Entry Level Phonics

I’m continuously frustrated with my search for entry level children’s reading material - even though I make my own, I’m still always looking on the store shelves. It seems that many publisher’s version of “level 1″ simply involves using fewer words with a larger font, with no regard to the type of words used (are [...]

Recognizing Your Child’s Learning Style To Support Their Education

The public school system is set up in a particular way, and while the teachers do have some flexibility in how they deliver their curriculum, for the most part students have to conform to a “one size fits all” method. This is not entirely a bad thing, because it prepares them for the real world: [...]

Homemade Word Searches

Here is another tool I’ve used when my kids were really young (3-4) - homemade word searches.
There are a lot of word search books out there for older children (we have a few on our book shelves) but it’s almost impossible to find ones for the “cat, hat, sat, mat” level. Generally puzzles are created [...]