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6-Year-Old Alex Has Completed Her 2nd Grade Reading Program!

Learning to read well is one of the most important things a child can do. It’s the basic building block of a child’s education, one that they’ll use throughout the rest of their life. Children who read well tend to do better in school than those who struggle. Reading helps us in our careers and gives us great pleasure as well.

Learning phonics is a time-proven method to learning to read, and in our home we LOVE Hooked on Phonics‘ Learn to Read program! We’ve tried lots of different programs over the years, and this is by far the best! It’s a bit expensive, but totally worth the cost.

My oldest, Alex, is a natural reader. She basically taught herself to read at the age of 3. Yep, 3. We’ve always been a family of avid readers, but she just picked it up! She knew numerous sightwords and was reading basic books by the time she was in preschool. By kindergarten, she was reading chapter books. To make sure she was familiar with all the rules of phonics, we delved into Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Second Grade this school year. Alex flew through the program and loved it. It was a good review and made her an even more confident reader.

My 5-year-old son, Ethan, learns much differently than Alex. He’s bright, but is very easily frustrated. He’s been familiar with his letters and letter sounds for quite some time and I figured it was time to move on. Learn to Read Kindergarten was perfect for him. The DVD is bright, colorful, and musical. The books are engaging. The program was perfect: watch a short show on each new concept, practice reading the same words in the book, then read an accompanying story or book with the same words (and previous words). Ethan learned very quickly. As he learned, his confidence built. We also picked up Bob books at the library to reinforce reading skills. Ethan finished Hooked on Phonics Kindergarten last month and is now going through it a second time just to make sure we got it all the first time. He’s reading everything now!

Derek learned his letters and letter sounds using Learn to Read Pre-K. He still asks to watch his “Learn to Read” frequently and labels letters wherever we go. He really liked the sticker-reinforcement. His learning style is different from the first two kids. Derek will do anything for a good prize!

If you’re looking for something to help your child become a stronger reader, you really should give this program a try. We have nothing but praise for all 4 grades of the Learn to Read program. Hooked on Phonics, thank you for making my kids great readers!