This was a good video! I laminated the front and back covers and spiral bound the rest! Best decision Ever. We are on lesson 51 and since it’s all contained, we can do a lesson cuddled up on the couch and my boy LOVES reading lessons for that reason. We use this with the logic of English phonogram songs on UA-cam and their fun phonogram books (at a separate time than when we do this book), and the LOE quick reference guide to answer my son’s questions that 100 ez lessons doesn’t cover (he has an exhausting amount of questions so these LOE resources have been so helpful for me). We will continue with LOE for the rest of language arts but I really like going with 100ez lessons 1st because it manages to teach phonics without feeling “rule based” which I think is great for fluency… I don’t actually know how that works though but it feels right 😂
That's so smart!! Laminate it first, then spiral! I'm going to pin your comment, if that's okay so other mama's can see that. I need to take a closer look at Logic of English, because the way you describe it sounds really helpful. I agree, rule based phonics sounds cumbersome when you're trying to learn how to read. Trust that gut! ❤️❤️
I used this with my niece when the lockdowns happened in 2020. She was in first grade. She had the actual book at her house and I had a PDF copy on my phone. We did video lessons every day for 20 minutes and coupled it with Spelling you see level B for 10 minutes. She was reading at grade level when she went to second grade and could do both decode and encode words. GREAT book.
@@gratitudegrateful705 There are not actual videos lessons. My niece was at her house and I was at mine. We FaceTimed with one another everyday for about 40mins going through the 100 Lessons book and the SYS book.
Thank you so much for this! We had tried this program for my kindergartener last year, and it just didn't work for us. I had to put it aside thinking, he's not ready. He hated it, and would cry. We only did a few lessons. He probably wasn't ready. But I think also that I just didn't understand what I was doing. 😞 It's scripted! I should have understood. I saw another video recently discussing how to teach reading using the method in this book. It dawned on me that I hadn't understood. I told my daughter (in her 20s who was the one who purchased the book) "I was doing it wrong." This summer we're trying again with Explode the Code. He really likes it and is doing well. But I'm definitely going to bring in 100 Lessons as a supplement. Thank you. I always appreciate the thoroughness of your videos.
It can be very confusing and overwhelming in the beginning with this book--totally get it! The layout really needs an update. I've heard a lot of good things with Explode the code! If he really likes it and it's working, stick with it! I'm glad this video was helpful! 🥰🥰❤️❤️
I have watch alot of video on this program but i love your input because you went into detail and showed with examples. I am a visual learner and answered many Of my questions. Thank you
I'm so glad it was helpful! If you think of anything you need or that I could do better, shoot me a comment and I'll try to answer. Teaching to read can be so daunting especially with a curriculum you haven't used before. ❤️
This is my first year of homeschooling and i am using this with my kindergardener and on lesson 30 and we are really loving it! He is a wiggly child but we didnt start until he was 5 and i am so glad i didnt do it earlier. This was a great video ! Thank you! I am planning it to do it when my younger two kids are older also
So much fun! I've got a wiggly boy I'm debating whether or not to start him in a few months. He has so much energy! How are you doing with the two littles and homeschooling your 5 year old? ❤
@SummerMeyers pretty good I do the easier stuff in the morning ( five in a row curriculum) and then I wait to put my 3 year old and 1 year old down for a nap to get into more serious stuff like this book .
Thank you for sharing the "What Now" portion! I couldn't find that list anywhere else!!
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Just starting with my 7.5 year old twin boys! We’re doing a couple of lessons a day right now. I assume this will slow down as the lessons get trickier. They’re definitely beginner readers. So far nothing else has worked!!
Love as always!! I've learned those first mom lessons the hard way too 🤣🤪, just found teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons for $2 at a local thrift store, going to start my youngest (5.5 yr old boy) on it! Thanks for all the advice!
This was so so helpful. Especially your seasoned experience and advice around it. Excatly what I was wondering timeliness, scope, what you use and don't use. I don't use the handwriting much either. We do other ones. Thank you so much for this in depth look!
Yes we are. I started it and stopped because it wasn't going really well. My daughter is older, closer to 5 and more ready. I like it. I feel like she is beyond where we left off before we stopped (she can read some bob books now) so I'm trying to find where the best spot is for her. Or going quick over some lessons or parts I know she has. Love that flexibility with homeschooling!
