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Category Archives: Phonics
The Cost of Teaching? Two toes? A finger? (Be a Hero. Teach a child to read, #3)
“The alphabet is an abolitionist. If you would keep a people enslaved, refuse to teach them to read.” (Harper’s Weekly, Nov. 9, 1867, quoted from “Literacy as Freedom” in the Smithsonian) Nat Turner’s Rebellion and Laws against Reading Instruction In … Continue reading
The Man who Taught the World to Read (Be a Hero. Teach a Child to Read, #2)
Ever heard of Dr. Frank C. Laubach? “The man who taught the world to read”? This one man is credited with helping over 100 million people to read. How did he do it? Working as a missionary, Dr. Laubach … Continue reading
Reading War Champions & How to Teach Reading – Flesch & Blumenfeld
“According to the U.S. Department of Education, 54% of U.S. adults 16-74 years old – about 130 million people – lack proficiency in literacy, reading below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level.” (Forbes Magazine, September 9, 2020) How can we … Continue reading
Learning before we Teach (What I learned from Sam, #5)
Samuel Blumenfeld (author of Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers) was an independent thinker on a solitary quest, and a master at research. (The indexes of his books will show this.) Devoted to improving American literacy, he became a dedicated … Continue reading
Old Foes & New Conflicts in American Schools (What I learned from Sam, #4)
or… New Battles in an Old Conflict Educational battlegrounds, in our present-day public schools, stem from similar conflicts from our Colonial days. Originally, Massachusetts Puritans enforced Biblical teaching in support of a Calvinistic worldview. Eventually, these beliefs … Continue reading
Legislating Religion in New England (What I learned from Sam, #3)
In the year 1620 a group of Puritans set sail from Plymouth, England, on a venture for freedom in the New World. They were armed with utopian ideas, hoping to escape from post-Reformation tyrants. They wanted to be self-governed, and … Continue reading
Unstructured Learning & Creative Problem Solving
I recently observed an Unstructured Learning experience. Two 6-year-olds were playing in a park, and this is what they figured out: “When you get dirty in the sand box, you can get clean in the water park.” “If you don’t … Continue reading
Read to your Children & Around the World with Madeline
Following Madeline around the World “In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. In two straight lines they broke their bread And brushed their teeth and went to bed. … Continue reading
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Words and Their True Meanings (Adult lessons in Children’s Books)
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many … Continue reading
Raving Customers (Homeschooling with Peter Watt: Episode 3)
“Dianna and I are just beginning lesson 7. After going over lessons three and four Dianna was so excited that she could read that she hugged my neck and told me she loved me. She said, ‘Oh mommy, my wish … Continue reading
Alpha-Phonics
The Alphabet Song!
Water on the Floor
Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD Rom
Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test
How To Tutor
How To Tutor Cursive Handwriting Workbook
