Just for Fun: What have YOU been reading lately?

I am reading A Charlotte Mason Companion, about to start re-reading Home Education, Gulliver’s Travels, To the Rescue: A Biography of Thomas S. Monson, scriptures, and a Patricia Veryan novel to relax with.

Oh, and let’s not forget the research and scheduling of the final details of school.  lol

I am reading The World Crisis 1911-1918 by Winston Churchill and for lighter reading I am reading Edwin Way Teale – Journey Into Summer and The Trees in my Forest by Bernd Heinrich. The last two are my favourite naturalists so I read a lot of their books along with Hal Borland. I always have two or three on the go and one that I read just before bed, a more relaxing type book – at the moment that one is by Elisabeth Elliot – Keep a Quiet Heart. Linda

Jen, not to move away from the topic of your post…..but I linked to your blog and read about your bedside table books. I was very interested in your reading /phonics book you were reading uncovering the logic of English so I clicked to read the quotes from it as well as all the comments made. They had a small discussion as to whether CMs methods fit in with what was written in the book. I was wondering since you have read the book what your opinion has been on that. I have gone back and forth with whether to buy delightful reading or not because I have some struggling readers as well as a six year old learning to read. After a back and forth struggle I have committed to purchasing a used kit. I am not so sure that is a good choice after reading the site on that book. I figured if I bought it used I wouldn’t be out quite so much money if we didn’t like it. I have also begun purchasing pathway readers as I have never once heard anything negative about them( but no one seems to use the workbooks that go along with them) I would be interested in how you teach reading without a curriculum. All that being said, I don’t really have the funds to keep trying things and I really still have 4 kids that either need to learn to read or need to improve drastically. We also have AAS which cost a pretty penny but seems to get great reviews. I haven’t used it long enough to know what I think about it. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Me:

Scriptures

The Work and the Glory book 5

A Perfect Brightness of Hope

I also just finished The Callahans of Texas series and the first book (Jenna’s Cowboy) is free for Kindle on Amazon right now: http://www.amazon.com/Jennas-Cowboy-Novel-Callahans-ebook/dp/B002YT8JD0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340923374&sr=8-1&keywords=jenna%27s+cowboy

Wow. You guys are amazing. All I’m reading are books and articles and websites and opinions and more books about home schooling ad nauseum. Can I quit for a few days? And read something else? 🙂

Jen – I’m also curious about Uncovering the Logic of English.  My first dd taught herself to read, so now I’m on my next dd and teaching reading is all new to me.  I listened to the author speak online and was very intrigued, but I already have Delightful Reading…which truly looks delightful btw..however, a lot of what she said seemed to make a lot of sense…

I am finishing “The Little Woman” by Gladys Aylward.  Before that I read “Through the Gates of Splendor” by Elizabeth Elliott.  Neither are literary greats, but both tell stories of missionary men and women who gave their lives up to full service for Jesus.  I am extremely humbled and challenged by both books.