Pre-Reading Activities: Teaching Reading, part 2Last 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 ShaferJanuary 5, 20114 Comments
Alphabet Fun: Teaching Reading, part 1I well remember trembling when, as a young homeschooling mom, I realized that it was up to me to teach my child to read. My imaginative mind started racing down the path of worst case scenarios. As if on cue,…Sonya ShaferDecember 29, 201013 Comments
Teaching Reading: Language Arts, part 6People often ask me what curriculum I used to teach my children to read. I didn’t use one. We just played with letters and their sounds, and eventually, when they were ready, I showed them how to put those sounds…Sonya ShaferOctober 6, 2010
Teaching Your Child to ReadWhen I (Sonya) was a young mom with my first baby, the idea of teaching my child to read ranked right up there on the “Scary Meter” with singing a solo and snake pits. Sure, I could teach her the…Sonya ShaferNovember 16, 2006
