The Reading Lesson Combined with ETC....

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LeAnna
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The Reading Lesson Combined with ETC....

Post by LeAnna » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:08 pm

I'm sorry... I accidentally posted on the other board instead. :oops:

Have another question..... Has anyone used the two together?? How did it work for you? Did it flow easily together? And, did you end up getting the half books, ( 1 1/2, 2 1/2, etc.) or just the whole number series?? Are they needed??
I am thinking of using them with TRL, just to give a little more practice, but was curious about how it would work.
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Post by joyfulheart » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:16 pm

I do Explode the code in addition to phonics, no problem!

The whole books have little quizzes at the end. If your child has trouble grasping a skill it will be obvious on the tests. If you want more review for that skill, you can buy the 1/2 book and work on it. Otherwise, you just move up a level.

I LOVE Explode the code, we use it for my dyslexic son who really needs more work in the phonics skills. It's perfect, but his non-dyslexic brother loves them too!

We only do 1-2 pages a day. Some days, if I REALLY need a minute to do something, I'll have him do an extra page or so. LOL

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Post by Carrie » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:22 pm

LeAnna,

We have used ETC books with my second son, and they were a good fit for him. We did use books 1, 2, and 3 (and later thought the half books would have been a good idea). Book 4 is really a jump in ETC and is a good stopping place when moving into a more spelling approach to the rules, once phonics instruction has been completed. I wouldn't use ETC wtih a kiddo who doesn't like to write though (my first-born would have been in tears)! :wink:

Blessings,
Carrie

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