Customer Review

 
April Y. from Florence, TX wrote the following on 04/15/2008:
This program has been wonderful! My daughters are 6 and 4 1/2 and have learned so much from this program. They are reading above their age level and truly LOVE to read. Before each lesson there is one page of instructions for the parent/teacher that are easy to follow and not at all overwhelming. Then each lesson starts with the letters/letter combinations for that lesson and their sounds. In the first lesson it slowly progresses from letter sounds into blending two letter sounds and then reading 2 and 3 letter words. Each lesson builds upon the previous one. Within the lessons, the font used is quite large. This is nice because it is easy to see and there isn't too much on one page which makes it more appealing to a child first learning to read. There are pictures on each page that makes it fun for kids, but it doesn't distract from the learning process. There are also little stories at the end of each lesson that progressively become more advanced. Little activities like connecting the letter to the picture that starts with that letter (o and octopus, a and alligator), connecting the picture to the word, and others are also part of the lessons. In the back of the book is a progress chart you can tear out or copy to keep track of when you finish each lesson. This has been fun for my daughters because they get to put a sticker on their chart when they complete a lesson. It motivates them to work hard to finish the lesson so they can put their sticker on their chart. I have been VERY pleased with The Reading Lesson and plan on using it with my other two children when they are ready to learn to read.