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The Irish Mom who gave her Son a Voice
Tragedy Leaves a Young Girl without a Family “At the time many children were playing on the street as several women from the tenements sat on the pavement watching on. Yet within minutes the scene was one of screams and dust … Continue reading
Posted in Cerebral Palsy, Christy Brown, education, homeschooling, My Left Foot, Phonics, Reading, Reviews of Alpha-Phonics, schools, special education, teaching, tutoring
Tagged Alpha-Phonics, Dyslexic no more: Saved by the ABC's, Homeschooling, How to Tutor, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, teaching reading with love
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Censorship & Propaganda – The Theft of Voice
If you have spent much time around children, especially quarrelling children, you may have observed disputes over who gets to explain what just happened. Here are some examples which I have witnessed. Children rushing toward me with their mouths full … Continue reading
Posted in education, homeschooling, Homescoolers academically perform very well, Phonics, Reading, schools, teaching, tutoring, Uncategorized
Tagged Ain't I a Woman, Alpha-Phonics, frederick douglass, History of American Education, Homeschooling, josiah henson, propaganda, reading, reading and writing, Samuel Blumenfeld, slave narratives, Sojourner Truth, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Uncle Tom's Cabin, voice, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Reading, Writing & Endangered Voices
I shall never forget my first attempts to learn to spell. I was about thirteen years of age, when I nearly lost my life because I made an effort to gain this kind of knowledge. Josiah Henson A Murderous Uprising … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain't I a Woman, Alpha-Phonics, dictators, Dyslexia no More: Saved by the ABC's, frederick douglass, freedom of speech, harriet beecher stowe, josiah henson, propaganda, slave narratives, Sojourner Truth, systematic phonics, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Carpenters, Musicians & the ABC’s
Consider carpenters. Before starting projects, they must understand their tools and how to use them. Consider musicians. Before joining orchestras, they must understand notes and how to follow them. Consider readers. Before reading, they must understand letters and how to … Continue reading
Reminiscences of Teaching Three Generations to Read
Testimony of a classically-trained Grandmother who taught three generations using Systematic Phonics (from Mary Beck Rutkowski, September 2021) I was blessed to hear this grandmother’s story. She granted me the privilege of sharing her memories here, which I’m sure you … Continue reading
The Cost of Teaching? Two toes? A finger? (Be a Hero. Teach a child to read, #3)
“The alphabet is an abolitionist. If you would keep a people enslaved, refuse to teach them to read.” (Harper’s Weekly, Nov. 9, 1867, quoted from “Literacy as Freedom” in the Smithsonian) Nat Turner’s Rebellion and Laws against Reading Instruction In … Continue reading
The Man who Taught the World to Read (Be a Hero. Teach a Child to Read, #2)
Ever heard of Dr. Frank C. Laubach? “The man who taught the world to read”? This one man is credited with helping over 100 million people to read. How did he do it? Working as a missionary, Dr. Laubach … Continue reading
The Budding Scientist inside every Child, #1
Inside every child lives a budding scientist. Each has his unique set of tools, a specific environment, and some degree of nourishment. It is our responsibility to apply a balanced amount of guidance. As we observe the child and the … Continue reading
Fines Levied on Truant’s Parents (What I learned from Sam, #1)
Fines levied on parents of truants? “What fines?” you may ask. “For skipping school?” “That’s tyranny!” “We’ve got to do something about this!” But where? When? Believe it or not, the first example of compulsory school attendance was in Württemberg, … Continue reading
Raving Customers (Homeschooling with Peter Watt: Episode 3)
“Dianna and I are just beginning lesson 7. After going over lessons three and four Dianna was so excited that she could read that she hugged my neck and told me she loved me. She said, ‘Oh mommy, my wish … Continue reading
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
