Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling,   ISBN:9780787979102

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Received the book quickly. My son is enjoying using the workbook and within a couple of weeks is remembering his short vowel sounds. I'm excited to get to watch him learn to read!

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I have used this book on two of my children and the results are amazing. They both finished midway through their first grade year and are reading beyond their expected level with so much ease. I have two more to teach and I would not consider using anything else. A great easy approach to phonics.

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As a literacy tutor, I have nothing but good to say about this program. I have seen children who were well below benchmark in reading meet and exceed benchmark using this program in tutoring sessions. When I started using this book, I had no experience in teaching reading - just a core understanding that phonics was the most effective method to teach reading for almost all children. I have used several other phonics books and methods - all much pricier than this - and have seen no greater levels of achievement. For that reason, I endorse this book 100%. You can't beat it for the price - in fact, you can't beat it for a lot more in price.

I am not saying it is the most fun reading program I have ever seen. But if you want a fun reading program with all the bells and whistles - you won't get it for [...] bucks. And it won't teach your child to read any better than this program will.

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To Dolores Hiskes:

I would like to thank you for your wonderful book! I am a 58 year old woman who learned to read without phonetics....the word recognition method. This method has not served me well either as a young student or as an older reader. I have always been a very slow reader and my spelling has been poor. I have always wanted to improve my reading skills but felt pretty discouraged about ever being able to do so. I saw your book advertised somewhere and got the idea to start myself back at the beginning (as it was) and work through Phonic Pathways. Your book is beautifully organized. The material is presented in a format very easy to take in and learn (not that I don't have to work at it though!!!!!).

It has taken me 6 months of daily disciplined study, but the results are very gratifying. I am also working through Reading Pathways, which is very helpful. I think my eye tracking ability is improving little by little as I go.

I am so grateful that you have provided me with a way to improve my reading and spelling skills.

B. Meltzer

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This book has a lot of great phonics activities, but the little "worm" character that leads you through the book is a bit strange. I don't know that older students would really "buy into" it, although it is touted as being usable for multiple grades. The games are great, but some of the pages are kind of visually "busy," and I have had to retype the information for my kids so that they can focus on what they really need to learn. (Keep it simple!!!)