Early Reader Club, Months 43-44

My four-year-old actually asks to do the letter games in this box, which never happened with the workbooks we tried before. The phonics cards are sturdy enough that they've survived being carried around the house for weeks.

The little phonics book in this month's box finally got my son to connect letters to sounds, and he now "reads" it to his stuffed animals every night. I like that the activities are short enough for his attention span but still feel like real reading practice.

My 3-year-old has been carrying the little reader booklets around the house all week, which says a lot since she usually tosses everything after five minutes. I like that the activities build on each other instead of just being random worksheets. She's actually pointing out letters on signs now.