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
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: Primary Arts of Language
Beginning your homeschooling years can feel very intimidating. After all, those early years are when you craft the strong foundation for future educational success. Specifically the three Rs— reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic—can generate... 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
Reading with Unhurried Delight
Edmund Burke believed that, "To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting." As National Library Lovers month and our focus on reading come to a close, it seems useful to share some... read more
Dyslexia: Finding Help and Hope for Your Struggling Reader
The tear tracks were still visible when I tucked my eight-year-old daughter into bed that night. We had had another painful experience with reading that evening. I knew she was bright; her vocabulary... read more
Hot Off the Press! Printing with Letter Stories Card Game
Learning to read English requires a significant amount of rote memory. There are over seventy phonograms to memorize and dozens of rules governing their combinations. How can children best learn all these things?... read more
Education and the Future of Freedom
I like small books. They make me think the author has said what he wanted to say, concisely and without padding. The Coming Aristocracy by Oliver DeMille is such a book—short and to... 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
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: Primary Arts of Language
Beginning your homeschooling years can feel very intimidating. After all, those early years are when you craft the strong foundation for... 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
Reading with Unhurried Delight
Edmund Burke believed that, "To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting." As National Library Lovers month and our focus... read more
Dyslexia: Finding Help and Hope for Your Struggling Reader
The tear tracks were still visible when I tucked my eight-year-old daughter into bed that night. We had had another painful... read more
Hot Off the Press! Printing with Letter Stories Card Game
Learning to read English requires a significant amount of rote memory. There are over seventy phonograms to memorize and dozens of... read more
Education and the Future of Freedom
I like small books. They make me think the author has said what he wanted to say, concisely and without padding.... read more
