Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Do Not Waste Your Money

I'm always looking for phonics books to read in order to improve my teaching methods. Well, this is an old book. It was published in 1999. If you have graduated within the past 5-7 years, you learned all of her suggestions in school. As a former reading specialist, I was shocked to discover that it focused on using a new method to teach phonics...onset and rimes. This was new in 1999? I guess so. It also incorporates a 'whole language' focus. Any current reading teacher knows that a comprehensive, balanced literacy program is needed in the classroom...not just whole language.If you are currently teaching in a primary classroom, do not spend your hard earned money on this old book. You already know how to teach onset and rimes.