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This is what my daughter needed. One of my girls has just flat out rejected reading. She says it's too hard. She can't do it. She doesn't want to do it. On and on it goes. She excels in hearly every other area, but for whatever reason, reading hasn't come easy to her. Flashcards don't work for her, because she just memorizes the order of the 30 cards, knows all the words, without reading them. Shuffle the cards and it becomes a fight and she struggles. Now, we come to this book. Of course, she fought it at first, but when I had her listen to the instructions and she saw that it starts simple with concepts she can easily grasp, she was on board. She doesn't have to be forced to work through the book. She asks to work through the book. She enjoys it and she completes tasks that have her identify words. It's very basic, but it's a beginning and gives her a fantastic sense of accomplishment. She needed encouragement and this book, with some patience on our part, has provided it. I'm so thankful for this book. "Homework" with my daughter hasn't been a fight. It's been easy and rewarding with this book as we prepare for First Grade. I trust that this positive reinforcement will help us as we head into the school. Update: My daughter is now reading and is excited by reading. Of course, a great deal of the thanks goes to her mother and her first grade teacher working with her over the last few months, but it started with this book.