Reading....what's next?

[jcmi]

My third grader finshed Sing, Spell, Read, and Write last winter. He's reading fairly well, but I feel like he still needs a bit more reading instruction because he has trouble breaking down mulitsyllable words, recongizing prefixes and suffixes, etc. It's not getting better with just practice reading. He's a kid that needs rules and practice.

We're doing All About Spelling and Growing with Grammar, which are both a great fit. But what about reading? Any ideas of something that would fit our situation?

Thanks!

Jen in MI

[claire up north]

I would take a look at Explode the Code. I have a child who needs a little extra practice decoding, too, and ETC has been just the thing for him. I am always impressed when I see him using his ETC approaches when he is reading a book aloud. He breaks down the word himself and then he is sooooo proud! It is also good because he has a tendency to skip over letters or stick in an extra consonant and ETC forces him to be precise.

hth!

[Colleen in NS]

My third grader finshed Sing, Spell, Read, and Write last winter. He's reading fairly well, but I feel like he still needs a bit more reading instruction because he has trouble breaking down mulitsyllable words, recongizing prefixes and suffixes, etc. It's not getting better with just practice reading. He's a kid that needs rules and practice.

We're doing All About Spelling and Growing with Grammar, which are both a great fit. But what about reading? Any ideas of something that would fit our situation?

Thanks!

Jen in MI

Does All About Spelling teach phonogram (letters and letter blend) sounds and spelling rules? If so, can you incorporate his knowledge of that into his reading practice? Does he practice reading aloud to you often?

When I was teaching dd to read a couple of years ago, I also did a spelling program (Writing Road to Reading) alongside. As she learned the phonogram sounds and spelling rules, I had her practice "reading for spelling" her spelling words each day (meaning, reading one sound or one syllable at a time). Then I would help her apply that knowledge to when she would read aloud to me. She eventually got used to the fact that she had to sound out words this way. She still skips over sounds and syllables in her reading, though, so I just need to sit her down with me and do some more reading aloud practice until it really becomes second nature to her to apply the knowledge.

hth

[bumbledeb]

Have you heard of Toe By Toe? I use it for two of my children. It is a very thorough phonics program.

[jcmi]

I'll look into them. I have never heard of Toe to Toe, I'm googling it right now. We did Explode the Code in the early years for phonics and they were very helpful. Maybe I should explore them again, I think we stopped at book 3 or 4.

He actually knows all of his phonics rules quite well, it's that he gets stuck with a big word. If I draw syllable marks where the word is divided, he can sound it out. But he can't look at the word and figure out where it should be divided, nor is he just able to automatically read the word (my daughter did, so I've never been in this situation before.)

Is there something to help with how and where to divide words? Or to practice reading multisyllable words?

Jen in MI

[Colleen in NS]

Is there something to help with how and where to divide words? Or to practice reading multisyllable words?

Jen in MI

My 5th edition of Writing Road to Reading book has a section on just that! Pages 226-227 and it's called Syllable Division. It lists generalizations that help children decode unfamiliar words. You can probably find this book in your library and copy out the couple of pages so you have something to refer to.

hth

[LNC]

I would recommend the Grade 2 book of Adventures in Phonics by Christian Liberty Press. My 7yo son is doing that this year after finishing SSRW1 last year. He is also reading out of readers (CLE, CLP and Pathway) to me every day for 15-20 minutes. He also is in Christian Liberty Press Spelling workbooks - which is very phonetically based.

My daughter did Explode the Code after SSRW 1- I much prefer the CLP workbook!! It reviews the rules - even more rules than SSRW covers. Really cements everything.

HTH!

[Paula in PA]

I'll look into them. I have never heard of Toe to Toe, I'm googling it right now. We did Explode the Code in the early years for phonics and they were very helpful. Maybe I should explore them again, I think we stopped at book 3 or 4.

He actually knows all of his phonics rules quite well, it's that he gets stuck with a big word. If I draw syllable marks where the word is divided, he can sound it out. But he can't look at the word and figure out where it should be divided, nor is he just able to automatically read the word (my daughter did, so I've never been in this situation before.)

Is there something to help with how and where to divide words? Or to practice reading multisyllable words?

Jen in MI

What level of AAS are you on? In level 2, she includes the first 3 syllable division rules. We've worked through those lessons already and it's made a difference for my dd, she's beginning to use them in her reading (she has the same issue as your son). I believe level 3 contains several more of the rules.

Another curriculum you could consider is Megawords. It apparently is all about multi-syllable words. I'm still considering it for dd eventually.

[jcmi]

I think Megawords might be what I'm looking for. And we just started AAS this year, so we're buzzing through the first level, starting the second soon. I'm thrilled to know that syllabication will be covered then!

Would Megawords and AAS be overkill?

Jen in MI

[Chris in VA]

:iagree: LNC--Adventures in Phonics really helped my dd learn to segment words. It also gave a thorough review of the phonics rules. You won't have to do the whole book--just use the back third or so. It's cheap enough to still get a great value. Use Book C.

ETA: Oops, sorry--didn't read where you'd already decided on something else.

[EKS]

REWARDS by Sopris West is great.