When to start "Ordinary Parent's" reading program?

[Part-Time Homeschooler]

Is it too early to start The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading with DD4? She knows the alphabet and has a good start on phonics already. I don't want to overwhelm her but at the same time she seems ready.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated -- thanks!

[Beth in Central TX]

I don't think it's too early. At 4-years old, my two youngest boys could recognize letters and their corresponding sounds, so I started teaching them to read. My middle son caught on quickly and was reading well before he was 5. My youngest son had indications of reading-readiness at 4, but it didn't really click with him until after he turned 5. I would work at his pace and take time off if needed. I say go for it. You can always slow down or stop when you need to.

HTH!

[ABQmom]

Not too early to try. I've started 2 of mine at age 4, but both times I had to stop for awhile when the lessons got too hard for them. I've never been sorry that I started early, however. Like Beth said, you can always slow down or stop when you need to.

[Tonia]

Using it with my dd4. We enjoy it. She does find it hard to read the words on the page, though, so I write them on a marker board or type them out in a larger font size. Just be sure to take a break when things aren't clicking with her.

[Sasha]

My 4 year old and I have started using it recently.