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[quote=Anonymous]I taught first grade.  I think phonics is extremely important.  I successfully taught hundreds of kids to read.  I also taught some kids who resist phonics and learn best through other approaches.  I still gave them lessons in phonics, but my goal was to teach them to read in the most effective way for them.

Education tends to swing from one extreme to the other.  Please do not ignore other approaches on the altar of phonics.  Keep having him sound out words--but don't do it until he hates the process.

There is nothing wrong with using your brain to connect the pictures and the words.  There is nothing wrong with asking leading questions about "what do you think will happen?"  It's called motivation.

Phonics is the building block.  But, you don't want to make your child hate reading.

A first grader in September who is able to sound out words with cvc is on target.  Go with the Bob books.  But, don't forget to continue to read to him books that are rich in vocabulary.

As for writing, if he resists it, you might write stories with him.   Have him dictate a sentence or two and then read it back.  That was another technique that was pushed for a while by educators. It was called "language experience" and it has some value.[/quote]

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