Farm A to Z Alphabet Puzzle

The Alphabet Island Phonics program is wonderful I started the program when my daughter was 4 and my son was 3 and completed Level 1 that first year The program made it fun for them both to learn their letters and sounds although it was difficult for my 4 year old to master the handwriting part Honestly that wasn't a priority for me that will come with time My daughter is now 6 and my son is 4 1/2 and they both just completed the first grade workbook and they are reading 3 4 5 and 6 letter words My six year old will be entering first grade in the fall and we will be using the second grade workbookThe program does require some initial preparation for each lesson in order to become familiar with the characters I found that as time went on there was less prep time needed I also ended up tailoring the program to fit my children's needs In other words if they weren't getting something or it seemed like they were drifting I would skip items or change the way I taught it to them There is quite a bit of stuff to do with each lesson so it is easy to pick and choose what is best for your childrenAs far as cost goes I've been happy that the set covers 3 years (K 1st and 2nd grades) Plus I will be able to use it for my other children and only have to purchase the appropriate workbooks I have also supplemented with books that they can read to practice their newly learned skills All in all we feel this was a GREAT purchase