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In the fall, I would like to begin some basic pre-reading/reading skills work with my youngest (who will be 4 this summer), and I am looking for some materials that will help me with this. While this is not my first time teaching reading, it is always something I approach with incredible trepidation, as I have 2 older dc (the one being my oldest) with dyslexia, and it always seemed as if nothing really "worked" for either of them and we were constantly hitting brick walls with everything. I do not have any reason to believe that this dc is dyslexic, btw., just that the anxiety of approaching reading instruction remains there for me. I have always had to facilitate reading instruction in my house. I have never had a child just "self teach" him/herself to read, much as I would have loved that 
I am looking for some materials/program that can be completed in short bites each day. I have tried 100 Easy Lessons with some of our other dc, and my kids generally did not like it and it quickly became something that we all dreaded. I have used Little Stories for Little Folks, but we usually began with it as a follow-on to 100 Easy Lessons, so I have never used that program from the start. Looking forward to your suggestions!
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I am using 100 Easy Lessons and my 5YO is generally enjoying it. This is what we do: We play a board game (his choice) and each round before I take my turn we do one section of the lesson. By the time the board game is done, our lesson is done. It usually takes about 20-30 minutes.
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Hi Tea,
I will have a 4yo next year too. His birthday is in July. Like you, we have tried 100 EZ but it's not a hit here. I think LSFLF would be too difficult for my ds. Maybe it's because of the small print?
Anyway, I am looking at Delightful Reading.
When I think about it though, I taught my dd to read with no program at all. I just taught her the basic phonograms using index cards with the letters printed on them. Then I taught her to combine the letters in combinations like at, op, in, it, us ... We added a letter to the beginning to make short words and once she could do that comfortably, we started using the various readers I have around here - Little Angel, Catholic National, Seton, etc.
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There was a really interesting discussion on reading instruction last week on the Ambleside Year O yahoogroup--you might check that out. They were talking about Charlotte Mason-style reading instruction, which is what Delightful Reading is based on. My 4.5yo daughter is already reading well with no help from me, but we've been loosely following CM-style lessons for my oldest son (5 in June).
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have you started with true PRE-reading skills? like learning to "read" from left to right? we'd do that in a preschool by having picture directions for the kids to follow and teach them to look at the pictures from left to right.
Read to them.. and then read some more.. you might drag your finger under the words so that they see you moving from left to right and be able to see the words as you're saying them.
I know there are more that are good for developing the skills for reading BEFORE you start teaching letter sounds and words etc.
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JodieLyn wrote:
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That's part of what the discussion on the Ambleside group was about--true PRE-reading skills like visual awareness, careful attention to detail, the habit of attention, etc. Good stuff!
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wow great great suggestions here! I am doing MODG K with my son who will have just turned 6 in sept. and am dreading usinng 100 easy lessons. But I love the suggestion of playing a board game and incorporating it! There other parts of MODG K that my son does not like either but really if he just would not whine it would be over with quickly. He loves loves loves little saints so I am going to have to be very inventive and stand on my head and figure out a little saints/board game/modg k curriculum hybrid thing for him some september. oh well, it'll be interesting. Thank you for the great suggestions. I am not the original poster and but I am profitting very much for this.
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My suggestions are similar to Jodie's. Anything that requires working from left to right. Not just activities that involve paper, but wiping a table, putting objects in order (something like arranging colored blocks in rainbow order, working from left to right). Once you start thinking in those terms, you'll probably notice lots of other things that can be approached in that left to right way.
Sequencing. You can get or make picture cards that show the steps of an activity, such as getting dressed or eating a meal, that can be arranged in progression (or not - that could appeal to a child's sense of humor).
Matching colors and/or shapes. Letter recognition depends, at least in part, on recognizing that the "A" here looks the same as the "A" there. Practicing matching shapes, and then later on matching figures drawn on paper, trains the child to look for similarities and differences that eventually leads to being able to identify letters,sight words, and such.
Doing a simple craft or baking together also teaches that things are done in a certain order (sequencing). I have also made 3 different colors of playdough, had the child roll out a "snake" from each, and then practiced braiding the three snakes - you have to remember the order of which one to use next, and the different colors help you to visually track what you're doing.
And I completely second Jodie's advice about reading to your child.
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The Kumon workbooks are great for the early years. We especially loved the cutting and pasting ones.
Our little one could not get enough of them!
http://www.kumonbooks.com/catalog/catalog_workbooks-crafts.a spx
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I know this is an old thread, but I am looking for something similar to Time4tea and wanted to add a thought and ask a few more questions. My 5 yo (and 3yo for that matter) has signs of dyslexia, so I know that I want to have a well-layed out program for reading instruction. In my searching, I have come across a new pre-reading/letter intro program written by the same people who do All About Spelling. It's called All About Reading. What I like about it is that they have simple, fun, phonemic awareness games built in to each lesson. Have any of you used this program yet? http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/pages/All-About-Reading -Level-Pre%252d1-Program.html It's a bit expensive... What reading programs were/were not successful for your children with dyslexia, Time4tea or anyone else? Thanks so much!
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Just to be sure. elynnmom, you do know that some "signs of dyslexia" are quite common in younger children.. like reversing letters or writing backward and may or may not indicate that the child will have dyslexia.
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Elynnmom,
All About Reading looks like it would be good for kids who show signs of dyslexia. All About Spelling is very good for spelling/phonics for dyslexics, and I am currently using it for my dyslexic dd. I have been going back and forth about whether or not to get All About Reading, my only hesitation is the price! Otherwise, I would have purchased it by now. I have had mixed success with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, and I have had success with Little Stories for Little Folks, especially when I add in a lot of hands on things to reinforce the learning.
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I talked myself out of AAR because of the price but the child I am currently teaching to read does not have dyslexia. When my 10 yo ds was younger he struggled terribly with reading and showed signs of dyslexia. He is still below "level" in his reading. One thing that helped though, is using the HWOT writing program. In the early years I think it's a good add in to whatever reading program you use. The way the letters are taught helps them to avoid reversals and I think that helps while they are learning to read those letters too.
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Becky,
I had not thought of HWOT. Thanks for mentioning that!
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With DD3, I am mostly reading to her a lot. She does know all of her letters (by name), but we are working on learning the sounds as well. I don't think she is quite ready for this though so I am just reading to her A LOT. When she is 4, I plan on trying again. I use Struggling Reader Phonemic Awareness with her. It has tons of games to play with the child to teach them pre-reading skills. It also has tests you can give the child that were created by a specialist to make sure your child doesn't have any holes in their reading skills (this is an annual thing).
I am using their Phonics level with my son now. It is a lot of fun because they seriously don't realize that they are learning how to read. Yesterday with DS5, we were in my daughter's closet (because for some reason, hers in the biggest in our entire house  ) with a flashlight shining on letter combinations. DS5 would turn in a circle and then turn on the flashlight and say a word that started with that letter combination.
I can let you know about some of the phonemic awareness games if you are interested. I don't think I could tell you all of them since they are copyrighted, but they are a lot of fun and I am looking forward to trying again in a a few more months when DD turns 4.
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