Homeschooling has been shown again and again to be successful in many children’s lives. One of the reasons this is so, I think, is because so much of the instruction can be tailored towards each child’s individual needs. I find when talking to other mothers that parents in many families have children who have difficulties. …
There are many benefits to reading aloud to our children. It builds love for reading as well as develops an understanding of story structure. I personally have found reading aloud to my children as a means to build attention span for reading tasks. My reluctant reader was also very reluctant to sit while I read …
One of my boys reads everything in sight. Then, when he’s done, he rereads everything in sight! Sometimes I feel the urge to tell him to stop reading and go outside and play! That’s a nice problem to have. What should a mom do with a child like this? It is impossible to keep up …
In this article, I would like to discuss how to help a boy who can read and decode adequately but doesn’t read. As a result, he lacks fluency in his reading. Here are several suggestions to help him become a better reader: 1. Be willing to have him read books below his reading level. This …