Here is the July update of what I have read to date for the Tim Challies 2016 Reading Challenge. My reading: A book someone tells you “changed my life”: (Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakeable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie) A book by or about a pastor’s wife: (Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full […]
Dyslexia stuff
August 26, 2015 by ·
Transitioning to audio books I did do an awful lot for my son when he was younger but at some point I really began to feel he needed to take more ownership of his own education, and I began trying to use accommodation more, to put tech in his hands and give him avenues to complete […]
CC and learning disability
August 17, 2015 by ·
We have only done one year of CC at the younger level (Foundations) and have just started with our older ones. I am anticipating it will be a great fit for our family as we were already pursuing a classical method of education. One thing I LOVE about CC for my struggling learners is that […]
Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Math
February 26, 2013 by ·
All our children have used Math U See (MUS), so I’ve been with their program for the past 12 years. This has been a good fit for our dyslexic son, as the hands on, manipulative approach appeals to him. The curriculum includes a video for teachers, but my kids always watch the video with me before we […]
Edublog Awards
December 16, 2009 by ·
One of my other websites, My Audio School, has been nominated for Best Educational Use of Audio in the Edublog awards! Voting ends TONIGHT, December 16th. If you haven’t voted yet, please take a second to click the badge and cast a vote for My Audio School!
Homeschool Apple Awards
November 11, 2009 by ·
I feel so blessed to be nominated again this year for the Homeschool Blog Awards. Thank you! In honor of the awards we decided to hold our own little awards ceremony today: The Homeschool Apple Awards. Four distinctive apples were chosen: Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Gala and Honey Crisp. Slices of each were sampled and […]
Write Guide
October 31, 2009 by ·
I love writing, and I am the happy beneficiary of several excellent writing courses taken in high school and college. Unfortunately, this has not translated very well when it comes to teaching my own children to write well, especially for my oldest, whose writing skills are advanced. I’m a bit of a “softie” and don’t […]
Math
October 31, 2009 by ·
MATH U SEE I have been using Math U See for 10 years. We love it! It is easy for me to teach, for one thing. I’m not really a “math person”, so that is BIG. The course comes with a DVD, and my sons watch the teacher on the DVD as he presents the […]
Apologia Science
October 31, 2009 by ·
We have used several of the Elementary science books by Jeannie Fulbright for our younger boys, and the Apologia General science by Dr. Wile for our oldest. Our first introduction to Ms. Fulbright’s books was Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. This book was so interesting and engaging that two of my boys (then ages […]
Spelling
October 31, 2009 by ·
SPELL TO WRITE AND READ I started Spell to Write and Read (SWR) with a child in 5th grade, a child in 1st grade and a 4 year old child. The 4 year old was basically a blank slate…in fact, this year (Kindergarten for him) is the first year he is actively applying SWR daily, […]
