Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and caregivers – today is the last day to download Funnix for free. This $249 computer program systematically teaches children to read. This program was designed for children around the Kindergarten age but you can use it earlier to have your child get a head start on reading. You can also use this with children a little older than Kindergarten who just aren’t as up to speed as their peers.
The free version of Funnix is electronic. You download the entire package of 220 lessons and other material onto your computer, and you have everything you need to teach the program. The steps of what you do and how you do it are spelled out in Teacher’s Guide, which you review before presenting the program. Workbook and textbook activities accompany the lessons. You print these.
When you teach Funnix, you and you child sit next to each other and watch the computer screen. A narrator presents a series fast-paced exercises in each 30-minute lesson. The narrator asks questions, and your child responds–out loud. Your job is to reinforce correct responses and correct any mistakes by following simple rules for “navigating” through the material.
For more information you can read this Florida Center for Reading Research document or click around on the Funnix website. There is research that proves how effective Direct Instruction is. I heart Direct Instruction. :heart:
I believe in this product 100 percent which is why I am again reminding everyone to dowload Funnix. In case you missed my first post you can view it here. With the FREE price tag it is crazy to not download .
Leandrea is a married mom of two girls, ages 13 and 12, living in Atlanta, GA. She is passionate about helping people save money one coupon at a time. Read more