Me too! I love that I can go where my kid is at, take a break with a curriculum if we need to, feel out in the book what makes sense. Sounds like you guys are figuring it out! ❤️❤️🤞🤞
@@SummerMeyers 😊 Hello! So far, so good! My son is enthusiastic about getting ahead in the book, and getting to the reading words and stories part. His motivation is making things easy, so I hope it continues!
Soo helpful. I'm going to pick it up again with my kiddos. I kind of thought...'its not working' etc.....but after this video ....ya lol......thanks again.
Totally get it, and trust your mom gut! I should have said that in the beginning of this video. You know your homeschool best and if it's a struggle, totally fine to walk away. ❤️ I like it because it's cheap and thorough, but that doesn't always equal out to best option for littles. I'll be doing another reading tips video next month. 💕💕
I’ve used many reading programs due to having older kids who need extra help with reading and struggle with reading!!! We use phonics for spelling as well!!!we love TGTB!!!
@@SummerMeyers TGTB was awesome for my older kids but they still needed extra help when they got to older books!!!we’ve just started all about reading, reading eggs, dulingo Abc!!!
@@RockSimmer-gal4God TGTB is a great program--I usually transition into that after this book. I also really like the All about Reading readers! My kids love those books. I haven't heard dulingo abc--I'll have to look that one up. Thanks for sharing!! ❤️❤️
This video is very helpful. We hot to lesson 27 before I decided to start from the beginning. My almost 6 year old hates this book. But she is learning. I just thought she could use more reinforcement that happens in the beginning lessons.
👏👏 Yes!! There's nothing wrong with going back, and practicing the earlier lessons. I started over from the beginning with my 3rd to re-enforce concepts that she has terrible remembering and it really helped. ❤️❤️
It is definitely the most affordable option with teaching to read. My mom used this way back when with my sister (kid #2)...however, that particular sister has dyslexia and learning to read was an especially tough journey for her...that might have been why my mom ended up on a different program that she used for the rest of the kids.
I’m a speech therapist and have taken linguistic classes so I know what the symbols are for the sounds. I’ve worked with young children years before I had children. Yet this was difficult for my first born. The second just didn’t want to and the last learned to read as a 4 year old with reading eggs before I could get to the book. I’m sure it works for some, but not for my family. Thank you for the video.
Lots of families try this book and it doesn't work for them--totally reasonable and relatable feeling. This is all I have ever used, and I'm sure there are much easier curriculums out there, for sure!
First- thank you SO MUCH for your video. It's exactly the depth I was looking for to look into this program. I'm considering pursuing this approach after I finish AAR Pre-Reading with my almost 5yo (we're about 1/4 through). I want something that is solid on blending the letters together into words- I know that without this "Ah-ha!" leap reading doesn't happen. It seems like 100 Easy Lessons does this well. I do wonder about that transition you mentioned though, of changing the specially marked letters in words to regular print ( I think you said they put it in Times New Roman font?). I am wondering if it may help the transitioning period down the road if, from the beginning, I mention it every few lessons that these special marks and different sizes are helpful "clues" (like Blues Clues haha) to help us remember how to read them, and give examples of those word examples in how they are written normally. Then again this might be just too much and totally overboard, and be zero help. What are your thoughts since you have gone through the program?
🥰 I'm glad this video helped! Since I've filmed this, I've read a few different things about letter recognition. It's important to expose new readers to different font types, because we don't really have a standard font across the board. Every book you pick up, including early readers, are going to have different ways they print "a" or "g" etc. I'm about to start experimenting with this, but I think it's mostly just taking time (once reading has clicked) to expose them to different ways words are presented in books. Knowing that they are processing the ways letters are shaped will help me as a parent to not panic. Their reading isn't necessarily regressing, it's just that they are now processing different letter shapes in addition to sounding out words which is going to slow their reading down again. Does that make sense? So it's adding a new skill to their reading. Basically. I've heard great things with AAR. Is there a reason in particular that you would like to change it up? Just curious. 🙂❤️
