Title: Long time kindergarten teacher sees problems
Product review: Sorry, this is a great idea, but there are some serious flaws. I like the idea of incorporating a beginning sound picture into the shape of the letter, but as a kindergarten teacher, I see problems.1 - The words are printed in all capitals, which is a big no-no. All words should be printed in lowercase, except for a beginning capital for proper nouns. This would certainly get kids more ready for "real" reading.2 - Some of the associative pictures begin with long vowel sounds. All major phonemic awareness, phonics, and reading programs introduce the short vowel sounds first. Long vowel sounds are introduced after short vowels are well established.3 - The coloring pages are not really kid-friendly. The letters are too dark to color in.4 - Some of the associative pictures in obvious letters are not so OBVIOUS ("inside" for the letter i).This product could be great if these problems were worked out. The concept is great.
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