{"id":18602,"date":"2011-09-23T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=18602"},"modified":"2013-04-23T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T17:50:50","slug":"using-study-dog-to-help-beginning-or-reluctant-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/using-study-dog-to-help-beginning-or-reluctant-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Study Dog to Help Beginning or Reluctant Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two of my children have had a very difficult time learning how to read due to learning disabilities. For one child, these difficulties left him very discouraged and he never really liked school because it was always such a struggle.<\/p>\n

One day after researching reading helps on the internet my husband came across the website Study Dog<\/a>. I was a bit skeptical because I didn’t think a computer program could teach a child to read, but at that point I was ready to do anything.<\/p>\n

I was surprised when my child who never liked school asked daily to use Study Dog. Not only did he love using the program, his reading did improve.<\/p>\n

Over the years I had forgotten about Study Dog and when they contacted me a few weeks ago I was excited to use their program again with my other reluctant reader. Study Dog’s lessons are for Pre-K to 1st grade, but if you have an older child who needs remedial help I would recommend it for them as well.<\/p>\n

What I like about Study Dog is that parents can log in and track their child’s progress. I also like that children take a pretest before they begin the program so the lessons are tailored to their reading ability. It isn’t a one size fits all approach.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in learning more about Study Dog, and seeing if it might work for your reader you can sign up for a free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The folks at Study Dog have offered a 6 month subscription for one of my readers so if you’d like a chance to win leave a comment. The giveaway ends September 26, 2011. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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