Tag Archives: reading

Homeschoolers on the Horizon of America’s Future

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Meg (Alpha-Phonics mom of 9)

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 →

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The Cost of Teaching? Two toes? A finger? (Be a Hero. Teach a child to read, #3)

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Peter Watt

“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 →

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Reading War Champions & How to Teach Reading – Flesch & Blumenfeld

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Peter Watt

“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 →

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FLORIDA Parents glad to see Common Core on the way out of school’s curriculum

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Peter Watt

  WINK NEWS Mom checks in with her children as they are doing homework. (Ivanhoe Newswire photo) Reporter: Andrea Henderson Writer: Lincoln Saunders Published:February 5, 2020 7:02 AM EST Updated:February 6, 2020 10:53 AM EST – Advertisement – RECOMMENDED: FLORIDA  … 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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“Unschooled” Used to be an Insult!

Posted on February 6, 2019 by David Ryan

How is an unbirthday like an unschooling? It’s quite simple really: the first is not and never can be a birthday, and the second isnot and never can be a schooling. Now that we have that cleared up, you may … 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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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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Reeding in Amarika

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

This month the results of the PSAT exam will be delivered to the approximately 3.5 million high school students across the country who took the exam back in October.  The PSAT is a preliminary version of the familiar SATs, and … Continue reading →

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