If you like the video I posted a couple of months ago of little 2-yr old Drew, then you will also like this one of him playing flash card games. That first one has now received over 500 views thanks to your willingness to share it with others. That makes me sooooo happy! Thanks for your support. This new one has all ready had over 100 views and I haven't even announced it yet! www.youtube.com/user/seeabcs (It is titled "See abc's Alphabet Flash Cards Part II)
If you are enjoying our tips and videos on how to teach your child how to read, please share this blog with your family and friends. Also, please share some comments so I know that someone is out there! We learn a lot from others experiences. Also, ask questions if you have any, and if I don't know the answer, someone else may.
Have a terrific day! Doreese
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
School Book fairs and You!
Are you a book-fair maniac like me? The other day my 7-year old granddaughter called me - all excited, "Nana, will you take me to my school book fair?" she squealed. And, I squealed right back at her, "Of course I will!"
I LOVE school book fairs. You get wonderful books at a great price while at the same time helping your school out.
My granddaughter and I spent 1 1/2 wonderful hours flipping through and reading fun books. Not only did she go home with books, but so did I!
Reading is a vital part of a child's life. It is critical that as children, grandparents, older siblings and so on, we read to our young children.
Next time a school book fair is in your area, take a child you love to it. Not only will your child remember your jesture, but you will get hooked on book fairs like I have.
Sherry
I LOVE school book fairs. You get wonderful books at a great price while at the same time helping your school out.
My granddaughter and I spent 1 1/2 wonderful hours flipping through and reading fun books. Not only did she go home with books, but so did I!
Reading is a vital part of a child's life. It is critical that as children, grandparents, older siblings and so on, we read to our young children.
Next time a school book fair is in your area, take a child you love to it. Not only will your child remember your jesture, but you will get hooked on book fairs like I have.
Sherry
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
See abc's® Blending Causes Deep Thinking!
You can't pull one over on a barely four-year old.
I was making a video of a little girl who just turned four nine days prior. I wanted to show everyone how to work with your kids in the beginning stages of blending individual sounds into words. I like to give hints of what the words are so that the kids will be excited to read it and find out what I'm talking about. So, on our final word, I told little Elise, "This is something that makes us nice and clean." She then proceeded to read the word, "tub". Then she just sat there for a minute in deep thought and said, "Not nice, just clean!"
Her mom and I got a good laugh out of that one! Her mom said, "It would be nice if we could just throw everyone in the tub to make them nice." You never know the fun you are in for when you sit down to teach your child!
Doreese
I was making a video of a little girl who just turned four nine days prior. I wanted to show everyone how to work with your kids in the beginning stages of blending individual sounds into words. I like to give hints of what the words are so that the kids will be excited to read it and find out what I'm talking about. So, on our final word, I told little Elise, "This is something that makes us nice and clean." She then proceeded to read the word, "tub". Then she just sat there for a minute in deep thought and said, "Not nice, just clean!"
Her mom and I got a good laugh out of that one! Her mom said, "It would be nice if we could just throw everyone in the tub to make them nice." You never know the fun you are in for when you sit down to teach your child!
Doreese
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
See abc's® Students Shine at Parent Teacher Conferences
In January, progress reports began coming in from the teachers. I'd like to share a couple of them with you to give you some inspiration to stick to the program and continue on every day because the rewards are so great!
Both of these reports were for Kindergarten children. One little boy's teacher called his parents to say he was one of three kids that she was going to have to find more challenging books for. The other was a little girl whose teacher said that she was at the top of the entire school district for reading nonsense words - words that are not really words, such as: breek, pid, etc. (I just made those up!) Her achievement was thanks to "Imletteration".
So, keep up the good work, not only for the See abc's students, but to any parents that are taking extra time at home to work with their children. That one on one attention is the best thing in the world to help your child be successful! The biggest secret to these children's success is that they were all ready reading before they started Kindergarten.
Doreese
Both of these reports were for Kindergarten children. One little boy's teacher called his parents to say he was one of three kids that she was going to have to find more challenging books for. The other was a little girl whose teacher said that she was at the top of the entire school district for reading nonsense words - words that are not really words, such as: breek, pid, etc. (I just made those up!) Her achievement was thanks to "Imletteration".
So, keep up the good work, not only for the See abc's students, but to any parents that are taking extra time at home to work with their children. That one on one attention is the best thing in the world to help your child be successful! The biggest secret to these children's success is that they were all ready reading before they started Kindergarten.
Doreese
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Additional See abc's® Reading Products!!!
Wow! Two days in a row on our blog! But, I wanted to let you know that we have added a few additional products for you to purchase if they suit your needs better.
We have a limited supply of our older, first edition beginning reading programs. We have magic fingers that you can purchase separately for siblings or your pre-school or Kindergarten classes. We have our sampler which has a sample page from each of our books so you can quickly and easily see how our complete reading program works, and then have a better feel for if you think it is something you want to invest in. (It is a great investment; you can take my word for it!)
For more details, jump on over to our website at http://www.seeabcs.com/ and click on the "order" tab on the top.
Doreese
We have a limited supply of our older, first edition beginning reading programs. We have magic fingers that you can purchase separately for siblings or your pre-school or Kindergarten classes. We have our sampler which has a sample page from each of our books so you can quickly and easily see how our complete reading program works, and then have a better feel for if you think it is something you want to invest in. (It is a great investment; you can take my word for it!)
For more details, jump on over to our website at http://www.seeabcs.com/ and click on the "order" tab on the top.
