Learn to read
I’m probably not the best person to review learning to read products since three of my four children have varying degrees of auditory processing issues. So for those of you who have children with learning disabilities this review is for you.
My family had the opportunity to review two of School Zone’s newest products aimed at Kindergartners. The first product was the Kindergarten Magnetic Tin which includes:
- 137 Letter, Number, and Shape Magnets
- Tin Activity Center
- 10 Dimensional Magnets
- 12 Activity Pages
- Parent Guide
Our kit was missing two of the plane magnets which was quite disappointing to my 5 year old son who loves planes. Otherwise the quality of the kit was excellent. If you have toddlers or puppies it is best to keep the tin under close supervision. My one year old was quite drawn to the little magnets with the colorful pictures and our puppy chewed up one of the puffy 3D magnets.
My son liked the tin the best. He has great difficulty with writing and getting him to write in an activity book has been a challenge. With the tin he could do activities similar to the those in his big sis’s activity books but without having to pick up a pencil. The magnets are also a great way for him to improve his finger dexterity. It did not hold his attention for long if I pulled it out at home but was a great distraction at restaurants while waiting for our food.
The second product we reviewed was the Start To Read Kit Level 1
This kit contains:
- 2 Storybooks
- 2 Audio CDs
- 2 Journal Books
- 32 Comprehension Pages
- 3 Stencil Sheets
- 1 Pencil
- 2 Sticker Sheets
- 1 Dry Erase Pen
- 1 Eraser
This kit is too advanced for my son at this time. My seven year old daughter is the one who liked it the most. She loved the journals the best. She attends a Montessori school and they are big on journals. The journals have a page for the child to draw a picture and a page to write about the picture. She also loved using the kit to “play school”.
Playing the audio CD’s in the car worked out really well for all my kids. It was heartwarming to look in my rear view and see them following along with the storybook together. That was until they started fighting about who’s turn it was to turn a page.
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