Alphabet Island uses a multi-sensory approach to phonics and spelling for K-9th grade. It features student workbooks, teacher’s manual, audio CD, phonogram flash cards, sight words list and word charts.
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Cons: Wish they made more programs like this for other subjects.
Grades Used: K-3 so far
This program is way easy to use and doesn’t require a lot of prep time for the teacher. My daughter has been using it since Kindergarten. We wasted a lot of time doing traditional teaching of letters and the alphabet. So much so that she hated the thought of reading. She fell in love with the characters. It is very easy to remember the rules.
Cons: Sticks in your head :)
We really enjoyed this program for my 5-6 year old. He loves a good story, and the poems are great for when you forget how to write a letter. ‘B and P are first’ in line helped quite a bit with the b/d confusion. We loved this program.