@@SummerMeyers that is such a good point! I’ve actually thought of this before, and have been collecting different fonts from newspapers and magazines to do a cut and paste activity, the idea being to expose him to the different ways a letter can be typed. What you said makes so much sense! We are doing good with AAR pre-reading, but like any curriculum it isn’t a custom fit. He actually knows all of his letters and most of their multiple sounds, funny enough this is just from watching preschool prep letter sounds, and listening to Doodling Dragons ABC Songs that Logic of English has put out on Apple Music. He has completely unintentionally memorized and can recite the multiple letter sounds of the alphabet!😂 because of this the pre-reading is half irrelevant, and we are only focusing on the second half of the lessons that touch on pre-reading skills. So far it’s been rhyming, noticing the links of sentences, noticing the amount of words in sentences, and we’re about to look at syllables now. Doing research I’ve just realized that after gaining some of these pre-Reading skills with AAR we might actually be a better fit for LOE. That’s what my plan was originally, but I did see some information on 100 Easy Lessons, and I like that it is a simpler, quicker, and straightforward way to get kids toes wet in reading, and stoke that fire by building confidence. Whether it’s because of his age or personality, he is a wigglier and attention span isn’t long so if I can do short and sweet it works best. I’ve also been nervous about teaching blending, and it just seems like this program does a really good job at that, where I’ve heard AAR and LOE Require the child to be able to make a little bit of a leap. Also, another factor, they’re not the most important, is the price tag of comparing the three.😂
I LOVE that activity! That is such a brilliant idea!! Pasting different letters and matching them would be so beneficial! I'm going to steal that idea. ❤️❤️ My girl Mama Yaya does logic of English. You should check out her channel because she has a bunch of great pre-reading activities that are super smart and laid out. Blending sounds feels intimidating, but I do think that is something 100 easy lessons does well. And I see it all the time in homeschool consignment stores for cheap, so try it out and if doesn't work, you've got some other ideas in your back pocket! Success! 🥰❤️🎉
Hey! I’m brand new to homeschool, but have found sooo many useful tips on UA-cam! I wish I could’ve seen this video a few months ago. I bought this same book because of the great reviews and amazing price, but started flipping through and immediately shelved it because of the pages and pages of information I had to read beforehand 😂. The way it was laid out too just didn’t do it for me. I ended up spending way more money and bought All About Reading which is actually REALLY great, but I may go back and give it a second chance though after seeing this. Anywho I wanted to share a tip I do have even though I am a complete amateur in this area and that’s for removing the binding/spine off of books. I found a super helpful video demonstration and all they did was use a box blade and open the book halfway and flatten as much as possible. Then use the blade and cut through until you have two separate halves. (Usually about two full cuts.) Then continue doing the same with each section until you have small enough sections to use a paper cutter and cut off the gluey binding. Of course you need your own binding machine if you do this, but I’ve done it a bajillion times and it’s gotten easier every time. I also live in a tiny town though that doesn’t have a staples or anywhere like that to have the binding cut off so this is literally my best option 😆 Anyway just wanted to share. Love your videos and personality by the way 🙃
I've heard great things for All About Reading! We've actually used their All About Spelling a few years back as a supplement and loved it. I've also purchased their readers because I loved how it was laid out. That's a great tip about the box cutter!! Sounds much more efficient than a hair dryer. 😂❤️
Oh, here is a question, and since I am not to the end of the video, you might answer 😅 What are some early readers you like? Do you have a set, or just get some from the library?
We tried the All About Reading readers this time around and we liked them okay. They reinforced what we learned in 100 Easy Lessons while also having interesting stories. But the library too! My kinder loves looking through the early reader section.❤️❤️
Thank you! I found it on FB marketplace and painted it. 😅 It keeps most of my stuff contained. I'm starting to spill out into stacks around it now. haha!
Please don't assume that children know the letter names bf learning the sounds. I'm teaching a child who doesn't know the letter names. I think teaching the sounds is less confusing. He would say, "...look "A" for Kamila but the letter was actually "K" so in a way he was right."
This was a good video! I laminated the front and back covers and spiral bound the rest! Best decision Ever. We are on lesson 51 and since it’s all contained, we can do a lesson cuddled up on the couch and my boy LOVES reading lessons for that reason. We use this with the logic of English phonogram songs on UA-cam and their fun phonogram books (at a separate time than when we do this book), and the LOE quick reference guide to answer my son’s questions that 100 ez lessons doesn’t cover (he has an exhausting amount of questions so these LOE resources have been so helpful for me). We will continue with LOE for the rest of language arts but I really like going with 100ez lessons 1st because it manages to teach phonics without feeling “rule based” which I think is great for fluency… I don’t actually know how that works though but it feels right 😂
That's so smart!! Laminate it first, then spiral! I'm going to pin your comment, if that's okay so other mama's can see that.
I need to take a closer look at Logic of English, because the way you describe it sounds really helpful.
