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I just received our delightful reading kit in the mail, and I LOVE everything about it! I was hesitant to buy it at first because there aren’t too many reviews on it and it seemed like people use it and supplement, but I think this is perfect for my son!! So happy with this purchase!! Just thought I’d share my excitement 😉
Hope it is a great fit!
I am currently doing level 2 with my YDS and it is going so well. He enjoys it and is learning along the way.
I tried Delightful Reading in the past (the original) and was not successful but it was because I didn’t fully understand the steps and methods. The “broken apart” levels are perfect. It has really helped me understand and teach it much better.
I can’t wait to finish up MFW K with him so we can start DR. I was thinking about letting him start it now, but I know it’s better if we finished K first.
Sarah- have you added anything else for language arts? I was thinking about using Spelling you see A because it can be doubled as a handwriting curriculum and spelling, which is a huge bonus. Then again, I keep telling myself that he doesn’t need that.
In a Charlotte Mason education, formal spelling (prepared dictation) is not started until about 4th grade, after reading and handwriting are well established. Informal spelling will be woven into learning to read with the Delightful Reading kits. You will be training your child to look carefully at the words as he builds them, but also, occasionally asking him to orally spell some of the words.
Copywork is used for handwriting and should be at about the same level as his reading ability. For example, if you are doing Delightful Reading, Level 1: Playing with Letters and Sounds, he would work on learning how to write his letters and writing a few words. If you are doing a different Delightful Reading kit, then he could copy simple sentences.
To complete his language arts for this age, work on oral narration using Aesop’s Fables or something similar, and read some good literature books with him.
We do as Karen suggested. 🙂
We are doing DR level 2 and he is in Kinder. Along with that he is doing simple copy work as he works on letter formation. His fine motor skills took a bit longer to come along, so we are just going at his pace. His older brother had strong fine motor skills in Kinder so he was moving a bit faster, but I reminded often (by teaching the kids) that I teach the child and not to compare 🙂 I am also always reading reading books to him, as well as he also listens in to his older siblings books for school
He is my 3rd and I admit I thought I had to do so much “more” when younger but with each child I have relaxed and see the benefit of working at their pace and not worrying so much, especially when little. It is amazing how when they are ready things come together so much easier. We were doing Kinder with him and it wasn’t going that smoothly so I set it aside and just colored with him and let him play as big kids did school. Right after he turned 6 he started to ask for his school, and it is amazing how his ability to focus and understand took a big “leap”. I have to remind myself that each child learns at their own speed. 🙂
Our The Natural Progression of Language Arts video in our Learning Library gives a good overview of language arts as taught in a Charlotte Mason education.
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