Daily Word Ladders Paperback – January 1, 2012

I was an elementary special education teacher before having kids, so I'm very picky about the workbooks I buy, and I homeschool one of my kids, so I'm pretty aware of how the reading and spelling progresses as they learn.This is good! Definitely will be good for both kindergarten and first grade. Right now we're just on CVC words, which is the first 55 pages (110 ladders). I bought this for summer practice, so it'll be about perfect at 1 page per day, along with our other general summer practice book.Next summer, after more phonics, we can tackle the digraphs and vowel blends, which are in the last half of the book.

I homeschool and my youngest was struggling with phonemic awareness. Word ladders are a great way to show how one letter can change a word.

As a veteran teacher I am hard to please when it comes to workbooks, but having used these in the classroom for years, I now use them with students I homeschool privately. What I like about these is that they challenge students to think by having to work with words, learn and review old and new spelling patterns and rules, and it teaches them new vocabulary. The students love climbing the ladder and the sense of accomplishment they feel when they figure out words by themselves or learn the meanings of new words. I use these for spelling, problem solving, group activity time, as well as critical thinking. I extend the lessons by asking students to use new words they use in sentences and give extra rewards when they use them in conversation or find them in media. In a multi-age classroom these books benefit every child while challenging even the highest thinker. I highly recommend these books!

This book is such a fun and tricky way to build vocabulary and teach phonics at the same time. My students and I have loved working through this book. As a review, I also go back to review word meanings and celebrate all the new words we have learned.

My grandson enjoys that we use it like a game yet it’s educational. Makes him read, think and follow instructions and most of all it’s fun.

We keep one in the car for fun. Looking forward to more!

This is a great addition for small groups. It teaches students to begin with one word and manipulate one sound to make a new word.

Students didn’t like theses at first, said they were too hard. Now they ask for them. I use these with kindergarten and 1st grade students. Ages 5-7