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Reading Horizons Review

A long time ago, and I mean A LONG TIME AGO, I received some curriculum to try. 

It was called Reading Horizons Discovery, and it is designed to teach children, between 4 and 9 years old, how to read.

I was supposed to review it, and honestly, there have been a couple of points in time where I got super excited about all the products that people would send me to review, and ended up really, really overwhelmed and didn't manage to review them all.

I used this quite some time ago, with a little girl I used to baby-sit, and didn't get very far because she started preschool and our time together was shortened.  I will do my best to give a proper review from what I remember.

The program comes with 6 guides, a number of flash/review cards, a games supplement, posters, and story books for each level.

It is an incredibly thorough program, and very easy to teach, with it all scripted out for you in the guides.  A lot of work is done on a white board, and there are no workbooks.

Each lesson reviews the past work and adds something new to learn.  It starts at the beginning and by the end of the curriculum (which lasts for a couple of years) the child should be an excellent reader. 

I didn't use this curriculum with my son.  I honestly forgot I had it sitting in my closet, or I might have tried it.  I don't think I would have gotten very far with it though, because it is entirely teacher led, with no independent work (that I remember).  I am more of a teach them, then leave them to their seat work kind of mama.

That being said, although it doesn't fit MY teaching style, I think it is an amazing curriculum and would work very well for small children, because it doesn't have a lot of writing.  It is recommended for use with children that are struggling to learn to read.

You can find out more at https://athome.readinghorizons.com/store/discovery-instructor-materials.





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