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Giveaway! All About Reading Curriculum ($157 Value) (closed)

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UPDATE:  The winner that Random.org chose is Comment #70, Tracy O!

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Tracy O. said…

I’ve had my eye on this program but haven’t purchased because it’s a little out of price range. It looks terrific!

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The much anticipated All About Reading Level 1 program is now in stock, so we get to giveaway an entire set to one of you! One Freely Educate reader will receive all of the Level One All About Reading curriculum (value $157):

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AasgiveawayWow, right?  Here is a bit more about the program from All About Learning Press, the publishers:

Your child will be actively involved in the learning process. This is a true multisensory program: your child will learn through sight, sound, and touch.

There are no gaps in this program. Your child will be taught everything he or she needs to know about reading. Each new concept builds upon the previous one.

There are five key components of reading—and our program teaches all of them thoroughly. Those components are:

  • Phonological Awareness
  • Phonics and Decoding
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension

There is also a one year money back guarantee.

Personal Experience:  Earlier this year, we received the All About Reading pre-1 kit.  The quality is outstanding.  We have a “slow” (who says?) eight-year-old reader.  We worked through the pre-1 level quickly, as it’s written more for preschoolers, and now I’m going to work through the Level 1 curriculum with her.  This program is so much like All About Spelling that it is very easy for me to use.  The workbook is easy to follow, telling me exactly which letter tile to place in front of my daughter and exactly which sound to make.  It  couldn’t be easier for me, the teacher, and our daughter doesn’t complain about lessons (she especially loves to move the magnetic letter tiles)!

How to Learn More:  Visit All About Learning Press to learn more about the program.  Starting tomorrow through Tuesday, December 6, they’ll have their official launch with 10% off plus a $10 gift for all orders placed that week.  If you want to buy it while it’s on sale, but you’re worried you might win our giveaway, no problem:   if you win, you’ll get your money refunded!


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We want to give away a full set of All About Reading’s Level One
to one of you!

The winner’s package will include:

All About Reading Level One Kit:
Level 1 Teacher’s Manual
 Level 1 Student Packet
Run, Bug, Run!
The Runt Pig
Cobweb the Cat

 The Deluxe Reading Interactive Kit:
Letter Tiles with Magnets
The Basic Phonograms CD
Divider Cards
Reading Review Box
Reading Tote Bag
Star Stickers
All of that will be sent to one of you, shipped free, of course!  (value: $157)

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Mandatory Entry:  Just leave a comment, below.  Let us know what is frightening or frustrating about teaching reading.  Or, give us a tip on how to teach a child to read.  Say anything you like!

Additional Entries: You’ll receive an additional entry for any or each of these.  Remember to comment separately per entry.

  1. First, did you just simply comment?  That’s the mandatory entry.  Do that first.  Then, choose any or all of these:
  2. Visit the All About Reading Facebook page.  Come back here to let us know you did.  (It would be encouraging to them if you left a comment there, too!)  
  3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog or website, then come back here to leave a link to the blog post so we can visit you.
  4. Tweet about this giveaway (copy your tweet to @freelyeducate).  Come back to let us know you tweeted!

That’s 4 ways enter!  Remember, leave a comment  for each entry method.

Entries are open to U.S. and Canadian addresses. Random.org will select the winner.  The winning entry will be verified.  The winner will receive a refund if the item was purchased by the winner before entry deadline.  Entry deadline: Friday, December 2, at noon CST.

 I hope you win!

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p.s. Any entry problems?  Email me, Lori,  at freelyeducate@gmail.com and I’ll do a manual entry for you.  No missing out!

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  1. I’ve always loved reading and I know that early reading skills can really help create a real love for reading. With all the “tricks” in the English language, I can’t help but feel a little overwhelmed in teaching my youngest!

  6. The frustrating part about teaching reading is that each of my children are so different. I would love to try this program with my struggling reader. I’ve had two others who picked up reading almost effortlessly.

  8. This sounds like just what we need for my youngest, She is just starting to learn to read and I am finding it a little hard to remember all the rules and phonics.
    Tweeting about it and leaving a comment on All About Reading on FB

  10. each of my boys has responded differently to reading curriculum. Actually, the challenge of encouraging each one, and seeing the lights come on is priceless. So much fun to see their surprise when they realize they are really reading!

