Category Archives: teaching

‘Face Mites’ Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease and Mate on Your Face While You Sleep

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Peter Watt

‘Face Mites’ Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease and Mate on Your Face While You Sleep By Brandon Specktor, Senior Writer | May 22, 2019 06:27am ET Demodex mites burrow face-first inside the pores at the bottom of your hair follicles. Shown here, … Continue reading →

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HOW COMMON CORE IS DESTROYING TRAINING OF TEACHERS

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Peter Watt

. How Common Core Is Destroying Has Destroyed Training of Teachers By Sandra Stotsky | February 20, 2019, 23:28 EST       Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor’s Note:  This a long , and somewhat tedious article.  We decided to leave most of it intact.  The … Continue reading →

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Are You Making Any of These Top Ten Homeschooling Mistakes?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by David Ryan

While perusing the Fall 2018 edition of Homeschool Idaho magazine, we came across an interesting and valuable article by Raquelle Sheen about the ten mistakes new homeschoolers can easily make. (You may recognize some of them yourself.) You might even … Continue reading →

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The Four Techniques of Reading

Posted on December 18, 2018 by David Ryan

Once we’ve become literate, a veritable universe awaits our exploration  – a universe of learning, wonder, and pleasure. And, whether most of us have considered it or not, we can and should continue to learn to read, at ever higher … Continue reading →

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Pakistan’s Economy of Child Labor- Problem: Illiteracy

Posted on December 4, 2018 by David Ryan

  A few years ago we learned how an American, Garth Weibe of Massachusetts, was making a difference for a  number of children toiling in the brick yards of Pakistan by using Alpha-Phonics to teach reading. The conditions he found … Continue reading →

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It’s like a whole school in one book…..Why?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Peter Watt

Leading Homeschool curriculum reviewer Mary Pride says:  “…the reasoned explanation of why you should follow classic methods of instruction sets How To Tutor apart. Not a bad price for learning how to teach your child the three R’s from preschool … Continue reading →

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Another Convincing Review of Alpha-Phonics

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

There are, of course, many moms and teachers who have successfully used Alpha-Phonics to teach their pupils to read.  We never tire of hearing of their experiences and reading their reviews because we believe their point of view is especially … Continue reading →

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Mom teaches her 8 kids to read with one $ 20 Alpha-Phonics

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Peter Watt

Twenty-three years and one copy of Alpha-Phonics – not a bad run for just $19.95!  Yes, that’s what Alpha-Phonics cost 23 years ago.  We don’t put a dollar value on a person learning to read because we think it’s incalculable, … Continue reading →

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Is Universal Pre-K Really the Way to Go?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

There is something just so right-sounding and attractive about the idea of Pre-K for every kid in America.  It’s just a “no-brainer”, isn’t it?  There is no doubt that the concept is gaining popularity all over the country and, of … Continue reading →

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Homeschoolers Aboard!

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

Sometimes there just is no other option than homeschooling. One may be completely dissatisfied by one’s local public school; Or one may live outside the country with no viable alternatives. Then again, one may live on a boat, continually sailing … Continue reading →

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