Sound Reading Program

I, too have read about the program and I use PG for decoding. Generally, if a child can read fluently, comprehension is the result. Sometimes when you get a whole language-reading program, parts of it aren’t as good as if you piecemeal the programs, not only that, I personally don’t agree that you should start teaching creative writing in kindergartner. Past writing some very controlled sentences using the same words that the child can correctly read and spell, I wouldn’t have a child write anything until they can are in second grade. Poor writing and inventive spelling that the kids do in k and first grade only needs corrected in the other grades and rather is it. I have had to teach my 11th graders how to write and forget about the spelling. I would strictly teach decoding and then go from there. If a child can’t decode after they can read fluently, I would look at how visualizing language plays a part in reading and I have never seen that as part of any program. Since you have had success with PG in the past, why fix something that isn’t broken!

Step Up to Writing is a very good program for giving structure to writing. What are the other programs that you want? Kathye wrote:
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> I read a few post about Sound Reading and checked out their
> web site. I really like what I see, but I’m not sure if all
> componets of the program are necessary or if I could do a
> quality job with a few. I must send all information, prices
> and research to my district office and need to make a good
> argument to get it ordered. If anyone has used this program
> with success please let me know how you feel about it. Last
> year I used “Reading Reflex” and “How to teach your child to
> read in 100 lessons” with success but I really what a
> complete program from language to comprehension for
> kindergarten through fifth grade.
> Thanks, Kathye

Thanks for all the input. I’ve received some very good feedback and feel I can proceed from here. I will have about 20 students in grades K-5. Two are for language only and one is ESL. Sound Reading seems to start with language then proceed to phonemic awareness and move onto comprehension. That’s what I’m interested in. I know I’ll have to supplement any program.
Thanks again, Kathye

Make sure that the ESL students that are Hispanic know right from the beginning the “short’ vowel sounds. Mine, that graduate from ESL to LD, just don’t understand the difference between the sounds that represent the symbols ‘a’ and ‘u’. This is always my first reading lesson.

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