  13. The hardest part for me is filling in the gaps ~ sometimes I don’t know exactly how to explain rules about how we spell or pronounce a word… because the “rules” tend to only apply sometimes. We have a complex language!

  15. My older daughter learned to read through the Dick and Jane books. She still needs some help though with the bigger words.

  17. The best thing I do to teach reading is to read myself. I read to my kids and let them see my recreational reading.

  21. I am desperate to find something to teach my 5yo daughter to read! She keeps telling me she doesn’t need to know how, she will just marry a man that knows how to read!!

  24. would love to win this.. im trying to figure out what type of curriculum to choose.. if i win, it would make decision easier.. 😉

  28. We are working on reading skills with my 5 year old daughter and this would be the perfect addition to our home school!!

  38. It sounds like I could use this. I have 3 that I home school. My 2 boys (9th and 3rd)are very successful at reading. My daughter has struggled. She is in 2nd grade and is probably on a K reading level. thanks

  41. I wonder if this would help my daughter break past her disability. Thanks so much for sharing all these great deals!

  43. with every new child are start teaching phonics i am scared i wont do it right and they wont learn, but, everytime, i am surprised by how quickly they begin to sound out their first words.

  44. If All About Reading is anything like All About Spelling, then it’s a great product!! Love, love, love AAS!!!!!

  45. My daughter started reading very early, but she never liked it. She is perfectionist, and anything she feels she can’t do perfectly, she doesn’t even want to do. So, I needed to build up her confidence. I let her go to the library and pick out what I called “short chapter books”. The Easy Reader level 3 type books. They weren’t too babyish for her (actually there were some pretty interesting stories in those!)but they weren’t so hard that she couldn’t read them quickly. By the end of the summer she was confident enough to read longer chapter books and most important, she was enjoying them!

  49. I am a friend of AAR on Facebook – Left them a message stating how much I love their sister product AAS and can’t wait to try AAR!!!

  50. My first son learned to read on his own at 4 years old. I have been working with my younger son for almost 2 years and it has been very slow going. Maybe this program is what he needs.

  53. I am an avid reader, but have struggled to instill the love of reading in any of my children. My husband is NOT a reader (he is capable, but does not enjoy it), so it does not completely surprise me, but I expected at least 1 to enjoy reading more than they do.

  54. What frightens me about teaching my child to read is what if I fail. I know that a good foundation in reading is essential for success in life. I constantly worry about what if I lack the skills to teach this skill to my children.

  55. We were both early readers. I sometimes feel overwhelmed trying to teach my littles who aren’t really catching on as quickly as we did as children.

  57. We just started using the first level of All About Spelling. I was wanting to try the phonics, but just couldn’t swing the price. It looks like a fabulous program!

  61. I lucked out with my first child who took to reading quickly and easily. I think my daughter is gifted in other areas and will be more difficult and I have no real curriculum for reading. This would be great for us!
    Thanks for the opportunity to win it! All best!
    Lisa

  62. I’m teaching my six year old boy to read. He is learning much slower than many of his friends. We work hard at it and it is sometimes overwhelming. I would love any more help I can get and this looks great.

  66. mandatory comment: teaching reading is hard. I promise to really get one of my girls (7 yrs old) reading better after a girl told her…”You can’t come in my room unless you can read”…my heart sank. She can read, just not as well as some other kiddos. There is the goal and the fire under my butt to really work with her and get her reading!! Not so she can go into that girls room…but so she does not have to feel like that again!

  70. I’ve had my eye on this program but haven’t purchased because it’s a little out of price range. It looks terrific!

  71. My eldest child is enjoying All About Spelling. I’d love to try All About Reading as I teach his younger brother to read.

  75. I find that because my husband does not like to read my boys think they don’t have to learn to read either.
    ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG

  76. My five-year-old son insists he is not going to learn to read. This is a bit daunting, and I’d love to use a curriculum that will change his mind.

  79. What a wonderful opportunity! I love to read and get frustrated that my daughter thinks of it as a chore instead of a beautiful thing. I would love something that helped her to enjoy reading!

