Month January 2011

Delightful Reading: A Charlotte Mason Reading Curriculum

Several months ago we received a note from a homeschool mom who was teaching her son how to read using Charlotte Mason’s method. (If you’re just joining this discussion, you can read our articles about Charlotte’s method of teaching reading.)…

Sonya Shafer
January 26, 2011
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homeschool boy spells play with letter blocks

Word-Building and Phonics: Teaching Reading, part 4

As you learned last time, Charlotte Mason’s reading lessons used two approaches: sight words and word-building. To add variety and keep things interesting for the student, Charlotte alternated lessons between the two. Last week we described how to do a…

Sonya Shafer
January 19, 2011
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Sight Words and Sentences: Teaching Reading, part 3

Up to this point in our series on teaching your child to read, we have been talking about informal play activities. Once your child can read several dozen words from those activities, it’s time to start actual reading lessons. Charlotte…

Sonya Shafer
January 12, 2011
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Pre-Reading Activities: Teaching Reading, part 2

Last week we talked about how to introduce the alphabet to your child through fun, informal play activities. Once your child knows his alphabet and the sounds the letters make, you can begin to put those sounds together to make…

Sonya Shafer
January 5, 2011
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Month January 2011

Delightful Reading: A Charlotte Mason Reading Curriculum

Word-Building and Phonics: Teaching Reading, part 4

Sight Words and Sentences: Teaching Reading, part 3

Pre-Reading Activities: Teaching Reading, part 2

Great Homeschool Conventions (Columbus)

Teach Them Diligently (Pigeon Forge)

Teach Them Diligently (Branson)