I am passionate about the importance of childhood literacy and the role that early education can play in creating successful readers. As an avid reader myself, I am determined to help my children grow to be strong readers as well and luckily for me, there are so many fabulous tools and materials available to help me with that goal. Recently the creator of the Little Champion Reader kit contacted me about reviewing her innovative three-in-one system and with Benjamin at the perfect age to start developing some basic literacy skills, I was only too happy to oblige.
This kit is colourful, beautiful and incredibly complete. It includes nine DVDs, fifteen sliding flashcards, fifteen phonics books and three blank flashcards with a dry erase pen. The kit even includes a bonus CD featuring more than 150 free printable worksheets! Benjamin and I sat down to examine the kit together and see what the contents were like.
One of the first things I noticed about the Little Champion Reader system was that it teaches three different stages of reading. Level 1 teaches individual words, Level 2 teaches phrases and Level 3 teaches whole sentences. I loved the idea of breaking down the process of learning to read into the three different levels so that Benjamin could start slowly and work his way up to greater challenges.
My personal favourite feature of this kit was the phonics books. Benjamin loved the stories and I loved being able to use the colourful books to enforce different letter sounds. The books at the Level 1 stage covered the short vowel sounds and by constantly emphasizing and reinforcing the vowels in stories such as Zat the Bat or Mop, Bop, Hop, Benjamin soon had those sounds memorized.
Benjamin’s favourite item in the kit, however, was the DVDs. I have to admit, I was a little bit surprised that he enjoyed them as much as he did. He only gets a limited amount of screen time and we have a lot of DVDs, so I would have expected him to select a more entertainment-based show instead when given the choice. But he happily sat down to watch the Level 1 Phonics and Sight Words DVDs, repeating the words being taught as he watched.
While I liked the books and Benjamin preferred the DVDs, we both agreed that the sliding flashcards were brilliant. The pre-printed flashcards featured a word or phrase on one side and a picture on the other. Benjamin loved trying to read the word and then flipping the card over to see if he was right. And as an added bonus, the kit included blank flashcards as well! We both had a blast as I wrote words on one side of the card and scribbled quick pictures on the other for Benjamin to read!
This kit is designed for children between 3-7 years of age and if you have a pre-reader or child currently learning to read, you’re in luck! Little Champion Reader is very generously offering one luck Mommy Kat and Kids reader their own Little Champion Reader kit, a $150 value! To enter to win, just check out the Little Champion Reader website and leave a blog comment about your favourite feature of this reading system.
It’s never too early to start building the foundation for literacy and personally, I’ve found that when kids are starting to memorize the pages of their favourite books and asking to have words read to them, the timing is perfect for introducing a reading system such as this one. Or when children are already in the midst of learning to read, some fun new learning materials can make the process even easier! Check out the Little Champion Reader website for yourself and help your child develop the literacy skills they’ll need for school success in the future!
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natasha severson says
i love how easy it is to follow! My girls would have a blast with this, and they will be learnign the whole time!
danielle t says
I love that this is a 3 in one program teaching them phonetics and recognition all in one program. my son is starting school in the fall and we keep telling him he needs to learn his abc’s. He wouldn’t even let us sing them for him to listen. he’s finally ready to listen and eager to learn but I know he’s going to need a lot of help. this would be amazing having all the tools.
Lisa H says
I like that it has a natural progression for its levels going from words, phrases and sentences. Sounds like a great system!
Janet W. says
My favorite feature is that it teaches 800+ words, 250+ phrases and 250+ sentences, which increases reading confidence and skills. This would be perfect for my grandson!
Julie says
I love that it combines the three essential reading techniques of phonics, sight words and whole language, into one complete system and that it makes it fun for kids to learn!
Emilie Proctor says
I like that it helps the child to remember 200+ site words. My son is having the worst time with sight words.
Mary Happymommy says
I like the dry erase blank flashcards.