  82. This looks very interesting. I have a child on the autism spectrum and she is struggling with reading. This looks like it may make it easier for her to learn. Thanks for chance.

  83. the frustrating thing about teaching reading is that different kids need different resources. I’ve tried “everything” with one of my kids and he’s still not “getting it”. We’re starting to have success with All About Spelling and I’d love to try All About Reading with him at the same time.

  84. What is difficult for me is that I am a slow reader myself and have to go back repeatedly. So an easy to follow solution is very helpful.

  85. Well, English is not my mother tongue and I was quite frightened at the prospect of teaching my children how to read. It turned OK in the end. 😉

  88. I would love to win this. I am completely scared to teach my son to read! My daughter attended public school for kindergarten and she learned to read then. This would be a huge blessing!

  90. I have been following All About Reading on Facebook since I discovered them. I would love to win this!

  91. Wow… these giveaways are absolutely amazing. My child loves to read, but English is his second language. We would love the opportunity to have this Reading kit & the extra visual and sensory items are excellent additions to capture & maintain their attention. This makes reading not only a learning but fun experience. Thanks for all your helpful posts & educational freebies. Happy Holidays & Good Luck to all!!

  92. Love All About Spelling. I am working through it with my 5th grader and First grader. I have another one down the line I plan on using it with. I am the All About Reading is great if it is like the All About Spelling.

  99. Teaching reading is MUCH harder than I thought. For some reason I thought it would all come together organically. One thing that did help was using pictures w/ words and in place of words.

  103. I’m not sure exactly how my first two children learned to read. One is fluent and one is not. So I’m onto my youngest and have no idea where to begin. He enjoyed the pre-reading samples and I was hoping to try AAR with him.

  112. My fear is not getting my soon to be five year old son off to a good start in school by teaching him strong reading skills. My 11 y/o is an excellent reader, orally and independently.

  114. I was so scared to teach my 1st guy reading but really–I shouldn’t have been. 2nd little guy should be a breeze.

  119. I’ve had a really tough time teaching my son to read. He is now reading in the second grade and has a little trouble but is far better than last year. My second son is coming right up behind him and once again really struggling 🙁 I’m really hoping it’s not as hard on him as it was his brother. This looks awesome thank you for the chance.

  121. I have some kids this would be great for. I think one of the best things to do with kids is just spend some time regularly reading stories together.

  123. Even though you know that your child will eventually end up reading, it’s like holding your breathe until they “get” it. Then you exhale:) It is also hard if you have that “slow” (who says) reader, because their friends sometimes are reading and they may feel pressure that you don’t want them to feel.

  125. I would love to win this for my daughter. She struggles with reading. We have used a few different programs, but haven’t found the right thing for her yet.

  129. The brick wall after lesson 50 of 100 Easy Lessons! That’s frightening! Hit that w/ our oldest but not our oldest son…now having trouble getting youngest daughter to get past letter “r”! But, at only age 3 1/2 there are too many other (funner) things to do than a reading lesson, right?? Would love to try out this great sounding & looking program – have been following it a bit w/ 1+1+1=1 & Carissa seems to really love it, too :0)

  133. This is neat. I love to win this! I have the All about spelling but never bought the reading part. Thanks for the giveaway!!

  134. i am a private tutor who would love to win this reading program. i deal with many young children who are struggling to read. I try to use all modalities when teaching reading.

  136. This looks like a wonderful program and I just want to give my children the best start in reading that I can. Thanks for the chance to win!

  138. How can you teach Phonic Rules without knowing them myself? Son: Mommy, why does the a in car not sound right? Me: ummmm (After a google search, I now know about r controlled vowels, but it should be easier than this!)

  141. I want to win! Here’s my tip– wait till the child wants to learn. “They” may say children should learn to read at 5 or 6 but your child was probably not consulted on that plan.

  143. Teaching my nearly 5 year old daughter on the Autism Spectrum to read and it is hard to find materials she can relate to. Can’t be too silly. But, then hard to keep her interest. Always on the lookout for new ideas and products.

