Do You Remember...
Do you remember the times in school (if you were in public school, not sure about private) when you came into the new school year and the teacher handed out new textbooks? Sometimes, pretty rarely, but sometimes our class would get to be the first class to use a book, so they were really new. I remember the teacher handing out the books and then guiding us all in opening them and breaking them in. She would instruct us to first open the outer covers holding all the pages upright, and then to take a few pages from each side at a time and slowly press them down until the whole book had been pressed open. We would all do it and I actually enjoyed it.
This morning I was breaking in a new hardcover reader and I was going down memory lane to those times in school. Sometimes those journeys are so pleasant.
This year we are using Merrill Linguistic Readers (I use the workbooks also, but Rainbow Resource doesn't appear to carry them anymore) and I love them. I was breaking in the D book which has never been used, because I just started using these with Noah, the older boys have never used them. We have used in times past Teach Your Child in 100 Easy Lessons, and Phonics Pathways. I have also tried Alpha Phonics, Saxon Phonics and Victory Drill, but none of them really clicked. The Merrill has really worked well and I see Noah learning so many things that the two older boys didn't. Yes, I have flitted around with different programs, but now I have finally found the right one.
This morning I was breaking in a new hardcover reader and I was going down memory lane to those times in school. Sometimes those journeys are so pleasant.
This year we are using Merrill Linguistic Readers (I use the workbooks also, but Rainbow Resource doesn't appear to carry them anymore) and I love them. I was breaking in the D book which has never been used, because I just started using these with Noah, the older boys have never used them. We have used in times past Teach Your Child in 100 Easy Lessons, and Phonics Pathways. I have also tried Alpha Phonics, Saxon Phonics and Victory Drill, but none of them really clicked. The Merrill has really worked well and I see Noah learning so many things that the two older boys didn't. Yes, I have flitted around with different programs, but now I have finally found the right one.
posted by Dee at 7:48 AM
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We used Discovery Toys cassette tape Sounds Like Fun from ages 1-4
At age 4 we start 100 EZ Lessons and whenever they complete that (some did it faster than others) we moved onto Pathway Readers and the accompanying workbooks, which I bought through http://www.love2learn.net
I have all of the Pathway Readers, and have been toying with the idea of having Noah use them once he finishes the Merrill Readers next year. The older boys I am undecided on, I think I will have them read them, but I am not sure about the workbooks. What can you tell me about grade 4 and up Pathway workbooks?
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