I’m a retired Special Education teacher. I learned to read in the 50s with Dick, Jane, and Spot…luckily for me I was an intuitive reader like your student. I didn’t really learn phonics until the mid 90s and I had been teaching for 15 years. Thank heaven when I went back to school to get my LD certification, I was introduced to Orton-Gillingham, phonics based reading instruction. Finally my students started experiencing some success in reading and I learned how to really teach reading. It’s about time the Gen Ed reading wonks started to catch up.
You might share a book called Phonics Pathways, Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling, by Dolores Hiskes. Now in 10th edition, it was first phonics teaching book allowed in California curriculum (after correcting for their past errors). I have tutored with it for all grades and adults. It is systematic but so easy to use an individual could teach themselves, especially homeschoolers. A huge gift.
As to cursive, D’Nealian is okay but Memoria Press has similar New American Cursive series. My favorite is Cursive Logic. But why stop there? Our grandparents who used McGuffey were all taught Spencerian penmanship. Michael Sull has several excellent books on this. A true Master Penman. Spencerian gives you embellishments as well.
Thanks for the ideas! I homeschooled in the late 90’s early 2000. My kiddo is now 32! I’ll check these out and if I come across someone who might benefit, I’ll share with them! Thanks for commenting!
“Lower the standards” seems to be the standard procedure these days, this makes me so sad. We have a generation who thinks they are the best and brightest ever and yet they are as fragile as a leaf in the wind.
We read to our girls when they were really tiny. short stories mostly
Christina was reading chapter books to all of her friends when she was in kindergarten too.
public school was kind of a disaster for both of my girls, they were miles ahead in all areas.
We just told them to go to school and behave.There were many times they were shocked at what their peers did not know. A few times my younger daughter was accused of cheating on tests because the child next to her had the same answers. Those were weird times....
Public school was a love hate relationship for me.
My girls did learn to grow up with kids that were less intelligent, and some that were just rude.
Most often my daughters could make the connection upon meeting their parents.
Thank you for sharing the brilliance of your son. I bet he is a well rounded confident man
I learned to read using McGuffey.
1955 and I was five. It worked for me. This was a home schooling event. But disciplined. We had class every morning in the "class room."
I’m a retired Special Education teacher. I learned to read in the 50s with Dick, Jane, and Spot…luckily for me I was an intuitive reader like your student. I didn’t really learn phonics until the mid 90s and I had been teaching for 15 years. Thank heaven when I went back to school to get my LD certification, I was introduced to Orton-Gillingham, phonics based reading instruction. Finally my students started experiencing some success in reading and I learned how to really teach reading. It’s about time the Gen Ed reading wonks started to catch up.
You might share a book called Phonics Pathways, Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling, by Dolores Hiskes. Now in 10th edition, it was first phonics teaching book allowed in California curriculum (after correcting for their past errors). I have tutored with it for all grades and adults. It is systematic but so easy to use an individual could teach themselves, especially homeschoolers. A huge gift.
As to cursive, D’Nealian is okay but Memoria Press has similar New American Cursive series. My favorite is Cursive Logic. But why stop there? Our grandparents who used McGuffey were all taught Spencerian penmanship. Michael Sull has several excellent books on this. A true Master Penman. Spencerian gives you embellishments as well.
Wonderful. Thanks to this I renewed my interest in learning Spencerian.
Thanks for the ideas! I homeschooled in the late 90’s early 2000. My kiddo is now 32! I’ll check these out and if I come across someone who might benefit, I’ll share with them! Thanks for commenting!
“Lower the standards” seems to be the standard procedure these days, this makes me so sad. We have a generation who thinks they are the best and brightest ever and yet they are as fragile as a leaf in the wind.
We read to our girls when they were really tiny. short stories mostly
Christina was reading chapter books to all of her friends when she was in kindergarten too.
public school was kind of a disaster for both of my girls, they were miles ahead in all areas.
We just told them to go to school and behave.There were many times they were shocked at what their peers did not know. A few times my younger daughter was accused of cheating on tests because the child next to her had the same answers. Those were weird times....
Public school was a love hate relationship for me.
My girls did learn to grow up with kids that were less intelligent, and some that were just rude.
Most often my daughters could make the connection upon meeting their parents.
Thank you for sharing the brilliance of your son. I bet he is a well rounded confident man
It is so important to read to children!