Bailey Eileen Parr says
I think the kids would enjoy this, I love that it is easy to follow so it would be more fun then work
Sarah Buki's says
Love the options available with blank cards
Reese says
I am excited about the dvds and learning sight words. I think this would be great for my son!
Marianne says
I like the dry erase flash cards, writing letters is a really difficult for my younger kids — they need all the practice they can get.
sharon boyle says
Looks great!
Crystal Englot says
I love that it uses phonics, sight words and whole language, helping maximize my child’s reading potential. My 3 yr old son shows a great interest in trying to read, this package would sure be helpful.
SweetPanda says
I love that it teaches 800+ words, 250+ phrases and 250+ sentences, increasing reading confidence and skills and it also teaches phonics, which is of great assistance to me as well!
jennifer says
I love that it teaches the whole language, versus just bits and pieces!
Josh S says
Teaches 800+ words, 250+ phrases and 250+ sentences. That is great!
Silvia D says
I like that the system uses techniques of phonics, sight words and whole language,into one complete system .
Lori Jackson says
educates and entertains!
Veronica S. says
Definitely the dry erase flash cards. We are learning to write our letters right now.
BlessedTA says
It uses phonics, sight words and whole language, helping maximize your child’s reading potential.
Stephanie Dawe says
I like the dry erase flash cards
Victoria K says
I love the DVDs – they would keep my kids interested.
holly o'gorman says
I love that one of the areas it focuses on is sight words, that would be a great tool to have!
andie says
easy 200+ site words, the best practice
Robyn L says
Uses phonics, sight words and whole language and what I like about this
Amy C says
I like that it educates and entertains at the same time.
ivy pluchinsky says
love how easy it is to use and follow, not hard at all
Karen Thaeter says
I like that it teaches and entertains at the same time
Carey Hurst says
The DVDs are a great feature as my LO is very well versed in DVDs. How quickly they learn to use technology so using DVDs is a great idea. Love the natural progression to levels. 200 plus sight word and high frequency phrases is an interesting concept. Thanks for giveaway.
kelly young says
This is awesome love that it teaches 800 words 250+ phrases and 250 sentences.
Sarah Parks says
Dry erase flash cards are an awesome idea !
Judy Williams says
I like the natural progression from phonics to words to sentences – just the way children learn to talk!
Sabrina T says
I like the idea of sliding flashcards, it would keep my little one excited and ready to learn
Miriam Wilton says
I love that this is both a tactile and technology based system. What a wonderful program for early readers
caryn s says
I love that this system uses phonics to help children learning!
ellen chevarie says
I like the fact that it educates and entertains.children learn through play.bring an educational role into play is a sure way for children to learn.i lso like that it has worksheets.
Wendy hutton says
love the dry erase flash cards
Shari says
Uses phonics, sight words and whole language, helping maximize your child’s reading potential.
susan says
I like the dry erase flash cards
Shan says
I love that it is a 3 in 1 program. the dvd’s would be a great learning video to watch for tv time! the dry erase looks neat! I think everything about the kit looks great .
Monique L. S. says
I think it is great that you can start this program when your child is still a baby. My favourite is the Phonics books.
Judy C (Judy Cowan) says
I like that it has a natural progression for its levels going from words, phrases and sentences- looks like a great kit! Love anything that encourages reading!
Jenn G says
I love that it combines so many different types of learning tools in one system.
Annika Paterson says
I would love to win this for my toddler. She’s turning 3 and is starting to show some interest. She loves books and movies. This system seem great that it uses books, DVDs and flashcards!
BarbFS says
I checked out the Little Champion Reader website and like that it uses three different reading approaches: phonics, sight words and whole language. This diversity catches readers of all types not just a few!
Erika B says
Dry erase flash cards!! So Neat!!
Caroline M. says
I like that it combines flash cards, and dvds to keep it interesting
Brandee H says
I like how it combines the use of phonics, sight words, and whole language.
kristen visser says
i love that it Teaches 800+ words, 250+ phrases and 250+ sentences, increasing reading confidence and skills.
Gillian says
I like the dry erase flash cards.