Thoughts on hooked on phonics?

brandonsbabygrl

I was thinking about ordering this for my son but wanted to get some real reviews/experiances before ordering...thanks!

MattsWifey<3

My parents had it for my brother and I when we were kids. I didn't know it was still around!

Hooked on Phonics worked for me!

Read2Me

How old is your son?  I, personally, am not a fan because reading is about so much more than phonics.  My view on programs such as this is that schools won't buy them so they push them on parents.  If your son is having difficulty learning to read and has been evaluated by a reading teacher at school and all they have tried has failed, then maybe it's worth a shot, but if you are just looking at getting it as a way to teach him how to read, definitely not.

ms_mellor

Read2Me:

How old is your son?  I, personally, am not a fan because reading is about so much more than phonics.  My view on programs such as this is that schools won't buy them so they push them on parents.  If your son is having difficulty learning to read and has been evaluated by a reading teacher at school and all they have tried has failed, then maybe it's worth a shot, but if you are just looking at getting it as a way to teach him how to read, definitely not.

This exactly...very well said! 

618mom22boys

Read2Me:

How old is your son?  I, personally, am not a fan because reading is about so much more than phonics.  My view on programs such as this is that schools won't buy them so they push them on parents.  If your son is having difficulty learning to read and has been evaluated by a reading teacher at school and all they have tried has failed, then maybe it's worth a shot, but if you are just looking at getting it as a way to teach him how to read, definitely not.

This X1000!

DS1 had reading problems and the schools reading teacher was AMAZING!

brandonsbabygrl

Dylan is only 2 1/2. they had a toddler package and thought if it was a good teaching tool we would try it out. Thanks for the info though!