I agree, rule based phonics sounds cumbersome when you're trying to learn how to read. Trust that gut! ❤️❤️
"Their mothers were wise enough to know when they were ready for it" so beautiful, a mother's wisdom ❤️
Trust the mommy gut! 🥰🥰😘😘
I will be homeschooling for the very first time and you have no idea how helpful your videos have been! Thank you so much for all your guidance ❤️
How exciting!! Best of luck for your first year! I'm glad these have been helpful. ❤️
It's been two years! How's your homeschooling journey been?
I used this with my niece when the lockdowns happened in 2020. She was in first grade. She had the actual book at her house and I had a PDF copy on my phone. We did video lessons every day for 20 minutes and coupled it with Spelling you see level B for 10 minutes. She was reading at grade level when she went to second grade and could do both decode and encode words. GREAT book.
You sound like a phenomenal Auntie! Good job taking care of family! ❤️❤️
Where can you find the video lessons ?
@@gratitudegrateful705 There are not actual videos lessons. My niece was at her house and I was at mine. We FaceTimed with one another everyday for about 40mins going through the 100 Lessons book and the SYS book.
How you split up the lessons is super helpful!
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for EVERYTHING that you shared ❤️
Thank you so much for this! We had tried this program for my kindergartener last year, and it just didn't work for us. I had to put it aside thinking, he's not ready. He hated it, and would cry. We only did a few lessons.
He probably wasn't ready. But I think also that I just didn't understand what I was doing. 😞 It's scripted! I should have understood.
I saw another video recently discussing how to teach reading using the method in this book. It dawned on me that I hadn't understood. I told my daughter (in her 20s who was the one who purchased the book) "I was doing it wrong."
This summer we're trying again with Explode the Code. He really likes it and is doing well. But I'm definitely going to bring in 100 Lessons as a supplement.
Thank you. I always appreciate the thoroughness of your videos.
It can be very confusing and overwhelming in the beginning with this book--totally get it! The layout really needs an update.
I've heard a lot of good things with Explode the code! If he really likes it and it's working, stick with it!
I'm glad this video was helpful! 🥰🥰❤️❤️
Youre wonderful. Thank you for going through the book!
I have watch alot of video on this program but i love your input because you went into detail and showed with examples. I am a visual learner and answered many
Of my questions. Thank you
I'm so glad it was helpful! If you think of anything you need or that I could do better, shoot me a comment and I'll try to answer. Teaching to read can be so daunting especially with a curriculum you haven't used before. ❤️
This is my first year of homeschooling and i am using this with my kindergardener and on lesson 30 and we are really loving it! He is a wiggly child but we didnt start until he was 5 and i am so glad i didnt do it earlier. This was a great video ! Thank you! I am planning it to do it when my younger two kids are older also
So much fun! I've got a wiggly boy I'm debating whether or not to start him in a few months. He has so much energy! How are you doing with the two littles and homeschooling your 5 year old? ❤
@SummerMeyers pretty good I do the easier stuff in the morning ( five in a row curriculum) and then I wait to put my 3 year old and 1 year old down for a nap to get into more serious stuff like this book .
Thank you for sharing the "What Now" portion! I couldn't find that list anywhere else!!
Just starting with my 7.5 year old twin boys! We’re doing a couple of lessons a day right now. I assume this will slow down as the lessons get trickier. They’re definitely beginner readers. So far nothing else has worked!!
My mom used this with my two youngest sisters, who had difficulty learning to read. It worked! GREAT overview, Summer!
So cool! Isn't it crazy that this book has been around for that long?? And people still use it! I still use it! 🤓❤️
Love as always!! I've learned those first mom lessons the hard way too 🤣🤪, just found teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons for $2 at a local thrift store, going to start my youngest (5.5 yr old boy) on it! Thanks for all the advice!
Those first homeschool lessons are so hard!! Haha! 2$ is a great score! 🎉👏👏 Let us know how it goes!
This was so so helpful. Especially your seasoned experience and advice around it. Excatly what I was wondering timeliness, scope, what you use and don't use. I don't use the handwriting much either. We do other ones. Thank you so much for this in depth look!
I'm so glad this was helpful! ❤️ Are you using it right now? What do you think?
Yes we are. I started it and stopped because it wasn't going really well. My daughter is older, closer to 5 and more ready. I like it. I feel like she is beyond where we left off before we stopped (she can read some bob books now) so I'm trying to find where the best spot is for her. Or going quick over some lessons or parts I know she has. Love that flexibility with homeschooling!
Me too! I love that I can go where my kid is at, take a break with a curriculum if we need to, feel out in the book what makes sense. Sounds like you guys are figuring it out! ❤️❤️🤞🤞
Thanks for the advice on using 100 lessons I needed it
❤️❤️Yay! I'm so glad it was helpful!
