Mouse skills with students at this age can be a barrier for many, but some students got a lot out of this activity.

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Community Review for Teach Your Monster to Read

Steve K.
Steve K.
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Pedagogy

My Take

This product is likely best suited as a practice activity for ELL and low literacy learners nearer the end of grade 1 or in grade 2. It provides an opportunity to practice recognition of basic phonic sounds and introductory spelling. The pace of this practice is somewhat slow and may discourage higher achieving students.

How I Use It

I used it in a general grade 1 class and many of the learners found navigating too difficult due to their limited mouse skills. The ones that were able to navigate found the activity engaging, and had lots of opportunities to practice their phonics and simple spelling.

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Susie H.
Susie H.
May 5, 2022

Excellent phonics-based game (3 levels, plus higher level game) with free web-based version; new math component too.

Excellent tool for enjoyable practice of phonics skills. Modeled initial play of some of the little games so students understood the goal. No ads, so no distracting side elements. Students loved progressing through the lands, building their ship and flying to a new planet. There is also a newer 4th level, called REading For FUn which my stronger 1st and 2nd graders love. This has a very different feel but is still super engaging. Teachyourmonster.org has just released a Numbers game which is targeted to K4-Kinder students. It emphasizes number bonds and subitizing and it FABULOUS. They are adding more levels, but it has been a massive hit with my young students, who celebrate out loud often as they master a level. It is very calm in feel, which I like.
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Ashley M.
Ashley M. Teacher Long Branch Elementary School Dahlonega, GA
February 4, 2018

We love teaching our monsters!

This is a great tool for practicing letter sounds and blends. The website also provides teachers with great data to help us identify areas for remediation. From a technology point of view, it is good for practicing mouse control and clicking.
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Cynthia M.
Cynthia M. Morgantown, WV
October 10, 2016

Very engaging characters and graphics. Both of my sons love this product, but it does advance quickly. My kindergarten son had a hard time keeping up once it was past letter id.

I like this app and have recommended it to a few other parents. I think now that school is back in session, my son will enjoy it more as he is gaining some sight words and learning to blend and segment.
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