In November of last year I wrote a positive review of Reading Bear. At that point, this exceptional free resource was still a work in progress. Larry Sanger has been the driving force behind Reading Bear, and last month he announced that Reading Bear is now complete.
In Larry’s words…
Reading Bear now has a full set of fifty presentations, with an average viewing time of about 15 minutes each. I haven’t added up the time, but it’s around 12 hours total. It covers a huge number of phonics principles, systematically. Over 1,200 words are pronounced at four speeds, illustrated with a picture, and finally used (often, defined) in a sentence which is itself illustrated with a video. All words are clickable and sounded out. All phonetic words (i.e., the vast majority) are displayed “karaoke” style, with individual letters or letter clusters flashing at the precise moment that the corresponding sound is spoken.
Reading Bear is truly an exceptional resource with high production values. I highly recommend it to teachers and parents everywhere! Please check it out for yourself. I’ve embedded the introductory video below.
