What a great website! I just visited
ProgressivePhonics' website, a free website that offers fun books that can either be read online or printed out, along with activity sheets to reinforce each lesson. I just completed the first lesson under Alphabet and the first activity sheet with Snugglebug. She laughed at the book because it was silly (just like her), and then the first activity sheet was cutting and gluing--just her speed! After I told her she was finished, a few minutes later she showed me she had written the word "dog" (the first lesson teaches the words dog and dod--dod is the name of the dog, but it doesn't want to confuse new learners, so it's not capitalized). I was quite impressed! I plan on using this website a lot in the future!
Here is what they say about themselves on their home page:
"Progressive Phonics is an all-in-one reading program that is easy, fun, and totally FREE--that's right, totally and completely free! .....Anyone can teach a child to read and write in just a few minutes a day, which makes it ideal for parents, teachers, tutors, volunteers, and home-schoolers."
You do have to register in order to download the books, but there is no cost to you, except the price of ink and paper if you choose to print out each book. Talk about awesome!!
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ReplyDeleteGreat info! Thanks! I was told before to order ink online, but I always forget until the moment my printer runs dry. I will try to remember this month, and get paper online, too =)
ReplyDeleteDid they really typeo the word "reading" on their website? Not good for a phonics program!
ReplyDeleteHaha...thus are the typos of a mom trying to blog with little girls pulling at her elbows...or, I could say they did, but I emailed them and they fixed it...lol...but I guess I'll own my own mistakes :/
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