Hadley LOVES to read.
Today while we were out Hadley was reading all kinds of things. In fact I think she just kept reading things to see our reaction. We were more than impressed by the signs and stores etc. that she could recognize.
We played a game where I would say try to find the sign that says: XXX (and then I would name an exit off of the 401 that was coming up).
If she didn't see the sign she would say things like, Zellers isn't what you are looking for. An there on the left I would see a Zellers. Then seconds later she would say: but there is the sign you asked for, and she would read it.
Smarty pants!
She was trying to race to see who could find the signs first and I think the competitiveness of it all just encouraged her all the more.
Hadley's school purchased a membership to Raz-kids.com where each student at the school gets a login and they can read and record their readings from home.
She just got the password this week to try it out and is 50% of the way through her first assignment. (There is no deadline). Once she achieves 100% she can move on to the next level. I don't know yet if that happens automatically or if the teacher has to bump her to the next level. I guess we will find out soon enough.
The current AA level is pretty easy for her to read but practice is still good.
There is an option for her to listen to stories or to read and record herself reading so her teacher can hear what she is doing at home.
All in all, it seems like a decent tool. I just hope it keeps her interest.
Currently she seems mostly interested in impressing her teacher and not so interested in the stories.
Although, how interesting can a page with two words on it be? There is no real depth to THE CAT.
Still, I am happy that her school is looking into options such as these to keep the learning going at home.