Method works, but could use improvement

I really like the concept of this book and it works great to learn the sounds of letters and then blend the letters together. The title of the book is kind of deceiving because it is meant to go through a chapter in about a week. With each chapter, the child should learn how to sound out and blend sounds to make a few words. "Teach a child to read in one week" really means to read a FEW words. Each chapter focuses on different letters and how to associate the sound the letter makes with the letter. I was really excited to start this book with my son before he starts kindergarten. I feel there is so much prep-work involved in each chapter, I am discouraged to do more even though this method seems to work. I think it would be beneficial to include a workbook with this book with the information that needs to be copied or printed. The website has a few handouts, but it does not include everything that is recommended to use in this book. I made multiple copies and cut out letters and pictures for just chapter one. All in all, the method seems to work, but it takes 1 week to go through EACH chapter and supplemental supplies/printouts would be beneficial.

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