Do you have a child just learning to read? Or perhaps a struggling learner who needs a little extra reading practice? You’ve come to the right place! Check out my Reading Eggs Review to see if this interactive reading program is the right fit for your family and to learn all about their new workbooks.
What is Reading Eggs?
Reading Eggs is an online reading curriculum that focuses on the five essential keys to reading success:
- Phonics
- Phonemic awareness
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Fluency
The reading lessons use colorful animation, songs, and games to keep your child engaged and wanting to learn more. The program also includes over 2,000 online books with quizzes for your child to read and test their comprehension. Reading Eggs recently released a whole line of colorful workbooks for your child to use independently or along side their Reading Eggs subscription.
What age is Reading Eggs for?
Reading Eggs is designed for children ages 2-13 years old. This program has three different levels:
- Reading Eggs Junior for 2-4 year olds
- Reading Eggs for 3-7 year olds
- Reading Eggspress for 7-13 year olds
Not sure what your child’s reading level is? No problem- Reading Eggs has a placement test, so you know exactly where to start.
How did Jack use his Reading Eggs subscription and workbook?
Jack spends about 20-30 minutes a day working on Reading Eggs. That time is split pretty equally between the online lessons and his new 200 Essential Reading Skills for Second Grade workbook. This workbook is meant to be used 5 days a week for 36 weeks, and covers the following areas weekly:
- Day 1- Comprehension
- Day 2- Comprehension
- Day 3- Spelling
- Day 4- Spelling
- Day 5- Grammar
Just like their online counterpart, the workbook is bright and colorful. I was happy to see that a lot of the workbook pages have multiple sections. Due to his fine motor delays, Jack has a really hard time writing more than a few words at a time. I usually have him complete just one or two small sections, and then take a break to complete the online lesson. After he is done on the computer he returns to the workbook to complete the rest of the page.
In addition to his assignments, Jack also spent quite a bit of time playing in the “arcade”. These extra games are a perfect example of learning through play, and put Jack’s reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills to the test!
Homework and Horseplay’s final thoughts…
Jack has used Reading Eggs on and off over the last few years, and it is always a great addition to his school day. Although he just started his 6th grade year, Jack struggles greatly with reading and writing due to his disabilities. I dedicate a large portion of our school day to reading lessons with Jack, and I try to offer a variety of activities for him to complete. I am so happy with the addition of workbooks to the Reading Eggs curriculum line up since Jack is already familiar with their online lessons. The extra handwriting, comprehension, spelling, and grammar practice is just what he needs to round out this amazing reading program.
Students can use both the online portion and the workbooks on their own, but what I really love is that Reading Eggs has mixed the two together. For example, after taking the placement test Jack completed Lesson 21 online and started week 1 in his workbook. Both of these components focused on Go, Go Gecko and “think marks“.
The workbook focused on comprehension passages for Go, Go Gecko.
However, online Jack tackled tasks, such as:
- cover story
- dictionary work
- alphabetical order
- vocabulary and usage
The lesson ended with the 10 question quiz you see above. I really enjoyed the variety of areas that Jack was tested on and the reward system.
My only complaint would be how some of the letters appear in the workbook. The q’s and u’s do not have tails on them, which did confuse Jack a little bit. This is very common in workbooks, but it is something that always bothers me.
Special Offers!
Reading Eggs has generously offered two deals for me to share with all of you. Do you want to try out Reading Eggs? Start your Free 4 Week Trial and get 10% Off Workbooks {Code: WK10CIUPIGI } today.
I definitely plan to take advantage of this coupon and purchase the next level in this workbook series for Jack to use after he completes this one!
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