Doreese
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
3-year Old Demonstrating How to Blend Sounds into Words
Hi everyone,
Many children are now at the point that they are putting the individual sounds together to make words in order to learn how to read!!! Watch this video of a little three-year old showing how to use the blending book, "ABC's See How to Chop and Blend - a Recipe for Reading." I LOVE this book! There are hundreds of words in it and when you go through it reading one word at a time; word after word, you will be laying a VERY solid foundation for your child in beginning reading. They begin with "short vowels" followed by the "long vowels" and "copy cat" letters in Level One. Then in Level Two, they move on to the consonant blend words (words that begin with 2 or 3 letters: trip, street, etc.). And it ends with the digraphs (letters that come together to make a completely new sound; the /ch/ in "chair," and /sh/ in "shine."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73ExPxjTqo
Is anyone else as anxious for spring to come as much as I am? And, I'm more excited for daylight savings time so that it will stay light longer!
Doreese
Many children are now at the point that they are putting the individual sounds together to make words in order to learn how to read!!! Watch this video of a little three-year old showing how to use the blending book, "ABC's See How to Chop and Blend - a Recipe for Reading." I LOVE this book! There are hundreds of words in it and when you go through it reading one word at a time; word after word, you will be laying a VERY solid foundation for your child in beginning reading. They begin with "short vowels" followed by the "long vowels" and "copy cat" letters in Level One. Then in Level Two, they move on to the consonant blend words (words that begin with 2 or 3 letters: trip, street, etc.). And it ends with the digraphs (letters that come together to make a completely new sound; the /ch/ in "chair," and /sh/ in "shine."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73ExPxjTqo
Is anyone else as anxious for spring to come as much as I am? And, I'm more excited for daylight savings time so that it will stay light longer!
Doreese
Monday, January 31, 2011
See abc's® Third Reading Goal for 2011
It was my New Year's goal to share with you three good reading goals during the month of January - goal setting month. And well, with the first month of our New Year quickly slipping into the record books, here is goal number three.
MAKE READING FUN!!!
The See abc's reading program is designed to be fun without much effort on your part by just using the program as designed. The beginning ABC and 123 books are made to "play" with when using the interactive, tactile steps as shown in my blog post on 1/15/11 with the video of the toddler. Kids learn the alphabet through playing alphabet card games and playing the "Guessing Game" (review lesson in our books). They get to learn how to write by "drawing" picture clue pictures with their "magic finger." They learn the vowels with the fun See abc's Vowel Cheer (see on our youtube channel) - www.youtube.com/user/seeabcs
You can make whatever reading program you are using fun by creating a reading chart for your children to keep them motivated. See video posted on 1/24/11. Every now and then for their reading reward, do something special as shown on our previous posts - an outing, a special date night, whatever you know your child would enjoy.
Do NOT make reading time too restricted, meaning children will wiggle. They are two - six years old! Roll with it! We all know that "patience" is a virtue, and this is a good time to nurture that virtue! One student of mine wanted to read her book upside down, "Phrases See What They Say." So, I thought, "Why not?" She did amazingly well with that! Of course, YOU have to keep in charge, but there is no harm in allowing your child to feel like they have some control over what they are doing when feasible. When they get off task, just gently pull them back on.
Let the child have one or two "friends" (of the stuffed or plastic variety) sit and listen to them read. Funny how this helps. Remember, their greatest talent is imagination, and that is why See abc's works so well for them in the first place!
Choose a time to read when your child is happy - not nap time, not when hungry; you get the idea. Be flexible.
There are a multitude of ways to make beginning reading fun. This is all I will share for now. But, the whole key to your child liking to read or not liking to read, is based on the fun-o-meter that YOU establish! Good luck, and please share your comments of other tips on making reading fun for your child.
Doreese
MAKE READING FUN!!!
The See abc's reading program is designed to be fun without much effort on your part by just using the program as designed. The beginning ABC and 123 books are made to "play" with when using the interactive, tactile steps as shown in my blog post on 1/15/11 with the video of the toddler. Kids learn the alphabet through playing alphabet card games and playing the "Guessing Game" (review lesson in our books). They get to learn how to write by "drawing" picture clue pictures with their "magic finger." They learn the vowels with the fun See abc's Vowel Cheer (see on our youtube channel) - www.youtube.com/user/seeabcs
You can make whatever reading program you are using fun by creating a reading chart for your children to keep them motivated. See video posted on 1/24/11. Every now and then for their reading reward, do something special as shown on our previous posts - an outing, a special date night, whatever you know your child would enjoy.
Do NOT make reading time too restricted, meaning children will wiggle. They are two - six years old! Roll with it! We all know that "patience" is a virtue, and this is a good time to nurture that virtue! One student of mine wanted to read her book upside down, "Phrases See What They Say." So, I thought, "Why not?" She did amazingly well with that! Of course, YOU have to keep in charge, but there is no harm in allowing your child to feel like they have some control over what they are doing when feasible. When they get off task, just gently pull them back on.
Let the child have one or two "friends" (of the stuffed or plastic variety) sit and listen to them read. Funny how this helps. Remember, their greatest talent is imagination, and that is why See abc's works so well for them in the first place!
Choose a time to read when your child is happy - not nap time, not when hungry; you get the idea. Be flexible.
There are a multitude of ways to make beginning reading fun. This is all I will share for now. But, the whole key to your child liking to read or not liking to read, is based on the fun-o-meter that YOU establish! Good luck, and please share your comments of other tips on making reading fun for your child.
Doreese
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