I'm here today too! Loving all the tips, since we really are on lesson 3 😅
Hey new friend! That's exciting you're starting out! How are you feeling about it?
@@SummerMeyers 😊 Hello!
So far, so good! My son is enthusiastic about getting ahead in the book, and getting to the reading words and stories part. His motivation is making things easy, so I hope it continues!
Soo helpful. I'm going to pick it up again with my kiddos. I kind of thought...'its not working' etc.....but after this video
....ya lol......thanks again.
Totally get it, and trust your mom gut! I should have said that in the beginning of this video. You know your homeschool best and if it's a struggle, totally fine to walk away. ❤️ I like it because it's cheap and thorough, but that doesn't always equal out to best option for littles. I'll be doing another reading tips video next month. 💕💕
Oh I'm excited for this... so interested in this!
🥰🥰 I need to put time stamps on this. It's a bit of beast to get through.
@@SummerMeyers listening while I work 😘
Really good suggestions! Thank you
Thank you!
I’ve used many reading programs due to having older kids who need extra help with reading and struggle with reading!!! We use phonics for spelling as well!!!we love TGTB!!!
Which were your favorite reading programs? I love to hear what others have had success with!
@@SummerMeyers TGTB was awesome for my older kids but they still needed extra help when they got to older books!!!we’ve just started all about reading, reading eggs, dulingo Abc!!!
@@RockSimmer-gal4God TGTB is a great program--I usually transition into that after this book. I also really like the All about Reading readers! My kids love those books. I haven't heard dulingo abc--I'll have to look that one up. Thanks for sharing!! ❤️❤️
This video is very helpful. We hot to lesson 27 before I decided to start from the beginning. My almost 6 year old hates this book. But she is learning. I just thought she could use more reinforcement that happens in the beginning lessons.
👏👏 Yes!! There's nothing wrong with going back, and practicing the earlier lessons. I started over from the beginning with my 3rd to re-enforce concepts that she has terrible remembering and it really helped. ❤️❤️
It is definitely the most affordable option with teaching to read. My mom used this way back when with my sister (kid #2)...however, that particular sister has dyslexia and learning to read was an especially tough journey for her...that might have been why my mom ended up on a different program that she used for the rest of the kids.
It's been around a while! What did she end up using?
@@SummerMeyers "Sing, Spell, Read, and Write." Another old school program...I think it might be out of print now.
I remember those! It looks like it is out of print... Did your mom have good success with it with your dyslexic sister?
I’m a speech therapist and have taken linguistic classes so I know what the symbols are for the sounds. I’ve worked with young children years before I had children. Yet this was difficult for my first born. The second just didn’t want to and the last learned to read as a 4 year old with reading eggs before I could get to the book.
I’m sure it works for some, but not for my family.
Thank you for the video.
Lots of families try this book and it doesn't work for them--totally reasonable and relatable feeling. This is all I have ever used, and I'm sure there are much easier curriculums out there, for sure!
@@SummerMeyers just use the ipa for this.
First- thank you SO MUCH for your video. It's exactly the depth I was looking for to look into this program.
I'm considering pursuing this approach after I finish AAR Pre-Reading with my almost 5yo (we're about 1/4 through). I want something that is solid on blending the letters together into words- I know that without this "Ah-ha!" leap reading doesn't happen. It seems like 100 Easy Lessons does this well.
I do wonder about that transition you mentioned though, of changing the specially marked letters in words to regular print ( I think you said they put it in Times New Roman font?). I am wondering if it may help the transitioning period down the road if, from the beginning, I mention it every few lessons that these special marks and different sizes are helpful "clues" (like Blues Clues haha) to help us remember how to read them, and give examples of those word examples in how they are written normally. Then again this might be just too much and totally overboard, and be zero help. What are your thoughts since you have gone through the program?
🥰 I'm glad this video helped! Since I've filmed this, I've read a few different things about letter recognition. It's important to expose new readers to different font types, because we don't really have a standard font across the board. Every book you pick up, including early readers, are going to have different ways they print "a" or "g" etc. I'm about to start experimenting with this, but I think it's mostly just taking time (once reading has clicked) to expose them to different ways words are presented in books. Knowing that they are processing the ways letters are shaped will help me as a parent to not panic. Their reading isn't necessarily regressing, it's just that they are now processing different letter shapes in addition to sounding out words which is going to slow their reading down again. Does that make sense?
