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> It didn't even remotely occur to anybody in the family that learning to read was special, or that there might even be any way to teach it other than phonics.
by tivert 4y ago
> It didn't even remotely occur to anybody in the family that learning to read was special, or that there might even be any way to teach it other than phonics. English has a phonetic alphabet after all, right?
> Moreover, learning to read at home was just part of our culture. When kids were deemed "ready," they learned to read. It wasn't a special thing.
> I think my parents learned from whatever material they could lay their hands on. I learned from a 18th century reader that my mom found somewhere. My first word was CAT.
Can you be more explicit about the resources (and kind of resources) your parents used? I learned to read in school, so I'm not very aware of them. Articles like the OP make me think I may have to get acquainted to fill in deficits in the school curriculum.
- analog31 4y agoYes. It was called Mcguffey's First Eclectic Reader. After that, the kids books at the public library, which we picked out ourselves. Still in print almost 200 years later.
- mlyle 4y agoNot OP, and it definitely isn't an 18th century reader... But "Bob Books" are a homeschool mainstay and a big part of how my kids developed initial reading skills. https://bobbooks.com/ https://bobbooks.com/ They were very interested in books / reading and were pretty motivated to practice the books and flash cards. We also used the free version of starfall.com occasionally.