Erudition is a 15th century word meaning extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books: profound, recondite, or bookish learning. Erudition is a fun word and now it is a fun game. Questions about teaching children sight words are common and now I have found an uncommon solution; a board game! My family loves to play board games so any lesson I can teach through this format is a welcome asset. Any game or lesson that can help my reluctant reader to read is a welcome asset. Erudition has proven its worth as my reluctant reader loves the game and the coordinating activity and coloring book. My favorite part of this game is that readers of multiple levels can play at once!
Basics of Erudition
The game board is set up like a neighborhood with landmarks and street signs. My daughter loves this aspect. The object is for the player to reach the library first. How cute is that? To reach the library the player must identify the sight word, letter or letter sound on a card the player chooses. Now, here is the best part, there are four decks of cards correlated to reading level. Your child only has to pick from the appropriate deck which makes game play fun and gives the ability to play with children on multiple reading levels. The decks are arranged by color and leveled by letters of the alphabet, beginner level sight words, intermediate level sight words, and advanced level sight words. In addition to normal game play the instructions give alternative play ideas and teaching tips to get the most out of the game and to keep the game interesting. Game play takes about 20 minutes tops.
What did we think?
We love the game! I love how my reluctant reader is learning to read despite herself and how the game can incorporate different leveled readers and allows for your child to grow and be challenged. My daughter loves that the game is fun. So, this is one more weapon in my arsenal for the reluctant reader.