Comments on: Hooked on Phonix

By: Sax

Sax — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:22:50 +0000

The story of how I learned to read involved a similar set-up. My brother and I were read to and loved it, but at some point there wasn’t the time for bedtime stories anymore. After a bit I must have decided that I was going to get my stories no matter what, because when there was eventually time again for bedtime stories I wanted a new book, not one off the shelf. I’d read them all already, much to my mother’s surprise.

Opportunity and motivation to read to himself, and the time to do it, might be enough.

By: Natasha Becoming Something

Natasha Becoming Something — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:59:14 +0000

Well, some words are worthy of learning earlier than others. In our house it was B-A-T-H.

We have the opposite problem here. We have two early readers and one child who’s newly five and DESPERATE to learn to read. We’re readers too. (But I also don’t like to miss Lost or House.)

By: Jungle Pop

Jungle Pop — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:47:05 +0000

That’s interesting. I think all kids are different (duh), so just be patient, grasshoppa.

Our son (just about 5) has just started really reading a few months ago. But he hates phonics. He doesn’t want to sound things out, he just recognizes and reads whole words. A valid approach, I suppose, but what about when he gets stumped? He hates phonics!