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New Reading and Reasoning Before Kindergarten!
In just 20 minutes a day, you can teach your preschooler to read and reason with fun, engaging books and software. Empower their minds with Bright Minds products and prepare your child for success in school and in life.
Reading
Rocket Phonics is a revolutionarily simple, research-based, scientifically proven method of teaching reading. Hands-down the best phonics program available today—it's fast, fun, easy-to-use, over three times as effective, and half the cost of competing programs. Rocket Phonics is so effective your students will be reading by the end of the first lesson! If a child can recognize the alphabet, he is ready to begin Rocket Phonics.
Reasoning
To succeed in school and in life, students must learn to use organized analysis to solve problems—instead of guessing at solutions or relying on rote memorization.
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Building Thinking Skills program develops organized analysis skills as well as the essential spatial and auditory skills your preschooler needs to become a successful problem solver.
Thinker Doodles
develop organized analysis skills and a variety of critical and creative thinking skills with quick, fun, book activities that can be used in class, at home, during vacation, in waiting rooms or restaurants.
Beginning Mind Benders develop organized analysis and deductive reasoning skills. Like Thinker Doodles, these workbooks are great for class use, home use, vacations, waiting rooms, or restaurants.