My School Year Ends - See abc's® Was Successful!

Wasn't Emily great? - in my last post.


Well, today was a bitter-sweet day for me. It was my last day of volunteer tutoring. I took the kids through a crash course of "Imletteration!" so they won't be frustrated when the vowels start saying a bunch of other vowels sounds. At least now they'll know that it's okay for that to happen. And, today, we finally talked about how 'Y' is sometimes a vowel. It's a vowel when it imletterates 3 of the other vowel sounds. See abc's has proved itself to be a huge success in the lives of these young children.  Their teacher spoke of it in terms of "Miracles" many times.  I pray they will practice during the summer now.  Kids can forget a lot over three months, at that young of an age especially.

So, how is everyone feeling about school ending; those with older kids in school?  I remember thinking of it as a tidal wave that I couldn't stop from happening.  And, soon all of my kids would be home, all day long, every day.  Oh no!  Whatever was I going to do with them!!!  But, by the time school began the next fall, I always was reluctant to send them back.


Heads up: I've been asked to teach a class on See abc's on June 7th. Reserve that date with more details to come.


Doreese

Pre-schooler Reading on 3rd-grade Level!!!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30704/emilyreading.mp4

This is a little video of pre-schooler Emily.  She finished the See abc's reading program in the fall of her pre-school year!  She is soooo adorable!  And, pay attention to the expression she uses in her voice.  She learned how to read with expression in the books Phrases See What They Say and Stories See What They Say.

She now reads on a third-grade reading level!

On another note; a few weeks ago, there was a story on TV about parents drilling their pre-school age children on very difficult things in the hopes that they would get accepted into an elite Kindergarten.  Guess how much they were paying for tutors to help their little pre-school children try to pass the tests???  $165/hr!!!  Can you believe that???!!!

$119.95 doesn't sound too bad now for a complete reading system that takes your children through a fun, imaginative and musical way to learn their alphabet, and then takes them through all the steps necessary to being able to read anything they want to!  Also, they learn their numbers.  It also includes a handwriting/art program for both letters and numbers.  Includes three sets of flash cards and a magic finger!  And... several online videos demonstrating See abc's in action.

I'm just sayin,'... you can be the best teacher your child needs with very little investment.  Plus, I'm always available to answer any questions you may have.  To prepare for next year's Kindergarten, the time to begin is NOW!!!  Remember, the goal is to finish the entire program before Kindergarten begins.

Doreese

Big Accomplishment for 4 Great Kids!!!

I want to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to my four little Kindergarten students that I've been volunteer tutoring with. They've just completed the ABC's See How to Chop and Blend book where they've learned many skills and have read 100's of words!  They're very excited for the next book, Phrases See What They Say.

I felt very rewarded when their teacher expressed her thanks to me and said that some of my kids were reading better than others in her class now.

I highly recommend volunteering to read with kids at school.  So  many of them really need one on one, or two on one help.  The monatary rewards are not there, but there are rewards worth far more than money!  


A few months ago, the Kindergarten teacher said that for sure they were going to have a hold one of my little students back a year, but now she's doing great!  Her teacher even said her whole personality has changed.  She's more confident and happy.  Being able to  read well makes all the difference in school!  And, it feels great knowing that I've saved a child an entire year of her life!!!  You can do that too!


Doreese