hi all. just tot i'd share this with you. i think ur kids will benefit from it. a friend of mine introduced me to a website called starfall.com as her boy could read at 4+ and i was real impressed. i started my lil girl on it and now she reads and writes more or less fluently. no having to sit with her. just set her on the computer for 1 hour a day. my little boy who just turned 4 in august is also a starfall fan and very much on his way to perfecting his writing skill. give it a go. it is free. cheers