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Why boys wrestle, play fight and fidget
Gender differences, pt. 1 (boys) DR MICHAEL NAGEL Whether you have a boy or a girl you may have wondered what science can tell you about the role of the brain in shaping your child’s behaviour. In this two-part series … Continue reading
Posted in activities for boys, boys are fidgety, boys are made differently from girls, child development boys vs girls, education, fathers and sons, homeschooling, How boys learn, Let boys be boys, male differences, male's amygdala larger than female's, Phonics, playful aggression, Reading, rough and tumble, schools, teaching, teaching boys vs girls, testosterone in boys development, the male brain, tutoring
Tagged boys need their dads, fathers and sons, Homeschooling, homeschooling boys, How to Tutor, systematic phonics, teaching boys to read, why dads are important for boys, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Book Review: How to Tutor Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (by Samuel Blumenfeld)
“It is not necessary to have had formal teaching experience to become a tutor. If you have enjoyed reading to children and answering their questions, then you should enjoy tutoring. With the proper instructional materials, anyone who enjoys children can … Continue reading
Multiculturalism & the Loss of Americanism
Exploring the Homeschooling Arguments of the 80’s & 90’s – Reviewing old Editorials in the Light of our Present Day The Blumenfeld Education Letter Revisited Vol 1, No 1 (pt. 1) – Sept. 1986 (NOTE: The following editorial has been quoted … Continue reading
Posted in Americanism, education, education reform, God Bless America, homeschooling, Multicultural Education, multiculturalism, Phonics, Reading, teaching, Teaching Moral Anarchy, The Blumenfeld Education Letter, tutoring
Tagged Alpha-Phonics, History of American Education, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, phonemic awareness, Samuel Blumenfeld, systematic phonics, you can teach your kids to read at home
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The Stigma of Dyslexia
Sometime, somewhere, within the history of American education, it was decided that it was not good to write with the left hand. Writing this way was often punished. I learned of just such an example, in the most unusual of … Continue reading
Posted in Dr. Neil Alexander-Passe, education, homeschooling, left-handed punishment, Phonics, Reading, Stigma of Dyslexia, teaching, tutoring
Tagged Alpha-Phonics, Dyslexic no more: Saved by the ABC's, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, Samuel Blumenfeld, systematic phonics, you can teach your kids to read at home
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The Irish Mom who gave her Son a Voice
Tragedy Leaves a Young Girl without a Family “At the time many children were playing on the street as several women from the tenements sat on the pavement watching on. Yet within minutes the scene was one of screams and dust … Continue reading
Posted in Cerebral Palsy, Christy Brown, education, homeschooling, My Left Foot, Phonics, Reading, Reviews of Alpha-Phonics, schools, special education, teaching, tutoring
Tagged Alpha-Phonics, Dyslexic no more: Saved by the ABC's, Homeschooling, How to Tutor, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, teaching reading with love
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Censorship & Propaganda – The Theft of Voice
If you have spent much time around children, especially quarrelling children, you may have observed disputes over who gets to explain what just happened. Here are some examples which I have witnessed. Children rushing toward me with their mouths full … Continue reading
Posted in education, homeschooling, Homescoolers academically perform very well, Phonics, Reading, schools, teaching, tutoring, Uncategorized
Tagged Ain't I a Woman, Alpha-Phonics, frederick douglass, History of American Education, Homeschooling, josiah henson, propaganda, reading, reading and writing, Samuel Blumenfeld, slave narratives, Sojourner Truth, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Uncle Tom's Cabin, voice, you can teach your kids to read at home
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DYSLEXIC NO MORE: Saved by the ABC’s — Research names PHONICS the Winner
Mandates, Dollars & Paper Trails (From the Upcoming Book: Dyslexic No More: Saved by the ABC’s by Meg Rayborn Dawson) “It was clear to me that we did not really have a clear idea or understand how children should be taught … Continue reading
Posted in education, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reviews of Alpha-Phonics, Synthetic Phonics, teaching, tutoring
Tagged A Apple Pie, Homeschooling, How to Tutor, National Reading Panel, National Research Council, Phonics First, Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, Reading Wars, Sally Shaywitz, Samuel Blumenfeld, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, Why Johnny Can't Read, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Homeschoolers on the Horizon of America’s Future
I’M STAYING WITH A HOMESCHOOL FAMILY, AND IT’S LIKE LOOKING BACK IN TIME WHAT AN AMAZING WORLD! Traditional virtues are taught. Reading, writing and arithmetic are amplified with stories of early American pioneers, lessons from Creation Science research, Bible lessons, and … Continue reading
Reading: Road to Freedom (Be a Hero. Teach a Child to Read, #4)
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass “Learning to Read and Write” from Frederick Douglass’ autobiography (1845) gives a detailed explanation about how he learned to read and write. These skills equipped him … Continue reading
The Great Phonics Exodus was Followed by Mass Illiteracy (What I learned from Sam, #6)
While reading another of Sam Blumenfeld’s books (The New Illiterates: And how to keep your child from becoming one, 1973 and 1988), I came across an intriguing quote. When responding to the high percentage of “functional illiterates” among inmates, Chief … 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
