Comments on: Learning to Read Tips

By: The Wanna Have Fun Hen

The Wanna Have Fun Hen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:53:02 +0000

Thanks Dana! I agree with you too! These are the times our children will remember when they are grown. These are great memory making moments. Good point about the stress levels too.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:24:21 +0000

I agree fun Hen! Reading with our kids is not only an important way for them to find reading to be fun, but what a great bonding experience!! Reading shows the kids that we care about them and love spending time together. Reading also lowers stress levels in all of us!

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:15:16 +0000

We used the Dolch sight words DVD with our kids and they seemed to really do well with them. We also had success with the same Leapfrog DVD’s you mentioned.

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:45:44 +0000

My children also watched Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD which greatly assisted them in learning basic phonics. A great way to expose children to sight words is to play Er-u-di-tion which incorporates both letters of the alphabet and their basic phonic sound as well as over 300 sight words.

By: The Wanna Have Fun Hen

The Wanna Have Fun Hen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:57:22 +0000

Thanks for the response Caralee. My daughter does the same thing!

By: Caralee

Caralee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:43:48 +0000

Our 3 year old son loves the Letter Factory. After he watches it, he walks around the house singing “Every letter makes a sound! The V says vvvv!”. It’s so cute. I second the recommendation for Leapfrog’s videos, they’re great. And reading with your child everyday is so important too.

By: Little Red Hen

Little Red Hen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:18:35 +0000

My daughter participates in a reading club run by two Early Childhood Educators in our neighborhood. Once a week, they pick up the kids from school, read part of a chapter book together, and do fun activities related to the book. She’s a great reader, and I can’t say the program has, by itself, improved her reading skills much. But it has helped her to become VERY enthusiastic about reading, which is more than half the battle! I would definitely recommend a similar program for every kid who just isn’t really into reading yet.