Aside from Hooked on Phonics, what are other good phonics programs available?

Question

I want to give my almost 4 yr old daughter early reading skills and thought the homeschooling experts would know best.

Answer 1

I used a program I found online with my son. It's called Reading A-Z (see sources below). They have lessons for each of the letters/phonograms/blends, each with controlled readers you can print out that only have the words they know (sight words) or can sound out, based on what they've learned. Obviously, the controlled readers become more difficult as you work your way through. My now 6 year old was reading well after just the first 10 lessons.

There are several good books for teaching reading - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, The Writing Road to Reading, Phonics Pathways. There's also a program called Learning Language Arts Through Literature, which incorporates reading, writing, grammar, and spelling.

The only thing I would say is...be prepared for whatever you try NOT to work. Having homeschooled for several years now, I've discovered that the things I think will work, don't always work as well as I'd hoped and I have to switch programs mid-stream. I realize it costs money, but lots of homeschooling books are 1)available on eBay which means 2) they can be sold on eBay (so you can get some of the money back).

Answer 2

I remember hooked on phonics. I have never been a fan it though because it teaches kids to spell wrong.

Answer 3

A really good book is The Reading Lesson, I find it very useful. I used it when my daughter was 3 and she started reading at 3, now she's 5 and she's on a grade 2 level. I baught it on the internet for about $32 dont remember which site but I remember going to their sight through the discovery website, they also offer math and cd roms. good luck

Answer 4

Check out "Explode the Code", "A Home Start in Reading" and "Teach your child to read in 100 lessons" for less expensive and effective programs.

Just do a search for these titles online.

Answer 5

Try "Reader Rabbit".It has delightful animal characters,activities that really engage little minds.My youngest son is using the program called"Reader Rabbit's Interactive reading journey"I believe they have many age appropriate levels available for your needs.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

We use the phonics game.

Answer 8

mayb try early tutorin.