This post is sponsored by Learning Dynamics. In exchange for an honest review I was given the program. All opinions are my own.
This past year was our first year doing home school. Our five year old was just under the cut off for kindergarten so I did a couple curriculum with her. Our main curriculum did not have a reading program so we used Learning Dynamics: Learning to Read in Four Weeks.
Learning Dynamics Reading Program
Because we were doing the other curriculum I did not push the Learning Dynamics so it took us longer than four weeks to learn to read. Knowing how shy my daughter was about reading out loud (she wouldn’t read to anyone other than me) I wanted to take it slow to not overwhelm her. That being said, she loved the program, loved the activities and learned to read in a couple months. I have no teaching background and it was relatively easy to use this program. The actual teaching portion was extremely easy to understand but I had trouble knowing which books to read and when once we started actually reading.
I’ve shared a review of Learning to Read in Four Weeks in the video below:
Learning to Read in Four Weeks
The program is simple and compact. I love that everything fits in one box that doesn’t take up a ton of shelf space. We knew we were only homeschooling for one year so I did not want to create a full school room. This curriculum was a great addition.
The program includes:
-Student Workbook
-Teacher Workbook
-Learning CD with Songs
-50+ Colorful books
-Flashcards
-Letter Rewards
There was very little prep work on my part as the teacher. I would read over the lesson plan that morning while getting together her other books for school that day. There were a couple days that there was an optional activity that I had to plan with supplies we had on hand.
Most days it was the same format where we would read the letter of the day, listen to the song that corresponded with that letter, color our workbooks, listen to the song a second time and eventually start reading the books.
She’s now able to read all of the books from the series and will pull them out sometimes to play school with her stuffed animals. The best way to learn is by teaching and Learning Dynamics was a great tool for both of us. Let me know what books you’ve loved reading recently with your kids!
If you’re just starting out with homeschooling or need help with organization I’ve done a video walk through you can check out here.
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