Today Janie finished her phonics book! I have been using The Ordinary Parents’ Guide to Teaching Reading nonstop with one kid after another for the past eight years, and I loved it just as much the fourth time through. Simple presentation, no distracting pictures that make kids guess instead of sounding out, and steady progress through a roughly fourth grade reading level by the end. It works! Finally putting it on the shelf to rest for a few years before starting up again with Annie, and next week, Janie and I commence with spelling!
