Reading Curriculum Index

Ease of use, "enjoyability", and effectiveness are several of the factors we look for in the reading programs we offer.

To be able to read is a blessing! One of the greatest joys of teaching your children is watching them learn to read. Another is to pass along the love of reading. If one is taught to read but hates to read, how can we expect him to want to read the Bible?

How do we give our children this gift? Remember that “mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2:13) and “love them, love them” as Maria said to the Captain in The Sound of Music!

There are "bazillions" of reading programs out there. We've tried several in our family and looked at more.

Reading Curriculum at Lamp Post Homeschool Store

Complete Reading Programs

Color Phonics CD-ROMAlpha-Phonics  is the classic reading program from Samuel L. Blumenfield

Bob Jones University Press Reading Program

Color Phonics (Alpha Omega)  is a useful software program to reinforce any reading curriculum.

Common Sense Press Reading Program

     LLATL Blue Student Activity BookBlue Book Grade 1  Learning Language Arts through Literature for first grade
     Red Book Grade 2  LLATL  for second grade

Horizons Phonics and Reading

Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading

Reading Lesson

Horizons Phonics and Reading SetReading Made Easy CD

Saxon Phonics
Saxon Phonics Intervention Kit  For older students who struggle with reading.

Sing Spell Read Write Learn to Read Kit
Winning Plus Tutoring Kit  Sing Spell Read and Write for grades 4 to 8.

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy LessonsSing, Spell, Read, and Write Preschool

Phonics Workbooks and Reading Programs

Explode the Code Book 2 by Educator's Publishing Service 9780838814611Explode the Code  helps the student who knows most of the consonant sounds and is ready to start reading.
     Get Ready, Get Set, Go for the Code  helps the beginner to learn consonant sounds.

Modern Curriculum Press Plaid Phonics  Workbooks for phonics.

Readers

Christian Liberty Nature Reader K 9781932971132Christian Liberty Press Phonics
   
 Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers

Early Reader Series
McGuffey's Readers

Modern Curriculum Press Phonics Practice Readers
     Modern Curriculum Press Skill Masters  are available for the Phonics Practice Reader Sets.

Reading Comprehension

Reading Detective B-1Beyond the Code

Early Reading Comprehension EPS Gr. 2-4
    Reading Comprehension EPS Grades 3 to 8
    More Reading Comprehension EPS Jr. High and up

Reading Detective  Comprehension and critical reading

Alpha Phonics: A Primer for Beginners

Alpha Phonics A Primer for Beginners

By Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks logoAlphaPhonics A Primer for BeginnersSimple, inexpensive phonics based reading curriculum--no frills. If you need help with the phonics aspect of reading, Alpha-Phonics teaches the basics.

9780941995009

List $29.95

Sale $26.95

The Reading Lesson

The Reading Lesson

Michael Levin and Charan Langton

The Reading LessonThe Reading Lesson is one of the reading choices for the Little Hearts for His Glory curriculum. That's how I learned about it. I like this one because it is plain and simple. Some phonics programs get so complicated, it's like learning another language just to understand them. It is also visually pleasing.

My daughter is using the Reading Lesson to teach her 4 year-old to read. They think it is great. It works and is easy for her to use with her daughter.

9780913063026

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Sale $24.95

Reading Made Easy CD

Reading Made Easy CD

Valerie Bendt

Reading Made Easy CDNow on CD, all 108 lessons  of Reading Made Easy are contained in PDF files which you can print from your home computer as you need them.

Also included is an audio workshop by Valerie Bendt entitled “Teaching Your Child to Read.”

As a bonus for children who complete the program, the CD includes a file containing a 32-page reader entitled “The Picnic Ants.” This reader includes blank space for children to add their own illustrations.

The book version of Reading Made Easy is out of print. The advantage of the CD version is that you only print what you need (or you can view the PDF file on the computer), it is cheaper for you to print it on your printer (the book was $45.00).

9781885814180

List $25.00