The following is a post from contributing writer Amanda from The Pelsers. I’m what you could call a Charlotte Mason, Classically-leaning, interest-led, eclectic homeschooler. That was a mouthful, wasn’t it? But, when I decided to leave my job and stay home to homeschool my son, I didn’t know where to start. So two years ago, I [...]
Four Things to Remember When Teaching an Early Reader
January 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
When my son Jonathan was about three and a half, he started showing an interest in reading. He knew all his letters and most of their sounds. He would flip through books and “read” the ones he’d memorized or make up the story for those he didn’t know. And then, he started asking to learn [...]
Help! My Early Reader Has Hit a Reading Wall
January 9, 2012 by 28 Comments
I have an early reader. At just over three and a half years old, Jonathan showed an interest in learning to read. Within one month of starting to sound out words, he was reading at an early first grade level. Fast forward about a year to age four and a half. Jonathan now reads at [...]
Three Reasons That Made Our Homeschooling Decision Easy
September 15, 2011 by 6 Comments
What is it that makes a person decide to take a different road? When looking down that road what caught their eye, what made them take that first step? What gave them the motivation to fight the arrows and signs that led down a more used, more traveled path? For me it boiled down to [...]
Great Homeschooling Links : July 15, 2011
July 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Can you believe that July is almost half done already? I can’t! It seems like this summer just flew by. By the time that you’re reading this, we will have already started our new school year. How about you? When does your year start? Kidwash : Peanuts are Evil I rarely link to my own [...]
Giving Gifted Children What They Need
March 22, 2011 by 12 Comments
I grew up under the label “Gifted.” I’m not entirely sure how I got there, but I can tell you what the public school offered me did not go much beyond the label. I was pulled from a few classes to attend sessions where I sat amongst other gifted children as we worked on brain [...]
When Printing Is Hard
June 8, 2010 by 6 Comments
Does your child struggle with printing? What do you do if you have a gifted child who can mentally work significantly above grade level, but struggles with penmanship? How do you adapt your home learning materials to meet each individual child’s needs? My oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD and then Autism during his kindergarten [...]
