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Teaching My 4 Year Old and 18 Month Old to Read??
Teaching Stuff store has a Phonics and Sight Word Bingo game which is good also. Whenever and wherever you see words, sound them out. ...
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- I really like the "Now I'm Reading" series by Nora Gaydos. They are a series of small books designed to take kids from intuitive picture "reading" up to simple nonfict...
- Don't push to hard. Use teachable moments (times that occur naturally). Your four year old will benefit from this but just start with reading aloud, getting books, g...
- Personally I think we are getting to much into our thinking minds and need to play and exercise more than we do. Unless your kids are really into it, and asking to le...
Leapster 2 or Nintendo DS for 4 Yr Old
The games are much more for learning rather than playing. Leapster can teach phonics, math, and logic unlike the DS. The educational DS games are way beyond ...
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- My son has the DS and he loves it. We got it for him when he turned 5 and there are some great games for him to play. I even play it for time to time. You should ma...
- My son is 5 and will turn 6 in Feb. We were in the same situation because my son's leapster isn't working properly. He has had it for two years. We did get ours money ...
- Leapster for sure! It's got to cost less than the DS and it is much more age apropriate. My 11 yr old and I both have DS's and I have a 4 yr old. He wants to play i...
What Should I Buy: V-tech Smile, LeapFrog Clicksmart or the Leapster
We have games that teach basic math, counting, phonics, writing letters, etc. It is wonderful!! We are fixing to get one for my 2 year old son because he ...
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- T., We love our Leapster. My 4 year old daughter got hers for Christmas (we went through the same decision process). We have games that teach basic math, counting, ...
- We have two of the leapster products. The handheld one (the L-Max?) and the one that plugs into the TV. The handheld one does come with a cable to connect it to the TV...
- I hated the V-tech smile - a piece of junk! We bought our Clickstart at Christmas and we love it. They only down side is that there aren't that many cartridges to ch...
First Grader Having Trouble Reading
Video games can be great (that's how I taught myself to read)but parent time is always the best if you have the time! Programs like hooked on phonics can be ...
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- I love teaching kids to read(taught a class for children who had reading &other struggles for several years) so if you want to have an ongoing conversation with more d...
- Have you tried Hooked On Phonics? It's so simple and fun that even my 3 year old enjoys it. You can get whichever level you feel you need. Check out amazon.com for ...
- Former elementary teacher and mom to a four and one year old. Here are some things I do to help my 4 year old learn to read and recognize words. I labeled some objec...
Second Grader Struggling in School
I have gone to the library and found Hooked on Phonics. .... You can use any board game, but you have to answer a flashcard before you get a turn. ...
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- Hi N., I'm a former teacher and current tutor who now stays home with my little one. I think the best thing you can do to help your son is to work to increase his ph...
- everyone keeps saying to talk to the teacher and get him tested-- both good advice but I am assuming you have talked to the teacher and getting tested at school could ...
- Did he learn by rote or by phonics. I had a brother that was taught to read by rote. My mother read to all of us every night and he could read to her no problem. Af...
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I also agree with the LeapFrog Videos and games. My son learned all the letters, phonics and beginning reading from the videos. Now my younger son, 3 yrs, ...
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- As a parent myself and an educator may I suggest you find a private daycare/school that has an accredited kindergarten program. My son missed the cut off as well. Sin...
- i am a former kindergarten teacher but i now stay at home with my almost 3 year old daughter. when i worked for plano isd, i tutored after school privately and for at...
- My son started Kumon in 2nd grade. I sure wish I had known about it earlier. He did very well and his grades reflected it as well. I think that Kumon will take presc...
Recommend Books or Tools That Help Kids Learn to Read?
There are some fun and good computer program games available too like Reader Rabbits. I know they have phonics and different grade level for reading. ...
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- 1 - We have used the BOB book series. My daughter loves it and it has really given her a lot of confidence to read. They are a great deal when you can find them at C...
- Dr. Seuss books rule in my book. Both my boys were reading on their own by age 3. It starts with you enthusiastically reading to them on a daily basis.
- My son got a little behind in 1st grade and in 2nd grade, the teacher recommended BOB books. There are 3 sets. I am not sure where to get them now, but they were great...
2 Year Old Daughter Interested in Really Learning Her Letters, Help With
I bought my daughter Leapfrog fridge phonics magnetic set. ... My little boy got a V-Tech Alphabet Town game for Christmas last year and he loves it. ...
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- My son is not quite 2 1/2 and he was also very interested in learning letters. I found an alphabet puzzle in the shape of a train at Ross for like $4.99. Each piece ...
- E., My little boy got a V-Tech Alphabet Town game for Christmas last year and he loves it. He has learned to spell from it. We are on our 3rd on because he takes it...
- My aunt bought my two year old daughter a leap frog toy. Its frig magnets that come with a little holder that they put all the letters in and it tells them the sound i...
Helping a 1St Grader Learn Sight Words
On starfall.com, there is a sight word matching game. Doing the game on the .... First to the homeschooling Mom-- our girls do both sight words and phonics. ...
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- First to the homeschooling Mom-- our girls do both sight words and phonics. Don't ask me why I don't know. The kids started with sight words in kindergarten now in 1st...
- Sing, sing a long sing the words in a song!
- Hi C.. It sounds like you are already doing some great things to help her. I do memory with my second grade students and they really like it. Try having someone els...
Computer Games
Hi S. - i've gotten a ton of educational computer games for my kids from .... through working on the computer such as his alphabet and some of his phonics. ...
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- My daughter just turned 5 yesterday and has been reading pretty well for a while. I'm convinced it's partly from her computer games--starfall.com is great. Also, the...
- Hi S. - i've gotten a ton of educational computer games for my kids from www.smart-estore.com. and they are very cheap :-)
- Hi S., I have a girl, Ella, who will be 4 in May as well. She like the computer too. Try the crayola website www.crayola.com and they have a thing call digicolor. (...
