[Jamestown1630]

I don’t have a child to teach right now, but I’m interested in KNOWING the best way to teach.

I figure I was taught very well, even though I can’t remember very much of it. That’s why I referenced my own education and era.

I’d appreciate your recommendations very much.

[luckystarmom]

First, most kids just pick it up just by being read to.

Phonics is the key to reading. We used Zoo Phonics. We had a CD, but their kindergarten used it too.

I also used this book

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: Revised and Updated Second Edition https://a.co/d/8DtvYUS

I used Hooked on Phonics.

My daughter was still struggling to read in 3rd grade, so we put her in a private school that used Barton Reading for dyslexic kids.

Barton Reading is a multi-sensory Orton-Gillingham reading program. That’s when my daughter really started reading and finally caught up to grade level and finally went above grade level

My other 2 kids just picked up reading naturally. They were exceptional way above average readers. My daughter got 35 out of 36 on the ACT. I just read to my kids when they were younger. My kids had lots of access to books growing up. We went to the library often and bought lots of books