• Sep. 17, 2007
thoughts on Explode the Code
For the most part, dd has enjoyed the Explode the Code series. We're on book 6 now. One frustrating thing for her is that the vocabulary is larger than her own. Words like "harbor" and "battleship" are words she's never heard before (not words you use often when you live in the desert). So although she's able to read them, she needs a lot of one on one time with Mama to complete these pages because she just doesn't know what the words mean. Other new words recently have been "hornet", "bandit", "varnish", "dart", and "stork". It's great to learn new words, but it does make Phonics more difficult than it has to be.
Comments
• Sep. 17, 2007
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Posted by Mama2Ways
Sounds like you are off to a great start this year. I know what you mean about the phonics and vocabulary. I have the same thing with my kids.
~Adriana (from HP)
• Sep. 19, 2007
hi
Posted by Jimmie
Saw your post on the Library. I'm not clear if you're blogging here at HSB or blogger or both. Anyway, HSB is much more accessible for me. And I can comment here. So here I am.
There are several blogs at blogger that I love. Mostly they are folks who migrated over from HSB when there were a lot of technical issues. Enjoy blogging.
• Oct. 11, 2007
Explode the Code
Posted by Anonymous
Explode the Code has words that your child will encounter in normal reading and conversation as he or she matures. Maybe the solution would be to expand the content of what you are reading aloud. I discovered when my oldest child was ready to listen to long chapter books that the younger ones would listen along and soon their vocabulary was increasing exponentially. We often listen to Books on Tape in the car as well. You might look at these words as a learning opportunity. Also check out my website www.squidoo.com/beginningreaders for more ideas
