues, then those factors may influence your determination to use information technology. You'll notice that they are sounding out a lot of words, and that's good! My challenge now is to go them to read outside of form time. Katie seems to be enjoying reading the most, only Matthew is proud of himself for his reading skill even though he'd rather be playing Lego's.
This book was reviewed at MostlySensible.com...
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I've used this with my three older kids with varied results. My oldest girl soaked information technology upwards like a sponge, started kindergarten reading picture show books well and ending the twelvemonth reading chapter books. My 2nd child (a son) took longer to become through the lessons, simply as well read well at the sta
I've just started this book over again with my twins who are nigh iv. They are very excited and moving through the lessons very rapidly. (By the way, for those with twins, I've institute Private lessons work all-time)I've used this with my three older kids with varied results. My oldest daughter soaked it upwardly like a sponge, started kindergarten reading picture books well and ending the twelvemonth reading chapter books. My second child (a son) took longer to go through the lessons, but also read well at the start of kindergarten. My third kid (a son) proved to me that one-size-fits-all is NOT what this book is about. Despite lots of efforts and his willingness to play forth, he didn't learn much at all from this book at age 4.v and 5. However, a twelvemonth later, and with first class coming up, he is now excited to start the book again and we're working on it. This time, he's doing well.
So my recommendation? Try the book for the first ten or 20 lessons on your 4 or v year old. If they are interested and learning, keep it up. Otherwise, set it aside until they are older and focus on learning letters and numbers instead.
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We start off each lesson with a picture book (child's choice) then a chapter from a affiliate volume (my choice). And so we read the lesson. Sometimes we finish in the eye of the lesson (depending on attention bridge and how well the lesson is going, etc.) We always peek ahead to see if there is a "new sound" coming upward. (A very heady development, if you tin can imagine.) Later the
I have had some requests for more information about how I teach my children to read. I apply this volume, and I read aloud ALOT.We first off each lesson with a motion-picture show book (child's choice) so a chapter from a chapter book (my option). Then nosotros read the lesson. Sometimes we cease in the middle of the lesson (depending on attention span and how well the lesson is going, etc.) We always peek ahead to see if there is a "new sound" coming upwardly. (A very exciting evolution, if you lot can imagine.) Later the lesson we read from a phonics reader. For pocket-sized breaks during the lesson nosotros frequently read nursery rhyme and poetry books. At the end of the lesson we read another picture book--my choice. It often has something to reinforce the lesson. Sallie gets a treat every tenth lesson. Funny how the ante rises with each child. Aerie got a book every tenth lesson, Coco got something from the dollar store. Sallie gets Polly Pockets. We selection the next prize the day the first prize is finished. Sallie commonly does 2 lessons on the days she is close to earning a prize. I never push, and if she is reluctant, we stop the lesson read aloud and call it skillful. I do not use the writing portion of the book. We keep writing completely separate. (I similar Handwriting Without Tears and Describe Write Now, but I employ them merely loosely, mostly I just let them depict and write on their ain.
Sallie and I have started to incorporate some writing time into her reading lesson. She dictates a story to me, I write information technology, fold information technology, staple it and she illustrates it. We've done that a couple of times now and information technology has been great fun. She usually uses a couple of the words for her lesson, and then I am careful to point those out. She loves to read her book to me when she is finished.
So at that place yous have information technology! Luckily, my children oasis't had whatsoever reading troubles (eye bug, dyslexia, ADD, etc.) So learning to read has been adequately like shooting fish in a barrel and painless every bit well as fun for all of us!
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Sallie is on lesson 57. This is a groovy "teach your kid" to read book. But, I remember it only works later hundreds of hours of reading aloud. If I was starting from scratch with a new reader, I would nonetheless recommend hundreds of hours of read aloud, only I would also look into Jessie Wise's "The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading." I haven't used it, but it looks fantastic, and I have really loved her other "homeschool" aids. Just a thought.
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I have used this volume to teach Aerie and Coco to read. I cheated a little and customized it (turned it into games) for Coco, but by the end of the book (along with lots of read aloud at home) the kid is considered on a second grade reading level. I'm starting to use the same "games" with Sallie, like "say it fast" and "say information technology slow", but we won't start on the existent lessons until she is iv or so.
First, as to the methodology: Information technology teaches a special orthography to innovate different phonetics. I didn't have a trouble with this, but I remember it was frustrating for my son. It isn't until lesson 73 that the standardized alphabet is introduced--which means that for literally months, This book comes highly recommended, and I have no doubt a lot of people have had success with information technology. Only I hated information technology. On the plus side, my son did learn to read, it is comprehensive and very piece of cake to use. On the other...
Kickoff, equally to the methodology: It teaches a special orthography to introduce different phonetics. I didn't have a trouble with this, only I think it was frustrating for my son. It isn't until lesson 73 that the standardized alphabet is introduced--which means that for literally months, he idea he couldn't read considering he couldn't pick up a normal book and read it. Information technology also meant he couldn't practice during the day with normal books. We started doing 2 lessons a day simply to get through it quicker so he could see that he had learned something. I also question the wisdom of not introducing certain phonetic rules, similar the long vowel if an 'e' is at the end of the give-and-take, earlier. The child is expected to read such words in standard type several lessons before the rule is formally introduced. And and then, not having learned the dominion, when my son got to the standardized blazon, he had no thought how to figure those words out. I went off script and introduced the rule myself. I don't know how he ever would've figured information technology out--was he supposed to infer the rule on his own? It was terribly frustrating that he was expected to read words without knowing how to sound them out. I am also confused as to why the book didn't introduce some letter combinations at all--like 'oa' or 'ci' and 'ce'. I had to tack on a lesson at the end to introduce those.
