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I am currently using the Three R’s book by Ruth Beechick, to teach reading to my 5 year old and my 7 year old. However, after mastering blending sounds, I’m stuck!! I have no idea what to do from here. I started CM just recently so now I wonder if I made a mistake of at what point I began, because I’m just not sure of what my children should be learning at this point in reading. We have reached Step 4 in the book, called “Decoding.” However, I am at a lost at how to go about this. Is anyone familiar with this book or can offer any suggestions and tips?? Please help, I want to move on, but don’t know how at this point.
SCM has a learning to read curriculum: “Delightful Reading” which I believe has step by step instructions. I have not used it, but perhaps someone who has can offer some insight!
For my 5 year old, I am using some ideas and materials from this website:
The SCM Blog also had some suggestions:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/2012/08/29/teaching-beginning-reading-subject-by-subject-part-14/
I would like to add that I chose Three R’s as oppose to Delightful Reading because of the cost. Unfortunately, DR is not an option, based on our budget.
Jennifer,
I just looked over the sound city reading site, and it looks great, not to mention much more affordable…thank you!!
It’s been awhile since I read the Three R’s, but once they learn blending, we just practice reading aloud. I use McGuffey readers (free from gutenberg.org) for several lessons, then mix in some early reader books when they really get going. I’m not sure if this is “Charlotte Mason” enough, but it’s worked well for my first two readers (my third is still learning letter sounds). We also add in ETC for a bit of phonics and handwriting practice.
If you are attracted to CM style reading lessons, but Delightful Reading is out of your price range, you may want to look at this – a mom adapted the CM methods using the McGuffey Primer. I used similar style lessons teaching my dd how to read (after we got past the blending phase) using a Dick and Jane reader, and plan to use the McGuffey reader (as described in this blog post) with my son who is approaching reading readiness pretty quickly. http://allthatsgoood.blogspot.fr/2011/02/last-year-we-learned-first-26.html
HTH,
Jen
The link below is a free PDF of a blend phonics program. You could find where your children are at and go from there. It’s very similar to the phonics program I use. No nonsense but it gives you the “what” to teach next.
I would recommend reading through what Charlotte Mason has to say about reading lessons in Vol 1. of her original books. The section is toward the end of the book, not long at all, and will give you some great guidance on where to go from here. You can view them over on amblesideonline.com for free. 🙂
Trying not to hijack the post, but……
Tecrz1, I like the donpotter link you have. I am using Hooked on Phonics, old workbooks 1-6 with cassett tapes that was given to me. I had to take speech therapy through 4th grade and STILL have a noticable different accent, so I was intimidating to teach phonics without the aid of a tape that says the sounds correctly. (now, teaching math CM style, I love, love, love). My ds learned his sight words and CVC and CVCE words in ps K, so I started him on book 2 of HOP, and we both dread reviewing the phonics page every day. Its the only thing I hate to teach. Wondering if the don potter link is sufficient without having to go through the rest of HOP (which seems more thorough, but is definately not CM). Do you or others think its worth giving a shot of switching to wordlists from your link? Can using that program without supplementing create a fluid reader for a child who gives good effort at decoding words while learning to read? He’s currently reading Little Bear books with some help and Dr. Seuss type books fluently. Frog and Toad is intimidating for him, but he could read those with more coaching from me if he was interested. I was thinking today how much I want to ditch HOP, but I don’t want to buy a phonics program if I don’t have to. This link is alot less overwhelming!
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