Help! I’m Teaching My Child to Read

Curriculum, Reading

by Bevery Parrish Help! I’m teaching my kids to read. Which curriculum do I choose? Scouring the internet or visiting a conference hall full of enticing booths, filled with wonderful curriculum or books all promising sweet bliss in teaching your child to read, is...

When Phonics Isn’t Working

Reading, Special Learners

by Jan Bedell, PhD, M.ND., “Brain Coach™ Editor’s Note: We’ve seen encountered many parents who are seeking help for their children who are struggling with reading. As the mom of a struggling reader myself, this article really resonated with me. Dr. Bedell...

Just Read

Encouragement, Reading

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. — Rene Descartes The most unexpected advice I received as our family’s homeschool journey began, and the best was to read. Read to the children, read as a family, read for my...

When Learning to Read Isn’t Easy

Classes, Curriculum, Encouragement, Family, Reading

By Carolyn Forte, Excellence In Education, 34th Annual Convention speaker The top priority of most beginning homeschooling parents of 5 or 6 year-olds is reading. They look online at a dizzying array of reading programs and start asking for advice from friends and...

Develop Lifelong Readers/Learners

Curriculum, Encouragement, Family, Geography, Reading

by Karen Koch Readers are learners. A large portion of our homeschool day involves reading aloud. We have Bible, history, art, math, science, music, and more, but really enjoy our read-alouds as a family, both morning and evening. Not only does the shared reading...

Why Homeschool?

Classes, Curriculum, Decisions, Geography, God's Plan, Math, Planning, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Writing

by Kristin Murdock Every new school year, you ask yourself the same question: “Why ARE we homeschooling?” Several times a year the question haunts you again (usually when your child experiences a meltdown over uncompleted schoolwork). Then you encounter well-meaning...