tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post5230847483174205295..comments2024-02-29T07:10:59.852+00:00Comments on delivering grace: Home education and professional developmentDeliveringGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-30349140496558594352011-05-14T13:12:06.326+01:002011-05-14T13:12:06.326+01:00I've started teaching all mine to read when th...I've started teaching all mine to read when they started to show interest! After they knew their letter sounds and were willing to sit still for a little bit.... we go super slow when they were little and then start being very consistent with reading lessons when they get to be 5-ish.<br /><br />I know "sight words" get a bad rap. But when they are little, I have found teaching sight words is easy for them since it's mainly recognition and memory. And they LOVE finding the words they know (and, it, the...) in books that they look through OR we read together.<br /><br />As far as the Secret Garden. I guess it's a good goal for her to one day be able to read by herself. There are other options too... have an older one read it to her or read it together as a family. When mine we're too small to read we read through many children's classics... for some reason we've gotten out of the habit, but they really listening to us read to them. ANd it was a nice quiet family activity before bed;)<br /><br />I love that there is always room to grow as a homeschooling parent.... we plenty of opportunities to learn,too!! And it;s a great example for our kiddos to see us reading and excited about learning new things, too!In Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789551507678673996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-72175642800497658722011-05-14T02:51:33.613+01:002011-05-14T02:51:33.613+01:00I don't think four or five year olds need be p...I don't think four or five year olds need be pushed to read. Our youngest (now grown) son was very depressed about not being able to read as well as other first graders. However, by third grade, he was reading 7 & 8th grade books and his IQ tested though the roof high later on. We finally home-schooled him from 6th to 12th grade. I think that's one of the beautiful benefits of homeschooling, to be able to move at your child's own pace. Blessings!Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199528755284144670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-71836862808916375202011-05-13T23:02:16.216+01:002011-05-13T23:02:16.216+01:00Anna-I hadn't thought about that aspect of a f...Anna-I hadn't thought about that aspect of a facebook page-thank you.DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-84903887684890981022011-05-13T22:21:43.146+01:002011-05-13T22:21:43.146+01:00I think you raise some good questions! Have you th...I think you raise some good questions! Have you thought about starting a facebook page for Delivering Grace? Not so much for reaching an audience (although it does help) but because as a page you can follow other pages and there is a fantastic sense of community among common interest sites. I follow quite a few that are about education and/or homeschooling and they are often posting interesting discussions and links between them that cold be a great help. Perhaps a 21st century online professional development?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129474040903220892noreply@blogger.com