Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers

by Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Book by Blumenfeld, Samuel L.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have used this book to teach five of my children to read and it is very teacher friendly.

The fact that it is phonics based allows the students to learn the sounds of letters and digraphs so that they can encounter new words in the future and be able to easily sound them out.

The book begins with single letter sounds like the soft 'a' and then when they get that concept- that each letter has at least one sound, they begin to blend sounds like 'am' and then it moves on to put a sound in front of that 'am' and make it 'Sam.'

At the back of the book are the teacher's lessons which are concise and very helpful. Read each teacher's lesson for the corresponding reading lesson in less than a couple of minutes and you are ready to begin with your student.

It is an easy concept and makes learning to read a smooth event. If you are scared to teach your child to read this is going to be a very pleasant surprise.

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fourth Print, October 2003 & has a different isbn 0815969163 from The Paradigm Co.. Mine is accompanied by a cassett tape.

[Cicy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful teaching tool for a child learning to read. My daughter can run through the lessons at her own pace. She enjoys these sequential lessons.

[Suphatra · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has been extremely hard, teaching my five-year-old how to read. With my oldest son, I focused on math at this age, but my middle son is more interested in stories, acting, singing, and the arts. So, I have been trying for the last year to advance his reading a little earlier. He enters kindergarten this fall where they will begin to read, so I know this effort is a bit premature. I started with “How to teach your child to read in 15 minutes a day” and a plethora of alumni and Spectrum books, but none of them caught on like Alphaphonics. My husband used this old school text on our oldest son seven years ago, and I was able to find an old edition through Amazon. It really is the best phonics book out there: simple, straightforward, and consistent. My middle son has been able to learn to read simple sentences in just the first couple weeks of lessons. This is a must-have book for any parent teaching ages 4-6 how to read!

[Jurene · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good program. Progresses quickly. However it wasn't interesting enough for my child. He warns to not mix this program with another, but I found the need to introduce Bob books to show value and fun. The book is set up for a class setting and not conducive for an organic learning environment all on its own. I'll continue to use it but not stick to the guidance of using this book as a sole source of use.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this recently with a child who was not reading at all coming out of 2nd grade. After 3 weeks, he's now reading basic 3-and 4 letter words. While not yet at grade level, let's just say this is far beyond his school's expectations for him. And it's been great for his confidence.

This book gives you the basic concepts of teaching reading. I've heard that you can be flexible with lesson order and move more quickly to advanced words. I'll try that. I think what's important is that you get the concepts and then adjust for the kid you're working with.

[Dan Tillinghast · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was a great help in teaching my children to read.

[Jeanette Beaulieu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great early primer. Would recommend it.

[Ghj]

Good book but hardcopy isn't available

[Annie Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although Alpha-Phonics has been around for years, I did not have access to it when my children were learning to read. That is too bad. It would have saved us quite some tears and frustration.

Alpha-Phonics is a clear, simple, and inexpensive systematic phonics program that can be used on its own or in conjunction with another program. It is suitable for beginning readers and is also a resource for those who need special help.

The program consists of

---a book including both Student’s Lessons and a Teacher’s Manual, and
---a CD-ROM, complete with sound....

You can read the rest of my review at my blog, Tea Time with Annie Kate: http://anniekateshomeschoolreviews.co...

[David Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This system is absolutely the best in teaching reading to pre-schoolers and above. It is easy, effective and quick! I highly recommend it to parents.

[Christee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource to teach your little ones to read.