Comments on: We Need to Work On Our Letters http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amy http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11467 Amy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:32:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11467 Oh, thank you for all of these sites and ideas! I am taking notes!<br /><br />Shelli- I love the panting H's- that made me laugh just thinking of them :) It is such a great DVD! Oh, thank you for all of these sites and ideas! I am taking notes!

Shelli- I love the panting H’s- that made me laugh just thinking of them :) It is such a great DVD!

]]> By: Shelli http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11468 Shelli Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:33:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11468 The letter factory is awesome! My personal favorite is the letter "H" ...all those hot little h's panting...lol... The letter factory is awesome! My personal favorite is the letter “H” …all those hot little h’s panting…lol…

]]> By: Sarah http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11469 Sarah Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:09:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11469 We love The Letter Factory! Nolan knew all of his letters before he was two because of this movie! I am excited to hear everyone else's responses because we are at an earlier stage right now -- Nolan's just about to turn three, and he just loves being read to. We love The Letter Factory! Nolan knew all of his letters before he was two because of this movie! I am excited to hear everyone else’s responses because we are at an earlier stage right now — Nolan’s just about to turn three, and he just loves being read to.

]]> By: Your Frugal Friend, Niki http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11470 Your Frugal Friend, Niki Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11470 And here are some great printables sites:<br /><br />http://www.dltk-teach.com/<br /><br />http://www.kidzone.ws/<br /><br />http://www.first-school.ws/<br /><br />http://www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml<br /><br />http://www.edhelper.com/K3Themes.htm<br /><br /><br />I used to teach elementary school!<br /><br />:) And here are some great printables sites:

http://www.dltk-teach.com/

http://www.kidzone.ws/

http://www.first-school.ws/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml

http://www.edhelper.com/K3Themes.htm

I used to teach elementary school!

:)

]]> By: Your Frugal Friend, Niki http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11471 Your Frugal Friend, Niki Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11471 We love to read in our family! We spend a lot of long afternoons lazily exploring Barnes and Noble, which has such a cozy kid's section. <br /><br />I think it is important for kids to see their parents and siblings read, too. <br /><br />When kids are young it is essential to equate reading with fun...we hit up storytimes at local libraries, book stores, McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and malls. Each is unique in how they add to the fun...related crafts, special puppets or stuffed animals, letting the kids act out parts of the story, giving out stickers or coloring pages afterward.<br /><br />Also, we buy books for every holiday as a treat. My son looks forward to this! <br /><br />And if your kids like getting mail, try ordering them a subscription to Ranger Rick, Our Big Backyard, Highlights, Turtle, Humpty Dumpty, Zootles, National Geographic Kids, etc.<br /><br />:) We love to read in our family! We spend a lot of long afternoons lazily exploring Barnes and Noble, which has such a cozy kid’s section.

I think it is important for kids to see their parents and siblings read, too.

When kids are young it is essential to equate reading with fun…we hit up storytimes at local libraries, book stores, McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, and malls. Each is unique in how they add to the fun…related crafts, special puppets or stuffed animals, letting the kids act out parts of the story, giving out stickers or coloring pages afterward.

Also, we buy books for every holiday as a treat. My son looks forward to this!

And if your kids like getting mail, try ordering them a subscription to Ranger Rick, Our Big Backyard, Highlights, Turtle, Humpty Dumpty, Zootles, National Geographic Kids, etc.

:)

]]> By: Tricia http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11472 Tricia Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:29:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11472 My mom bought my DD the 5 DVD set for her 4th birthday. They are WONDERFUL!! My daughter knows all her letter sounds and doing some basic beginner reading after 3 months of owning them!<br /><br />My mother is a reading specialist. She works mainly with 1st graders with reading difficulties. She has suggested to the pre K and K teachers that they show these videos so the kids can learn the letter sounds.<br /><br />I also checked out the book below from my local library. It is a great book. http://tinyurl.com/3ax738<br /><br />Tricia My mom bought my DD the 5 DVD set for her 4th birthday. They are WONDERFUL!! My daughter knows all her letter sounds and doing some basic beginner reading after 3 months of owning them!

My mother is a reading specialist. She works mainly with 1st graders with reading difficulties. She has suggested to the pre K and K teachers that they show these videos so the kids can learn the letter sounds.

I also checked out the book below from my local library. It is a great book. http://tinyurl.com/3ax738

Tricia

]]> By: Anonymous http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11473 Anonymous Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:28:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11473 Both of my kids are above-level readers, and the best recommendation I can give is just to read. A lot. Of anything. :) We also used to play the I-Spy game only with sounds. (I see something that starts with g, then say the sound). My son has a speech problem, so it helped him with his sounds a lot. By the time he went to school, he knew all his sounds because of I-Spy and speech therapy. They do have them spell everything like it sounds to them, which I personally am not a huge fan of because then their spelling suffers for years afterwards. The teachers said it was so they would just learn to enjoy writing, and the spelling would catch up to them eventually, but I didn't really like that concept. <br /><br />Rebekah Both of my kids are above-level readers, and the best recommendation I can give is just to read. A lot. Of anything. :) We also used to play the I-Spy game only with sounds. (I see something that starts with g, then say the sound). My son has a speech problem, so it helped him with his sounds a lot. By the time he went to school, he knew all his sounds because of I-Spy and speech therapy. They do have them spell everything like it sounds to them, which I personally am not a huge fan of because then their spelling suffers for years afterwards. The teachers said it was so they would just learn to enjoy writing, and the spelling would catch up to them eventually, but I didn’t really like that concept.

Rebekah

]]> By: *carrie* http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11474 *carrie* Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11474 Amy,<br /><br />What a funny story!<br /><br />Monica just told me about the Letter Factory and said she'll give it to our son for his b-day. Amy,

What a funny story!

Monica just told me about the Letter Factory and said she’ll give it to our son for his b-day.

]]> By: Stephanie http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11475 Stephanie Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:53:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11475 I second the recommendation for Starfall! Lydia and Nolan both love it. I'm not positive if they have printables there, but there are a lot of great activities for pre readers and early readers! I second the recommendation for Starfall! Lydia and Nolan both love it. I’m not positive if they have printables there, but there are a lot of great activities for pre readers and early readers!

]]> By: Pamela http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/03/we-need-to-work-on-our-letters/comment-page-1#comment-11476 Pamela Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=921#comment-11476 This is our favorite printables site. I use it for "playing school":<br />http://www.printables4kids.com/<br />Thanks for the heads up about the Leap Frog dvd. We'll check that out. This is our favorite printables site. I use it for “playing school”:
http://www.printables4kids.com/
Thanks for the heads up about the Leap Frog dvd. We’ll check that out.

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