2d, the manual itself: The editing in this book has to exist the absolute worst I've ever seen. In one lesson, I constitute 4 different typos (the script would refer to circled letters and none would be circled, for example). If you're going to teach a kid a specialized orthography--if y'all're going to teach him that 's' and 'h' make a different sound when they're connected than when they're merely right next to each other--well, at the very least you ought to make quite sure y'all are consistent. The book was rife with such mistakes--fifty-fifty my son pointed a couple out. I finally took to using a black pen to fix the text as we went along. There is no excuse for such sloppy editing in a reading transmission of all things!
And I haven't even mentioned my minor complaints--the illustrations are poorly drawn, a few of the stories involve a hunter with a gun (cheers including unnecessary violence, volume!), likewise many of the reading comprehension questions are yep/no questions, etc.
I will definitely not use this volume with my other children. ...more
Afterward some difficulties with the power struggle with the kickoff child, I adapted and changed some things with the second child. Made a big difference. The key to winning the power struggle with your child is to have it like shooting fish in a barrel and exist flexible. If your kid doesn't similar the writing lessons at the cease, don't do them (we hardly did any, because neither of my kids liked them). They get enough of writing practise in preschool and kindergarten anyway. I have friends who say this was their child's favorite part, so they did extra time writing. When information technology comes to the second story reading, we would just do it one time and relieve the second reading for the next twenty-four hours. Then the adjacent day, we started with reading the previous days story (the second read) and then moved onto the new lesson and did the same thing at the cease: read the story only once and save the second read for the next 24-hour interval. Keeps the kids more interested that way. Also, you don't have to follow the script Word for Word, conform it to your everyday vocabulary and keep information technology fun. If yous make it seem similar a chore, they react appropriately.
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I'm now teaching my son to read this way (we started when he was four, and he's now five. It has taken us nearly five months to make information technology through the text--with a few breaks when he was getting too fidgety and negative), and though t
I taught my daughter, Madeleine, how to read by using this system. She wanted desperately to read similar her big brother. She flew through the lessons, doing two in one solar day and progressed rapidly. She'southward expert at deciphering symbols and recognizing rules, so it worked well for her.I'm now teaching my son to read this manner (we started when he was four, and he's now five. It has taken united states virtually five months to go far through the text--with a few breaks when he was getting as well antsy and negative), and though the progress is slower, he's still grabbing all the concepts and despite his bouncy-ness is reading nicely. We're on lesson 88!
If you're interested in doing this, y'all take to completely purchase in to their organization. I don't think going half way would exist helpful for a kid--just confusing. I don't actually like the physical experience of the volume. It's large, and might be more helpful if the spine could fully open. And the illustrations, though humorous, lack a sure whimsy and gustation.
my two cents :)
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UPDATE:
I withal like this volume, but the authors have made a computer version that is so much ameliorate and even easier to teach and acquire. It is called Funnix. It is very inexpensive and nearly once a year at the holidays is offered for free download.
I only wanted to bank check out this book to read the introduction and instructions. Everything looks good and I think we will probably use this to begin reading educational activity if nosotros're set up to showtime that before we first K. The only issue or confusion I had is that this book claims to exist appropriate for children as immature as three and
My son is not set up to begin reading lessons yet. At the time of this "review" he is three years and 3 months old. I can see him being ready to begin in 3 to 6 months, though.I only wanted to check out this volume to read the introduction and instructions. Everything looks practiced and I recall nosotros volition probably utilize this to begin reading didactics if nosotros're set up to start that before we start Yard. The only issue or defoliation I had is that this book claims to be appropriate for children as immature as three and a half but there are writing portions in every lesson, from what I could tell. I retrieve near probably any three year old that is ready to begin reading still lacks the necessary motor skills to begin writing. I have read that this is peculiarly common in boys, fifty-fifty when they are not early readers. We can reevaluate when we go there, just I imagine I will have to alter the writing tasks to permit for tracing or finger painting or simply skip them altogether.
...more - repetition of all the lessons woven together (spiral)
- handwriting in every lesson
- lessons announced short
- method of instruction pre-reading and reading skills is vivid
- I liked how they made little changes to the messages to make it easier for the child to differ I wanted to love this volume, but it was simply taking way as well much time, and my daughter was getting frustrated. Nosotros're going to try "Explode the Code" instead, merely possibly we'll come back to this 1. I really, actually similar their method:
- repetition of all the lessons woven together (spiral)
- handwriting in every lesson
- lessons appear short
- method of pedagogy pre-reading and reading skills is bright
- I liked how they made little changes to the messages to go far easier for the kid to differentiate "ta hha" as "Th"
- I liked the black-and-white pages and occasional pictures. I felt that information technology helped us focus on the words instead of pictures. But that was something that my daughter didn't like near it.
Great methodology, just didn't work for usa this time. ...more
I knew he was smart and didn't vest in special ed so I purchased this volume. In two weeks he was reading at grade level and past the end of the book he was reading at a 3rd course level well to a higher place his peers. Whatsoever fourth dimension a friend comes to me and either wants to start teachi
My son was having problems learning to read at school. The manner that they were teaching just wasn't helping him at all! They finally told me that they wanted to identify him in special ed as he wasn't learning with his other classmates.I knew he was smart and didn't belong in special ed and so I purchased this book. In 2 weeks he was reading at grade level and by the end of the volume he was reading at a tertiary course level well above his peers. Any fourth dimension a friend comes to me and either wants to start teaching their child to read or their child has a problem keeping up with reading at school I recommend this book. I always get rave reviews from them by the end of the book.
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