hooked on phonics program review

Phonics allows children to learn how to read on an elemental level, becoming familiar with many sounds that each individual letter can make in the comparatively difficult language that is English. Phonics also allows students to ultimately improve their spelling ability, as words that have long been spoken but not written will suddenly have a fundamental structure to them that the child can look to when he or she is trying to figure out exactly how that word should be spelled.

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Hooked-on-Phonics Program Review

Hooked on phonics offers over 100 phonics products for ages 3 months through 10 years, helping kids learn important skills like reading, math, science, language.
• Program combine practice in decoding, recognizing, and pronouncing words with engaging books to allow students to use these skills in reading for fluency and meaning.

Features:

It’s unlikely that a single television viewer in the US these days not seen a Hooked on Phonics television commercial ending in the familiar refrain, “Hooked on Phonics worked for me!” This long standing phonics program has won a slew of major awards from a number of national publications and organizations. Hooked on Phonics has evolved into a major franchise, with a number of individual products geared to a variety of age groups.

The company’s most popular program, their Hooked-on-Phonics Learn to Read-Kindergarten phonics to 2nd Grade program, aims to provide a solid foundation in phonics to the young reader. This is accomplished using a wide array of tools such as CD-ROMs, flashcards, and workbooks and through an exciting assortment of fun characters and illustrations.

Strengths:

One particularly exciting element of the Hooked on Phonics program is the ability to widely customize the program that is right for each individual child. There are packages for each individual child and each individual budget. Also, the package is completely portable and is not dependent on an internet connection nor is it even dependent on electricity. Many of the workbooks and flashcards are designed for standalone usage, making them perfect backseat reading material for the young reader.

Weaknesses:

While variety is the spice of life, it also can lead to quite a bit of confusion when trying to hone exactly which Hooked on Phonics product is right for your child. The program does offer a money back guarantee, but this still can result in a somewhat halting start to the program. Also, the Hooked on Phonics program seems to cater primarily to those who have already begun reading at least some and less to those who have not yet begun reading on at least a basic level.

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