Frontline Phonics Review

I must admit that when I first heard about Frontline Phonics, I was skeptical. I had not heard much about it, so when my daughter’s pre-school teacher recommended it; I had to do a little bit of research first. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the system is based on 17 years of preschool teaching experience. The creators understand how to build a great reading foundation for younger readers. The program includes a variety of games (which I love), flash cards, worksheets, and “readers.” In total there are 43 Readers, Music CD with 34 songs, 2 lesson plans, and instructional video, 3 sets of flashcards, Preschool Activity Workbooks with worksheets, and 31 educational games.

First Impressions...

When I first purchased Hooked on Phonics for my son years ago, I remember him struggling to carry the package into the kitchen. I was a bit disappointed to find that my daughter had no trouble carrying the Frontline Phonics package to the table. There was not a lot to the kit, and I was worried that I had made a bad decision. As my daughter and I started pouring through the materials however, we quickly discovered that it looked really exciting. All I heard for about an hour was “look mommy!” as she showed me every little thing that she thought was neat.

We both soon discovered that the reason the program works is because it is simple! There is not a lot to it, so it was very easy for both of us to get acclimated to the system. We spent the afternoon looking over the materials and watching the instructional video. I felt confident that we could begin the next day. Within nine lessons- she was reading her very first book! She had a look of pride on her face as she read that book to her brother and I – it was priceless.

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