How to Make Reading Aloud the Best Part of Your Day
Enjoy this guest post by Sarah Mackenzie, author and creator of the popular blog, Read-Aloud Revival. When you’re done, check out Sarah’s newest book, The Read-Aloud Family, available from IEW later this spring.... read more
Reading: Time Well Spent
We have so little time to spend. The hustle and bustle of teaching a multiplicity of subjects to students takes long hours to accomplish. If educators were asked what their goals were for... read more
Reading Aloud: Time Together Well Spent
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss As the leaves... read more
From the First: Famous (and not-so-famous) First Lines
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This quote, reportedly attributed to Will Rogers, not only applies to people, but also to literature, and perhaps more so. After all,... read more
One Chapter Away
# Reading Tolkien out loud while two primary-grade siblings engaged in an action-figure battle to the death was not an easy task. Competing to be heard while constant noise and motion were going on... read more
Customer Service Answers: Reading and Literature
As you begin to plan for the upcoming school year, you may have questions about what types of products IEW offers that focus on literature. This post will help you identify and clarify... read more
Primary Arts of Language: Summer Reinforcement Ideas that Don’t Steal Your Sanity
It’s that time of year again! The days are lengthening. Moms are beginning to see the light at the end of the math book. Kids are squirrely to be done with school. But... read more
Vocabulary Victorious!
One of the many hats I wear (and as homeschool moms, we all wear a lot of hats!) is reading and writing tutor. The vast majority of my students are dyslexic. I tutor... read more
Confessions of an Audiophile
When I graduated from college, I figured I had a pretty good idea of what reading was all about. After all, I had read volume upon volume of essays, poetry, novels, and plays... read more
Black History Month: Celebrating Paul Laurence Dunbar
Although I graduated from a large midwestern university with a degree in English and a focus in poetry, I knew next to nothing about this important African-American poet—Paul Laurence Dunbar. It was much... read more
Tricky words: Illusion or Allusion?
This past week in my Windows to the World IEW co-op class, we went over allusions. I had previously discussed allusions we’d encountered in a few of our stories informally, but I’d never... read more
How to Make Reading Aloud the Best Part of Your Day
Enjoy this guest post by Sarah Mackenzie, author and creator of the popular blog, Read-Aloud Revival. When you’re done, check out... read more
Reading: Time Well Spent
We have so little time to spend. The hustle and bustle of teaching a multiplicity of subjects to students takes long... read more
Reading Aloud: Time Together Well Spent
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”... read more
From the First: Famous (and not-so-famous) First Lines
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This quote, reportedly attributed to Will Rogers, not only applies... read more
One Chapter Away
# Reading Tolkien out loud while two primary-grade siblings engaged in an action-figure battle to the death was not an easy task.... read more
Customer Service Answers: Reading and Literature
As you begin to plan for the upcoming school year, you may have questions about what types of products IEW offers... read more
Primary Arts of Language: Summer Reinforcement Ideas that Don’t Steal Your Sanity
It’s that time of year again! The days are lengthening. Moms are beginning to see the light at the end of... read more
Vocabulary Victorious!
One of the many hats I wear (and as homeschool moms, we all wear a lot of hats!) is reading and... read more
Confessions of an Audiophile
When I graduated from college, I figured I had a pretty good idea of what reading was all about. After all,... read more
Black History Month: Celebrating Paul Laurence Dunbar
Although I graduated from a large midwestern university with a degree in English and a focus in poetry, I knew next... read more
Tricky words: Illusion or Allusion?
This past week in my Windows to the World IEW co-op class, we went over allusions. I had previously discussed allusions... read more
