By Alessa|2019-10-09T11:38:24-04:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: Legal|Tags: divorce|
Handling a Divorce While Homeschooling Marriages end for any number of reasons and when they do they can cause tremendous emotional turmoil. The break down in communication can lead to costly legal battles that no one really Read more...
By Alessa|2020-08-21T12:23:52-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Math|Tags: mastery math, spiral math|
You've read about the spiral versus mastery math debate. So, now the question is, which homeschool math curriculum uses what approach? SPIRAL MASTERY Bob Jones University Press Homeschool Math (Christian) Calvert Math Connections Academy, K-8 Math Read more...
By Alessa|2020-05-21T14:47:18-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Math|Tags: mastery math, spiral math|
Math curriculum falls within two broad categories: spiral and mastery. A number of important differences exist in how math is taught by these two philosophical approaches. Understanding these differences, and knowing how well they may work for your child, Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:25:21-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension, dyslexia, learning disability|
Many children easily master the basic reading process. They go from sounding out individual words to reading full sentences breathlessly. Some parents, however, discover that their child's reading comprehension doesn't quite match their reading level. The kiddo can read Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:19:23-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension|
It can be discouraging, as a parent, to see a good reader struggle with reading comprehension. You can, however, take some 1-on-1 time to work at improving comprehension skills. Talking through comprehension questions with your child - after your Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-29T14:06:05-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension, learning disability|
Reading Comprehension is the ability to easily and efficiently read text for meaning. It is the last step of the reading process taught to children, after they've acquired phonological processing skills and learned phonics, fluency, and vocabulary. Learn how Read more...
By Alessa|2019-09-28T22:56:18-04:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: fluency, silent reading rate|
Throughout the elementary years, we informally assess a child's reading ability by having them read out loud. As the child reads, we can listen for a number of indicators. For example: Does the child mispronounce specific letter combinations, like Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-05T12:24:28-04:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: fluency, learning disability, miscues|
FUN FACT: Most good readers actually skip over about 30% of the words their eyes see on a page - yet they still come away with understanding what the text says. Decades of eye-tracking and reading ability studies tell Read more...
By Alessa|2019-09-28T21:54:27-04:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: fluency, reading rate|
Reading fluency - the ability to read quickly and effortlessly for meaning - is an essential step in the reading process. Through regular, daily practice, children move from sounding out letters to being able to automatically read whole words Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-05T09:55:23-04:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: phonics|
Phonics teaches children the link between letters and the sounds they make. Phonics is the 2nd step of the reading processs. You teach phonics after teaching your child phonological awareness. Phonics instruction provides children with skills Read more...
