07-23-2013, 08:15 AM
You've gotten a good response already, but in case you're still undecided...
I homeschooled my kids for 11 years. We were also part of a co-op so I got to see what other moms were using.
The best things I've seen are:
The Writing Road to Reading - Buy the flashcards for phonemes (separately) and use the ideas they give there for creating a notebook of the words associated with each phoneme. There are some companion guides that help to explain how to use it well. It's not the most user friendly and takes a little time to learn but it is VERY effective and very worth it. (It also helped me to identify speech delays in my 4th child as we worked through the phonemes.)
Sing, Spell, Read and Write - Lots of friends have used this with their children and loved it.
Explode the Code - it's good as a supplement but I wouldn't base my entire phonics curriculum on it.
Hope you are able to get exactly what your child needs. He/she is blessed to have a mom like you looking out for him/her!
I homeschooled my kids for 11 years. We were also part of a co-op so I got to see what other moms were using.
The best things I've seen are:
The Writing Road to Reading - Buy the flashcards for phonemes (separately) and use the ideas they give there for creating a notebook of the words associated with each phoneme. There are some companion guides that help to explain how to use it well. It's not the most user friendly and takes a little time to learn but it is VERY effective and very worth it. (It also helped me to identify speech delays in my 4th child as we worked through the phonemes.)
Sing, Spell, Read and Write - Lots of friends have used this with their children and loved it.
Explode the Code - it's good as a supplement but I wouldn't base my entire phonics curriculum on it.
Hope you are able to get exactly what your child needs. He/she is blessed to have a mom like you looking out for him/her!
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