When my son was due to start school last year he had no interest at all in learning to read so we tried to look at alternatives to make reading fun.
My friend had given us some of the phonic books from the ELC and some of them interested him. He didnt want to read them but was looking at the pictures. I began to wonder if the pictures we actually distracting him and making him think that he didnt need to read. So on a trip into town I popped into the ELC and could not believe the range of reading materials that they stock.
I found this set of flash cards and thought for £3.50 it would be worth a shot.
Well I have to say they have been an absolute hit, not only with my 5 year old but with my 4 year old to.
There are 70 cards in total and they have a very good range of starter words and there are also some blank cards. We have used the blank ones for our childrens names and our street as they are familiar words that they use.
We have discovered many games to play with these, my sons favourite is when we hide the cards and they have to find them and tell us the word, if they get it correct they get a chocolate button. Sometimes they hide the cards and Daddy and Mummy have to hide them and tell them the word, getting it wrong most of the time and letting the kids correct us.
We also use these to make little sentences and get the kids to read them.
These have been really well used over the past year and are beginning to look a bit tired now but it has to be one of the best things that I have bought and at £3.50 I am delighted.
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