[bboop]

Looking for a recommendation for a phonics book for a 17-yr-old I am tutoring who has slipped through the system. He hobbles along, does ok with reading in a halting way, but I want to give him a more solid phonics foundation -- great tools for sounding out. He wants to read well.

I homeschooled my own son, but he taught himself to read before I knew it was happening, on Reader Rabbit.

[P8riot]

Sorry I can't help you there. We only have a 3 year old and haven't gotten to the adolescent years yet.

BTW he can already read and will be 4 in February. We haven't been using anything specific yet, just started reading stories and teaching him his alphabet and letting him sound out the words using the letters. He's been doing this for about 8 months now.

[lsucat]

We have been using Saxon Phonics with our boys this year and they have done very well. Saxon does make a phonics program for older children called "Phonics Intervention." I've never seen/used it, but it may be what you're looking for.

You can find out more about it at www.saxonhomeschool.com

I can't believe we're almost finished with our first year of homeschooling. I was *terrified* to do it, but it has been wonderful.

[chalkfarmer]

Words Their Way and/or Word Journeys are good books for teaching Phonics or Word Study.