Reading

Resources for Remedial Reading
Have you been seeing the scary statistics?  Nearly 1/3 of US students don't graduate from high school.  Of the graduates, another third cannot read and write adequately to keep up with the demands of college and adult life.  We've GOT to change the way we teach!  Let's get loud and show the schools and government that we demand some change.  Won't you join me?  Add your voice to protect every citizen's right to be functionally literate.  Get involved at the local level by attending school boa...

Reading Journals
Recording Responses to What You Read
Keeping a reading journal is a fantastic way to encourage a child to think deeply about whatever he his reading. It works especially well with fiction novels, but can be used with non-fiction as well. There is no right or wrong with a reader's response journal because it is a collection of the reader's thoughts about what he read. Each person's journal is as unique as the individual himself. Besides promoting reading comprehension, reading journals are a stepping stone to the literary analy...

Homeschool English with Free Resources for Reading, Writing and Language Arts
My Collection of Free Resources To Help You Homeschool English
Reading and writing are the cornerstones of our home school focus. I have been collecting useful links for over 12 year now, and present here my list of useful, fun and free resources to homeschool English. At the writing there are over 50 free links on this page, which allows for you to add your favorites. I know I have spent many hours sifting through on-line materials to find the useful information. Hopefully I have simplified this process for you. This page is only one small piece our fre...

Motivating Your Kids To Read
Most Readers Don't Watch Much TV
Are your kids readers? Are you a reader? What parent doesn't want their kids to read? Most kids who do well in school are readers.They don't watch a lot of TV. Are you serious in changing your child's reading habits? Creating a habit takes time.  Most habits take 21 days to create. Let's take a little test.   Parents, are you and your kids addicted to TV?  I want you to turn-off the TV tonight. Write down the reactions you get. Hey, better yet, tomorrow night hide the remote control. See what...

Skip and Daisy Phonics Reading Program
About This Program
The Skip and Daisy program was developed by Sonya Nelson for a need that had to be filled She developed this program after being told that her daughter while in kindergarten and first grade was a great reader only to find out in 3rd grade her daughter couldn't read. Her daughter Britnee was great at memorizing stories but could not read words out of context. She asked the teachers for help but they just said to read with her and that eventually she would "get it". After that didn't work she...