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4.8 67 0.5
All About Reading
Curriculas 12467
(Updated: October 29, 2014)
Overall rating
 
4.9
Personal opinion
 
5.0
Coverage of subject
 
5.0
Ease of use
 
4.5
Support
 
5.0
If you have a struggling reader, a child with Dyslexia, a student who slipped through the phonics cracks in Public School, a child who thinks they can't read, or, if you want the BEST curriculum to give your child the greatest success in reading, All About Reading is for you. While 2 of my children took to reading naturally and easily, 1 has struggled severely. Her dyslexia, speech issues, and short attention span made reading so frustrating that by 2nd grade she was convinced she couldn't read. Enter All About Reading 2. In a few short weeks, she was confident in the rules and rule breakers (leap words) she had learned. By the end of AAR 2 she was reading Level 2 and 3 readers with ease, confidence and fluency, having previously struggle to read a simple sentence. With AAR 3 she has moved on to chapter books, and her love of reading is flourishing.

The combination of the short, clear, focused lessons, the magnetic tiles that cross over with All About Spelling, the flash cards, worksheets, activities and FUN stories makes this curriculum the best. When I was at my lowest point (2 weeks into AAR 2), I consulted a reading specialist who told me to stick with this Orton-Gillingham based curriculum; she said I was giving my daughter the very best tools and it would all click soon. She was right!

I have used nearly every learn to read curriculum out there, and this by far surpasses them all.
Grade levels used
  • 2
  • 3
Pros
It REALLY works!, easy to follow format, fun activities that cement learning, great stories
Cons
Requires daily teaching by the parent (not an independent learning curriculum)
Do you recommend?
100%, without reservation
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