Welcome to A Very Green Back to School Giveaway Hop hosted by Simple City Life and Mommy’s Favorite Things. We have teamed up a group of bloggers to bring you some fabulous green back to school items valued at $20 or more! You will find the list of participating blogs at the bottom of this post, so be sure to hop around and enter the great giveaways after you have entered my giveaway.We’re planning to home school, so I’m starting to test the waters to make sure it’s going to be a good fit with Zoë. We’ve been working on the basics, like letters, rhyming, beginning spelling, numbers, addition, etc.
So I’m really excited to try the Reading Horizons Intensive Phonics Program with her! It is designed for children ages 4-9, and for homeschooling beginning readers, struggling readers and children with dyslexia.
The program includes a variety of materials that make it simple for parents to teach their children all of the skills they need to read words of all lengths.
Instructor Manuals
These two scripted manuals provide parents with all of the information they need to teach the 68 skills taught in the effective Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself methodology.
Sound Essentials Manual
This manual contains activities and materials to enrich and reinforce the methodology taught in the instructor manuals. It’s divided into practice pages, games and activities, and instructional aides.
Reverse Listening Cards
These 616 cards give parents a way to test their child’s ability to read and decode at incremental levels. They provide guided reading and writing activities, help develop independent work and provide word banks for dictation.
Set of Little Books
The Little Books include short stories that are designed to enforce and transfer the skills that are taught in the methodology into everyday reading passages.
Poster Pack
Featuring 42 sounds, blends, MCW, 5 phonetic skills, 2 decoding skills, vowels.
I love how comprehensive this program is – we’re really looking forward to getting started. Be sure to subscribe to Happy Mothering so you can get updates on our progress.
If you want to give the Reading Horizons program a try, you can sign up for a free trial to make sure it’s right for you. They even offer a 60-day money back guarantee.
One Happy Mothering reader will win the Reading Horizons Intensive Phonics Program during the A Very Green Back to School Hop ($299 value)! To enter, simply complete the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!
The Grand Prize
We are also excited to have a Grand Prize Giveaway sponsored by The Ultimate Green Store. One winner will receive A Very Green Back to School Bundle that include everything you need, including the backpack. You can enter the Grand Prize Giveaway here.
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About Chrystal Johnson
Chrystal, publisher of Happy Mothering, is a mother of two sweet girls who believes in living a simple, natural lifestyle. A former marketing manager, Chrystal spends her time researching green and eco-friendly alternatives to improve her family's life. She enjoys sharing those discoveries with anyone who's willing to listen.
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I learned that one of their main objectives is to make reading fun!
I learned there are 42 different sounds in the alphabet.
It was started by an elementary school teacher.
I learned that I need to go back to school. LOL.. I had no idea that you could know how to spell c and k words from the vowels that are in the words. I found this on the Sample Reading Skills. This would be nice to have since I am going to home school my children. Thank you and God bless. Judith
It was originally conceptualized in the 70s.
i learned how with alphabet, blends and marking it helps with learning how to read. how it makes it easier to sound out words and learn sounds. i love this program from what i learned on the site.
Gives them five phonetic skills to help sound out words.
The company started in the early 1970s and uses materials by education professional Charlotte Lockhart.
I learned that I can have a free 7-day trail
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i learned charlotte was also a principal
I learned “these easy-to-use and easy-to-understand phonics programs are especially helpful for individuals suffering from Dyslexia and other learning disabilities.”
My daughter and my grandson are both Dyslexic. I would like to see how this program could help them, especially my grandson, who is just starting high school.
It’s has a fun approach and was established in the 1970.
I learned that a readers ability to read long words is based on their ability to break up words into syllables.
They even have programs for adults.
I learned they offer ESL phonics programs
I learned that they use a multisensory, Orton-Gillingham approach!
I learned that it has been used in schools and literacy centers for over 30 years.
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August 25, 2012 at 1:09 pm
I learned that other technology includes an in-depth Web site with an interactive community page for teachers.
They have free printable worksheets!
They applied for and were awarded an SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) grant from the federal Department of Education to produce the Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself software for non-reading adults.
Twitter: lisando69
August 26, 2012 at 1:00 pm
I learned that they have a program for children 10+ which would be very helpful to me since my daughter is dyslexic.
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It has programs for all ages, even adults
It was started in the 70′s
Gives them five phonetic skills to help sound out words.
I learned that the lessons combine all the ways we learn to read seeing, hearing and doing into each lesson
The company started in the 1970′s.
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I was just wondering when the winner would be announced… I am soo hoping to win this.. and give it a try. Thank you.. Judith M.
LOL. Check your email Judith
Ahhh… My husband and I went out of town yesterday.. last minute decision to go and visit my parents (5 hours away).. so they could enjoy their grandkids.. and I am just now getting to check my e-mail messages.. Ahh.. I am so excited.. Thank you soo much.. Blessings. Judith M.