The Old Web Site Is Coming Down

2/1/2018

The Old Web Site Is Coming Down

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Today I contacted the hosting service for the old Sound City Reading website at www.soundcityreading.com to ask them to close the site. It should be down as soon as they can fulfill the request. Within a short time, the .com address will automatically forward to the newer site at www.soundcityreading.net.

I have strong mixed emotions about discontinuing the older site. I originally posted it in 2008, if I'm remembering correctly. I updated it regularly with the newest versions of the phonics books I created. I was able to see a map showing the locations from which people were downloading pdf files from all over the world. It was very exciting to see more and more countries colored in on the map. The web site also provided a way to share phonics materials that I created with fellow teachers in Shelby County.

The software platform for the old site was completely outdated, so much so that my newer computers could not even log on to the site builder any more. Yet, I didn't have the heart to take it down because hundreds of people were still visiting the site every week.

The hosting network updated to a new platform but I was stuck in the old one. It became difficult to even communicate with the web hosting site at all. So today is the day that the old site is coming to an end.

As I looked at the old site for the last time, it struck me how much better the new Weebly site really is. I sincerely hope that the users that have visited the old web site faithfully will find many things to like about the new site.

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Sofia

3/7/2018 06:02:32 pm

Hello! I have used your files to help my daughter learn to read. We just finished the file that was on the old site called: decodingpr-1-jan2014.pdf
I wanted to move on to the next one but since the old site has come down, I can't find the file that should be next in the sequence. Could you tell me where I can find it?

Kathy Davis link

3/7/2018 08:36:41 pm

Hello, Sofia! Thank you for asking! I found the files you're looking for from the old site and added them to this site. Click on PDF FILES and then click on PDF FILES FOR PHONICS PATTERNS BOOKS. Scroll down to the Basic Phonics Patterns books. Then go down a little farther. The Decoding Practice books are just below the Basic Phonics Patterns books. You won't see pictures of the covers but you'll see the green bars with the names of the books.
Just so you know, the Basic Phonics Patterns books are the newest version of the Decoding Practice books. You can switch to the newer version if you want to, or you can stay with the Decoding Practice books if you prefer. Many of the pages are identical, but there are some differences.
I'm glad my files are helping your daughter learn to read! That makes it all worthwhile.

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