Hi!
Any mums or dads who have taught phonics or taught your child to read?!
I would like to know which phonics programme you used.
A few that I have researched and are available on the market :
1. Hooked on phonics - has sets form pre-K to grade levels -available at kiddy palace and amazon.com
2. Jolly phonics - all items sold separately ( CD's, workbooks etc)- sold in online bookshops.
3. Letterland - also lots of items sold separately at most bookshops.
4. Zoophonics -there are preschools that use this but the teaching materials are sold in US. Have to ship over.
5. Usborne -Has phonics books and workbooks but not a formal learning programme.
6. Oxford learning tree - similar to Usborne with phonics books and activity books but no formal teaching programme
I know there are schools that run reading and phonics enrichment programmes -eg montessori phonics, zoo phonics, I can read etc but I wish to teach my child as I believe that as a parent I can assess and modify my teaching to suit my child's learning curve.
I want my kid to love and enjoy reading. Phonics is only part of reading. I am aware sight words are just as important. And most important is that the child has to enjoy the process and being involved in your child's learning means you get to spend quality time with your child and truly be his first teacher (which all parents are anyway).
Please provide your honest opinion.
Thanksancing_wub:
Any mums or dads who have taught phonics or taught your child to read?!
I would like to know which phonics programme you used.
A few that I have researched and are available on the market :
1. Hooked on phonics - has sets form pre-K to grade levels -available at kiddy palace and amazon.com
2. Jolly phonics - all items sold separately ( CD's, workbooks etc)- sold in online bookshops.
3. Letterland - also lots of items sold separately at most bookshops.
4. Zoophonics -there are preschools that use this but the teaching materials are sold in US. Have to ship over.
5. Usborne -Has phonics books and workbooks but not a formal learning programme.
6. Oxford learning tree - similar to Usborne with phonics books and activity books but no formal teaching programme
I know there are schools that run reading and phonics enrichment programmes -eg montessori phonics, zoo phonics, I can read etc but I wish to teach my child as I believe that as a parent I can assess and modify my teaching to suit my child's learning curve.
I want my kid to love and enjoy reading. Phonics is only part of reading. I am aware sight words are just as important. And most important is that the child has to enjoy the process and being involved in your child's learning means you get to spend quality time with your child and truly be his first teacher (which all parents are anyway).
Please provide your honest opinion.
Thanksancing_wub: