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Early Learning Teaching Your Child to Read
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Your experience, please

My LO has fun with LR, but I have not been very consistent in the schedule of lessons, every day a session, for example. Generally, I have used LR, three or five sessions a week. Now, I want to be more consistent. I think that she is able to identify much more than 50 words, as I have said in the other post. Actually, I have no idea the number of items that she has in her mind at this very moment. The important thing is that she is having fun, she is learning much, and her mother is very proud of her. :laugh:

I would like to make some questions, questions for those mummies who have children able to read:

Have you been very consistent from the very beginning of your purchase of LR?

  • How many sessions have you worked with you child every week?
  • Have you used the set of book of LR before 10 months?
  • Have you used another programme such ybcr?
  • Have you only used LR and your baby is able to read?
  • What do you think about the teaching of phonics? I I am showing programmes such as jolly phonics, or starfallcom. She loves it. I don´t know if another programme is necessary or with LR is enough.
  • If my toddler is 16 months and she has used LR, perhaps, three sessions a week, when will able to see her read? She can read some words such as hi, clap, and perhaps five more. Is it ok? Only a question, I am not obsessed with her output. But I like being aware of experiences of other parents.

Please, I would like that those mummies with experience gave me some answers? Your experience is the teaching of the new mummies who want to teach their babies how to read, but without any race.

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At first I was sort of consistent with four times a week with two sessions a day, but at one point, I went to six times a week with two sessions a day. This was mostly from the request of my little one. I did use other programs like Your Baby Can Discover and Sparkabilities on a very consistent basis. My little on started at 6 months, and didn’t really show a large database of word recognition until 16 months. Then it just took off from there. He is just now reading sentences at 22 months, and if he is in the right frame of mind, he can read a whole LR story. I am exposing him to Readingbear but not on a consistent basis. I also show a couple of phonics videos. To strengthen sight word knowledge, I did show Preschool Preps sight word DVDs but he didn’t really need to see those too much probably because of LR.

It seems that once mine started to have a small amount of word recognition it really started to pick up steam after that. I am interested in too in how it was for everyone.

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Hello cokers4life!

Then, I think that I must be very consistent with my LO now. She is exposed to many different sources of English language in order to create a good background for my aims.

Now, it is the time to learn to read. She loves LR too. Perhaps I must spend less time with other programmes and
more time with LR.

With respect to the set of books, I have read them aloud, perhaps twelve times since my purchase. The last time was two or three weeks ago. She likes turning the page, without waiting I read what it is on the left… She is always anxious to see what it is on the right…

I hope that my LO when she is older… perhaps 2 years is able to read sentences like your children. Any advice?

I am using jolly phonics song videos that appear on youtube. And I can see that this programme has worked very well for many people. Perhaps in the future I buy the workbooks in amazon and the teachers book. Some of you have used this type of material? But I think that once I read here that there were parents who only used LR and their children were able to read. It is difficult to understand how they can read without working phonetics in isolation, I mean, letter with sound. I don´t know it you parents can follow what I mean.

I know that my LO knows more than she is communicating. Perhaps it is the time that tell me that it is right. She is always exposed to the English language, with the shortcoming that a non-native speaking background has, of course.

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First of all, Nuria, it sounds like you are doing a great job especially since English isn’t your first language! I am impressed!! :yes:

Our experience with LR didn’t start until my LO was 23 months old. Right from the start, we used it five days a week, showing a session in the morning and a session in the afternoon. Some weeks were just busy and we didn’t always have the time. My opinion is, try to do it five days a week, and if not, just be as consistent as you can be. These little ones are pretty flexible thankfully, so they overcome most of our shortcomings!! lol

We didn’t use the LR book set until after she was 23 months. She definitely has enjoyed them ever since we got them. We don’t read them as often now that she is 3 years old, but she still will occasionally choose one of those books to just sit and read. When she was 10 months old, I did read other books to her.

We didn’t use any other programs since LR was all we had. Eventually, we did start using Starfall to learn the phonetic sounds and then Reading Bear once she knew all of her basic phonics. I think especially with the newest version of LR, kids can get most of their phonics just from using LR. But since Starfall and Reading Bear are free…we used them too! :smiley: Phonics are a great way to learn reading, but I know with my daughter, she learned a lot of her phonics just by default. I guess she just intuited them.

As far as when you can expect to see the results… that would depend on your child’s personality. My daughter likes putting on a show for anyone and everyone!! But she is also stubborn and can act like she doesn’t know even the most simple words now that she has proven otherwise so many times. Just keep having fun! EL is a great journey! And definitely keep us posted!

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Hello CV Momma!

Yes, I think that we must take advantage of the free resources, that we can find on the web. I also use starfall with my LO. She loves it. However, she doesn´t like Reading bear.org. When I play it, she begins to get angry and make me change this programme for another one. :mellow: :mad: :nowink: She loves jolly phonics.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjJYB07aSU

In these last three weeks I have noticed how she is reproducing what she learns. It is amazing!; I began with jolly phonics songs, perhaps two weeks ago, she can read i, e, when she sees the letters. She identifies the sound a three months ago thanks to another phonics programme, free too. As I have realized that she likes jolly phonics, and I am thinking in being a homeschool teacher as English language is concerned, Iam going to buy some printing material that I have found in amazon with excellent reviews. Here, I put the link, perhaps, someone wants to have a look. In amazon co uk there aremuch more reviews, in some jolly phonics products perhaps more than 125 reviews. http://www.amazon.com/Jolly-Phonics-Workbooks-1-7-Lloyd/dp/1844141055/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374662624&sr=8-1&keywords=jolly+phonics

I cannot afford to pay a bilingual teacher, it is a pity. I am an English teacher, but I am not native. Anyway, my friends on skype have said to me that I am a teacher with good level. I don´t work since two years, and I fell that my level can be worse but I don´t use the English language. Teaching my daughter will be good for my daughter but also for me too. :wink: Obsessed with improving every day in favour of my future bilingual daughter.