So it's adding a new skill to their reading. Basically.
I've heard great things with AAR. Is there a reason in particular that you would like to change it up? Just curious. 🙂❤️
@@SummerMeyers that is such a good point! I’ve actually thought of this before, and have been collecting different fonts from newspapers and magazines to do a cut and paste activity, the idea being to expose him to the different ways a letter can be typed. What you said makes so much sense!
We are doing good with AAR pre-reading, but like any curriculum it isn’t a custom fit. He actually knows all of his letters and most of their multiple sounds, funny enough this is just from watching preschool prep letter sounds, and listening to Doodling Dragons ABC Songs that Logic of English has put out on Apple Music. He has completely unintentionally memorized and can recite the multiple letter sounds of the alphabet!😂 because of this the pre-reading is half irrelevant, and we are only focusing on the second half of the lessons that touch on pre-reading skills. So far it’s been rhyming, noticing the links of sentences, noticing the amount of words in sentences, and we’re about to look at syllables now.
Doing research I’ve just realized that after gaining some of these pre-Reading skills with AAR we might actually be a better fit for LOE. That’s what my plan was originally, but I did see some information on 100 Easy Lessons, and I like that it is a simpler, quicker, and straightforward way to get kids toes wet in reading, and stoke that fire by building confidence. Whether it’s because of his age or personality, he is a wigglier and attention span isn’t long so if I can do short and sweet it works best. I’ve also been nervous about teaching blending, and it just seems like this program does a really good job at that, where I’ve heard AAR and LOE Require the child to be able to make a little bit of a leap. Also, another factor, they’re not the most important, is the price tag of comparing the three.😂
I LOVE that activity! That is such a brilliant idea!! Pasting different letters and matching them would be so beneficial! I'm going to steal that idea. ❤️❤️
My girl Mama Yaya does logic of English. You should check out her channel because she has a bunch of great pre-reading activities that are super smart and laid out.
Blending sounds feels intimidating, but I do think that is something 100 easy lessons does well. And I see it all the time in homeschool consignment stores for cheap, so try it out and if doesn't work, you've got some other ideas in your back pocket! Success! 🥰❤️🎉
Hey! I’m brand new to homeschool, but have found sooo many useful tips on UA-cam! I wish I could’ve seen this video a few months ago. I bought this same book because of the great reviews and amazing price, but started flipping through and immediately shelved it because of the pages and pages of information I had to read beforehand 😂. The way it was laid out too just didn’t do it for me. I ended up spending way more money and bought All About Reading which is actually REALLY great, but I may go back and give it a second chance though after seeing this.
Anywho I wanted to share a tip I do have even though I am a complete amateur in this area and that’s for removing the binding/spine off of books. I found a super helpful video demonstration and all they did was use a box blade and open the book halfway and flatten as much as possible. Then use the blade and cut through until you have two separate halves. (Usually about two full cuts.) Then continue doing the same with each section until you have small enough sections to use a paper cutter and cut off the gluey binding. Of course you need your own binding machine if you do this, but I’ve done it a bajillion times and it’s gotten easier every time. I also live in a tiny town though that doesn’t have a staples or anywhere like that to have the binding cut off so this is literally my best option 😆 Anyway just wanted to share.
Love your videos and personality by the way 🙃
I've heard great things for All About Reading! We've actually used their All About Spelling a few years back as a supplement and loved it. I've also purchased their readers because I loved how it was laid out.
That's a great tip about the box cutter!! Sounds much more efficient than a hair dryer. 😂❤️
Oh, here is a question, and since I am not to the end of the video, you might answer 😅
What are some early readers you like? Do you have a set, or just get some from the library?
We tried the All About Reading readers this time around and we liked them okay. They reinforced what we learned in 100 Easy Lessons while also having interesting stories. But the library too! My kinder loves looking through the early reader section.❤️❤️
@@SummerMeyers Thanks! So nice when the library has a good selection! We'll definitely be taking advantage!
This is totally unrelated but that hutch and buffet is beautiful. Was it an antique find? It has the Pottery Barn look.
Thank you! I found it on FB marketplace and painted it. 😅 It keeps most of my stuff contained. I'm starting to spill out into stacks around it now. haha!
How long did it take you to get through all/most of the lessons?
3:48 oh no…
Please don't assume that children know the letter names bf learning the sounds. I'm teaching a child who doesn't know the letter names. I think teaching the sounds is less confusing. He would say, "...look "A" for Kamila but the letter was actually "K" so in a way he was right."