  145. Each kid learns differently because all kids are different. Would love to try this with a struggling reader.

  152. I would love to use this to help my son to learn to read. He is getting frustrated with this other reading program we use and he keeps saying “I am not good at this!” This is my first year of homeschooling and I too feel that I am not good at teaching him to read and I am always worried that I am ruining his confidence and his self-esteem by my method of teaching. I hope that this reading kit will be a great help to both of us.

  155. I’ve taught older kids to read with mixed results: some got it and others really struggled. In looking over this material, I like the multi-sensory approach that really reinforces new learning. I would love to try this with my youngest.

  159. We have used the all about spelling for my older children, the all about reading would be great for my youngest!

  160. I’d love this. My biggest tip for teaching a child to read is encouragement, encouragement, encouragement. Two of mine were natural readers; they picked it up quickly. My third really struggles. Just giving her lots of time, encouragement and opportunities seems to be working for her. 🙂

  161. My daughter learned to read so fast. It almost seemed effortless. Now, my son, he’s a different story. Just understanding their different learning styles and personalities can be a challenge.

  163. Gosh, frightening my boys into not wanting to read; making it so hard or frustrating for them that they actually close themselves off to the fun and joy of reading.
    That’s my fear, but thankfully they seem to be loving it. Praying the bottom two boys will follow in their big brothers’ foot steps.

  164. I would love this pack! I’ve heard good things about All About Spelling. Thanks for an amazing site! 🙂

  169. I would love to win this! My son is struggling a bit with reading. I’m not sure if it’s the curriculum we are using or if it’s just going to take him longer, but I would love to give All About Reading a try!

  171. After teaaching my son to read, which took almost no teaching, he was a natural, I am a little worried about teaching my daughter. She is a bright kid, but she will definitely need more help than her brother.

  173. My best tips on teaching a child to read are…
    1. Make it fun for the child.
    2. Encouragement goes a long way towards developing a childs love of reading.
    3. Read to your child their favorite books. We read the same books fairly often. My 2 year old now can recognize about 60 words from his favorite books.
    4. Go to Utube and type in abc’s or alphabet. They have thousands’s of fun videos.
    5. Magnadoodle is a great toy to practice writing their alphabet.

  174. I have never taught anyone how to read before so simply trying to figure out how and where to begin teaching my 3 year old is already a challenge!

  175. Hi
    Thanks for the giveaway. One thing that worked for my son to learn to read quickly was him watching my friends daughter to read. He then picked it up quickly.

  177. I think the challenging thing about reading is assessing my child’s needs and current abilities to best plan the course of study.

  179. Cool! I’m trying to teach a child who is having problems with reading. This sounds like a wonderful system.

  186. I think one of the greatest things about teaching reading is to really get into the voices of the characters and watch your childrens’ eyes light up!

  187. I have some special needs boys that I would LOVE to be able to use this program with, but I just don’t have the money for it! It would be a blessing to win!

  188. My daughter has delays from Epilepsy & she is extremely frustrated with her inability to read. Someone recommended All About Spelling (which I would love to buy but cannot afford) so AAR would be even better. Thanks for running the giveaway!

  194. I’m researching again for my 2nd dd who learns much differently than her big sister. Thanks for hosting!

  195. Teaching reading can be frustrating if your student is not particularly interested in trying very hard (like my #2). Phonics is so important, I tell my kids you cannot learn ALL the words, but you can learn a lot of things that will help you decode the words.

  197. I am just starting to get the letter recognition thing down with my 5 yr old and this would be a blessing.

  199. I would love to win this. I’m terrified thinking of trying to teach my children how to read and I know this step-by-step scripted series would work wonders for my confidence!!

  202. We could really use this with our youngest. We have tried a couple of different programs without much luck.

  203. This is a great offering… what a blessing it would be after we finish kindergarten this year. Yeah – thanks for the opportunity and best wishes to the winner! 🙂

  207. I can remember be very scared when I taught my oldest 2 daughters to read, but I would like to encourage others that be patient and do it at there speed. Find something they like and encourage them! i have a young son that I will be teaching in a few years and would love to have this to help!
    I also went to your facebook and liked it!
    Thanks!

  210. I’ve been contemplating using this with our youngest, and would love to take the plunge! Thank you!