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published
June 15th 1986
(first published 1983)
by Fireside
binding
Paperback, 395 pages
isbn
0671631985
(isbn13: 9780671631987)
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* Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read?
* Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading?
* Are you worried
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Read in October, 2008
Finally finally finally finished! ROCK ON!!!! LOOOOOOOVE THIS BOOK!!!
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I've just started this book again with my twins who are almost 4. They are very excited and moving through the lessons very quickly. (By the way, for those with twins, I've found INDIVIDUAL lessons work best)
I've used this with my three older kids with varied results. My oldest daughter soaked it up like a sponge, started kindergarten reading picture books well and ending the year reading chapter books. My second child (a son) took longer to get through the lessons, but also read ...more
I've used this with my three older kids with varied results. My oldest daughter soaked it up like a sponge, started kindergarten reading picture books well and ending the year reading chapter books. My second child (a son) took longer to get through the lessons, but also read ...more
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Read in March, 2009
On the recommendation of a friend, I began using this book with Nathan. I love the method used and that it takes no daily preparation on my part. So far we are on lesson 12 and Nate is doing extremely well. I am very pleased with the results and only expect good things from here.
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This book is amazing! I highly recommend this book to any parent wanting to teach their child to read. It is a phonics based approach that is simply brilliant. I finished all 100 lessons with my four year old about a month ago and it is amazing to sit and listen to him read--he WANTS to read. I love it!
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I've successfully taught my oldest daughter how to read with this book. She could read fluently before kindergarten. I'm currently teaching my second daughter and she is doing just as well as her older sister. I will teach all my children to read with this book, the results are worth the effort.
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I had started to work with my son using this book and have now decided to stop using it. It isn't due to the book at all. In fact, I think the method is a great idea. I just think that my 4 year old (due to be 5 in a few months) should be given time to breath, play, and be a child. I didn't attend Kindergarten, and when I first attended First Grade, I didn't even know English. I managed due to the abundant space in my brain at such a young age. I am glad my parents gave me more time to play as a...more
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recommended to Michelle by:
a friend named Janice
recommends it for: any parent who wants to teach their child to read
recommends it for: any parent who wants to teach their child to read
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER FOR TEACHING YOUR OWN CHILD TO READ!!!! Much less expensive than hooked-on phonics and even more practical. I used this to teach both my boys to read before they started kindergarten and will use it with my daughter! It was written for parents who are NOT elementary ed majors to use at home with their kids who have NOT yet been taught to read "conventionally". The lessons are short and simple and everything you need to say to make the lessons effective is t...more
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I have used this book 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 child is considered on a second grade reading level. I'm starting to use the same "games" with Sallie, like "say it fast" and "say it slow", but we won't start on the real lessons until she is 4 or so.
Read in September, 2007
Lets put it this way, we are only on lesson 30, and Madelyn is reading. This is a book that you have to own to use. I checked it out from the library first to see if it was a good fit for Madelyn and I. I don't want Madelyn to feel pressured to read (though I can't wait for her to be able to really read stories) and I don't want her to feel like she has to be way above average accademically (though I would be thrilled). So, I was nervous about starting something like this with her at just 4 year...more
I'm slowly adding my reviews when I have time. But this book has been a great find. My S.I.L. referred it to me. If your child can sit on your lap for 15 minutes, they can learn how to read. It's really a no-brainer. It gives you dialogue of what to say and only takes 15 min. a day. Hudson was reading at 4 using this method. Tanner is taking a little longer because he a shorter attention span. But he's getting it too.
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Read in July, 2008
This really is an amazing book. I went through it with Alyse the summer after kindergarten to help boost her reading skills. It was just what she needed. I'm currently going through it with Dallin so he'll have it completed before starting kindergarten. The method of teaching used in the book really works. I'm a big fan.
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I'm using this book to teach my autistic daughter (almost 4 years old) to read. We're not very far into it yet, but thus far, I'm really impressed. I think it's going to help our daughter learn to sound out words. I would suspect that this book would teach a typical child to read in no time at all.
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I bought this when my daughter was about 3.5 and we've been working through it at a snail's pace. I wait until she brings it to me and we do as much of a lesson as she wants - I don't push her. The book breaks reading and writing down into small steps, and the emphasis is on phonics, not sight reading. She's reading short words now, which I'm thrilled about. I'm hoping the pace will pick up, but if not, maybe we'll get through all the lessons before kinder. I figure if she's learning a little at...more
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I tried to use this with my children, but I was not successful at all. I know many people that have had gret success with this book though. Perhaps it was just to hard conceptially for me to wrap my own mind around it.
Our success has come with the Explode the Code, McGuffy Readers and the Book of Mormon.
Our success has come with the Explode the Code, McGuffy Readers and the Book of Mormon.
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This is definitely one of those books which will get mixed reviews as what works for one child may not necessarily work for another. Also, it is in "distar" format, which can look quite foreign to some. This book, however, worked wonderfully with my 1st grader! Before I heard about the book we were struggling with reading. She was especially getting frustrated.
We began the lessons in the book around Nov. and she recently finished the last one, sans frustration! She lov...more
We began the lessons in the book around Nov. and she recently finished the last one, sans frustration! She lov...more
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Read in January, 2009
I used this book to help Annika learn to read. She was already sounding words out on her own and this helped her to understand how to do it better. She is done with the book and on to reading other easy to read books. I am using the boo with Eliza now.
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An absolutely fail safe method. I'm teaching my 3-year old now, and could probably have taught my 6-year old (with whom I've been doing this for a year or so) much earlier. Easy for the teacher (me) and very rewarding for the student.
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This is an increadible book. I taught Scotty to read with this book and he went straight from reading the lessons in it to reading real books. There are no difficult transitions from phonics reading to real reading. I LOVED this book.
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Read in January, 2001
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Cheryl Blackrecommends it for: parents of toddlers
This book taught my daughter Jaye to read. By about lesson 80 she was tired of the book and started to protest whenever I got it out, but at that point she "had the vision" and we moved on to easy reader books from the library.
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Read in January, 2009
My daughter's preschool did not teach reading nor phonics so I found she was a little behind some of the other children by not being able to read when entering Kindergarten. Her younger sister is now in preschool so I am using this book to assist her to be prepared for Kindergarten. We still are very near the beginning of the book but I can see already the value these lessons are having. Luckily the lessons are short because she finds them repetative and boring at times but I can see it alrea...more
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