Forum: General Discussions about Reading

My seven yo son just finished lesson 20 of AAR1 today. He is still sounding out almost every word except sight words (the, of, a). Go figure... ...

What is the best time for read-alouds in your household? First thing in the morning? Last thing at night? While your kids are in the bathtub?

AAR really works for me and it really works for my child. I am assuming many of the people on this forum are having the same experience. I was...

Ok ladies, I need some help. I was reading the TM for AAR 1 and was reading about Automatic Word Recognition. My older son had a horrible time...

How can I get my daughter to love reading? She gets really frustrated when she can't get it the first time. Her teachers say she is great on...

Thank you for your article on confussing b and d. My kids have had that problem and you gave some great ideas for working on it....

Word games are perfect for these upcoming winter nights! Some word games are helpful for encouraging spelling, some help with reading skills, and...

We are on level 1 of AAR1 - we love it. DD was doing great, and then hit a road block on lesson 22 (consonant blends). She was doing 1 lesson/day,...

I just love those magnetic poetry kits. My kids all either learned to read or improved their reading skills with various kinds of magnetic letters...

I'm trying to get an answer to my question for my dyslexic 2nd grader. I am currently doing phonics pathways but need to add spelling. Should I just...