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Hooked on Phonics Letter Sounds: Get Ready to Read

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My 3-year-old and I love Get Ready to Read. I was especially pleased with the order of the letters because it helped her to truly learn to recognize the letters in any context. She had learned the ABC Song but did not associate the sounds in the song with individual letters. Get Ready to Read, Letter Sounds overcame this in a very positive way. The program also does lots to boost her self esteem as it gave her immediate success. When some of the harder letters came along in later lessons (letters that look similar or sound similar) she had the confidence to master them. She is now working on Letter Sounds and when she finishes, I know she will be truly ready to read! Overall, the program has been a positive experience for her, expanding her thinking skills and increasing her self-confidence. She begs to do the lessons!

I used the original Hooked on Phonics to teach my struggling 3rd grader to read and she not only loved Hooked on Phonics but within a few weeks she was reading fluently. I still cannot sing high enough praises for Hooked on Phonics for my daughter.

So when I saw the Preschool version, I immediately snatched it up for my 4 year old. I was extremely disappointed when I got home and opened it up. The letters of the alphabet are NOT taught in alphabetical order. Our society relies too heavily on alphabetical order that I do not see any benefit for children to learn the letters out of order only to have to go back and learn them in order. As far as I'm concerned, that is adding an extra unneccessary step.