If you have a child that thinks school is no fun no matter what you do, I can sympathize with you. While I often do feel like the ringleader of a three ring circus, I don’t believe it’s my job to keep my children entertained every waking moment of our school day. Having said that, …
What is Phonemic Awareness? I promise, I’ll only bore you with the definition once. Phonemic awareness — the ability to hear, identify, and play with individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words A child who possesses phonemic awareness can segment sounds in words (for example, pronounce just the first sound heard in the word top) and …
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As if homeschooling wasn’t hard enough, when you have a child that is struggling to read and you have tried everything that your curriculum has to offer- things can begin to feel hopeless. I am right here in the midst of this with you, my friend. I know I shouldn’t feel this way, but I …
It has taken me years to convince my now teen son that books are awesome. And it’s been even harder to find good Christian Fiction for Teens. He used to have this weird aversion to the Library that would leave me and his siblings baffled and scratching our heads. He would complain about the smell …
If you are teaching your child to read, you know that patience like Job is a requirement. There is nothing more trying than to spend 10 minutes teaching the sound that “m” makes, only to hear your child say “rrrr” when you show them the letter “m” {face Palm} This is the fourth round of …
It’s been a long road friends. I have been trying to teach my youngest to read for over a year now and have gotten nowhere. I have shared with you our struggles several times over the course of this last year. She just wasn’t getting it. My mama heart was struggling with knowing how much …
Over the course of my homeschooling career I have used multiple methods to increase my children’s vocabulary. We have used the word of the day, the word of the week, flash cards, learned Latin Roots… etc. You name it, if there is a way to learn and increase vocabulary I have tried it. About a …
In our home, Read Aloud time is magical. Ok not really, but it is a feat to get everyone settled and quiet, and that in itself is magical. There is something special about gathering together on the couch or over lunch and reading a really great story. While I rarely force my children to read …
Nothing has caused greater frustration in our homeschool than when we were teaching my son how to read and spell. I had to dig deep into my teaching repertoire to come up with activities and strategies that would effectively help him learn the sight words he needed to be successful in reading. 80% of the …
In a world where hand held devices captivate our children’s attention and minds, it’s often hard to get them excited about reading a plain old book. I can remember as a child spending hours alone with the characters in my books and becoming immersed in their stories. I would laugh and cry, celebrate in their …