I am also collecting all the free material that I am finding on the web. There are plenty of material, it is a fact.

As an English teacher Jolly phonics can be very interesting. I have never learnt how to learn to read as native people learnt when children. I´ll buy it next year.

Some reviews.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!, 8 Jan 2009
By S. Newton (kent) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finger Phonics Book 1: s, a, t, i, p, n (Jolly Phonics) (Board book)
The whole series of these books has been a god-send! My son has Down Syndrome and since he was small I have always been told he will learn to read by whole word recognition. This never quite worked for him and it wasn’t till I came across the Finger Phonic series that his reading has taken off.He is now six and knows all his letter sounds and can blend them together.In addition he really enjoys following the shape of each letter which in turn has also helped his hand writing.I’d highly recommend these books to any child as they make learning to read so much fun.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 30 May 2013
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This review is from: Finger Phonics Book 1: s, a, t, i, p, n (Jolly Phonics) (Board book)
Bought this for my Managers grandson as he is going to school this year. He is enjoying linking up the books while listening to the songs from the song book

Delivery was excellent didn’t wait to long.

Would definitely recommend this whether your child is going to school or not. Every parent should have it. I would have give this more stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finger phonics 1, 23 April 2013
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This review is from: Finger Phonics Book 1: s, a, t, i, p, n (Jolly Phonics) (Board book)
Great book - grand daughter loves it - we often watch the first chapter of the DVD and, of course, then read through Inky’s ‘finished book’. At just 3 she loves finding things on the pages and can easily recognise the sounds (letters) and enjoys making the shapes of the sounds with her fingers (just the right size). Great book and I am sure a great series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this range!, 13 Mar 2013
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Great condition and arrived quickly, the books are just wonderful for children or special needs learning to read. The illustrations are bright and the book is wipable too. Brilliant!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, 3 May 2012
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This book was great value and is a great way of introducing your child to Jolly Phonics through the use of actions and sounds. Would recommend this book.
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I wanted to add that because your little one is being exposed to two languages so consistently I think a lag is to be expected. This is no big deal because two languages at once is awesome but lots more connections are going on at the same time. She is going to be showing off her skills soon enough. I am so excited for you! My little one is not getting the same exposure to another language as your little one. I really have to get on it. lol. consistency is the key to everything and I have hardly been consistent on his second language let alone mine. That is a goal this week for me. When I practice more, I am better about getting my little ones to practice and learn. You are an inspiration for me to get consistent on our second language. I know I can do better.

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Hello! the answers to your questions are below:

  • How many sessions have you worked with you child every week?
    Five. Every weekday. We started with YBCR, and then LR
  • Have you used the set of book of LR before 10 months?
    Yes
  • Have you used another programme such ybcr?
    Yes. Please see my blog for all the details. We used several other things to transition from whole word recognition to reading anything.
  • Have you only used LR and your baby is able to read?
    No, we used other things during and afterwards.
  • What do you think about the teaching of phonics? I I am showing programmes such as jolly phonics, or starfallcom. She loves it. I don´t know if another programme is necessary or with LR is enough.
    By the time we started on phonics (with Hooked on Phonics), my son had pretty much figured them out on his own thanks to YBCR and LR
  • If my toddler is 16 months and she has used LR, perhaps, three sessions a week, when will able to see her read? She can read some words such as hi, clap, and perhaps five more. Is it ok?
    It is hard to predict. I think that your little one would be further along if you had been more consistent and did the program every week day. But you are not ‘running behind’ by any means. I think that you step it up, your little one has a good chance of reading by 2 or 2.5 yo.

Rivka at acceleratededucation.blogspot.com or http://tinyurl.com/giftedboy

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I should add that we too are bilingual!

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Hello cokerslife and Rivka, thanks for your answers.
Cokerslife,

Thanks for your comments :ph34r: I have to learn about early education a lottttttt. It is an amazing world for me. I must confess that I have some experience with children, but not with babies. They are so little but so intelligent. You have to feel very proud about you are doing with all your children. That is hard, with three children. I have only one and sometimes I wonder how parents can teach three or four languages in thisforum.
They are amazing too! It is very grateful to see how your baby begins to reproduce what you have been teaching you. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, Nuria saw the words DOG and CAT on the floor. They are flaschcards, and she read them. I have about eleven flashcards on his window and she identifies all the flaschcards, their drawings, besides she reads clap. The other day she turned on the TV, by chance, and a contest where many people were clapping, She said clap, clap, while she was clapping and laughing…
You with your three children must have lived very beautiful and wonderful moments.

Rivka, thank you for answering all my questions. I see that you have a blog. It is interesting the people who share their findings, it helps the new people a lot. I am also using ybcr and wink to learn.Yes, I have to be more consistent with LR. Thank you again.

The day before yesterday I copied some sentences in a whitepaper, the same sentences that I wrote in the other post. I hanged on the fridge and they are part of my week routine when speaking to my LO. Now I am looking for those rhymes that are typical of English language or things like `Cura, sana, cura rana, si no se te cura hoy se te cura mañana… They are silly phrases,but really very funny for your children…