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Learning to Play Again – Adding Imagination to your Homeschooling
Pretend play, it seems, is under attack from a fast-paced digital world. Maybe it’s time to start changing that. Prior to the electronic invasion of our homes, it was not uncommon to encounter a wide variety of play activities. Building … Continue reading
Deaf mother teaches all her children to read with Alpha-Phonics!
“I know you have many people tell you that your program does work, but how many DEAF parents have told you?” Six years ago, my older daughter Chayah was taught using your Alpha-Phonics book and she learned to read at age 4. Today … Continue reading
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A Phonics Comeback in Ohio
It appears that another knowledgeable individual is waving the banner for phonics in Ohio: Literacy reforms coming to Ohio classrooms. by Aaron Churchill in the Akron Beacon-Journal Significant changes in reading curriculum and instruction are coming to Ohio elementary schools … Continue reading
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Tagged education, education reform, Homeschooling, learning, phonics, Phonics or Whole Language??, reading, school curricula, schools, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Women Shouldered Most of Kids’ In-home Schooling Needs During Early Pandemic
(We don’t think this comes as much of a surprise…) February 21, 2024 By Laurel White Women took on more education-related childcare responsibilities than men during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disparity was even sharper for some … Continue reading
Hey! It’s National School Choice Week!
Every day has at least one thing for which it is a “National Day” – there are hundreds, if not thousands, of them. And, of course, every week is a “National Week” for something. Most are frivolous attempts at marketing … Continue reading
The Savant who Knew his Mother’s Love (part 3/3)
(continued from The Savant Who Knew his Mother’ Love, part 2) May’s Miracle Then, in his sixteenth year, something May calls “The Miracle” occurred. The family had been in bed for hours. About 3:00 a.m. May awoke and thought she … Continue reading
The Savant who Knew His Mother’s Love (part 2/3)
continued from: The Savant who Knew his Mother’s Love (part 1/3) Leslie Lemke in concert … Shipped Out to America Skipping ahead to adulthood, May became engaged to a soldier, following the urging of her mother. He was a man that … Continue reading
The Savant who Knew His Mother’s Love (part 1/3)
Joe and I are different from other people. We just accept things when God puts them before us. It’s like accepting what you have to do in life. Things come at you, and you don’t say, “Am I going … Continue reading
WORDS ARE FOR THINKING! How Many Do You Have?
When you have an idea, do you have enough words to express it? If you need a new word, where do you find it? If you answered, “From my word memory,” then how did it get there? The answer, although … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, Phonics or Whole Language??, reading, Samuel Blumenfeld, science of reading, systematic phonics, teaching Alpha-Phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Learning to Read Versus Learning to Love Reading
[We found this very interesting and valuable article on the website “Tulsa Kids” and would like to share it with you!) December 27, 2023 Dr. Anita Ede Learning how to read is a major accomplishment for a child. Once achieved, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha-Phonics, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, Phonics or Whole Language??, reading, Samuel Blumenfeld, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Alpha-Phonics
The Alphabet Song!
Water on the Floor
Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD Rom
Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test
How To Tutor
How To Tutor Cursive Handwriting Workbook
