by Laurie Bluedorn | Jun 29, 2018 | Intensive Phonics
“Learning how to spell words that don’t follow the rules can be a bit boring. And we can’t have that! So the All About Spelling program has a fun and motivating way to teach these Rule Breakers. We throw them in jail, of course!….” In Marie...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jun 23, 2018 | Intensive Phonics
Since everything is carefully laid out in the phonics curriculum All About Reading, you can avoid the “curse of knowledge” as you teach your child to read. Read about this “curse of knowledge” here.
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 8, 2018 | Intensive Phonics
In 1978 I started teaching my oldest to read. This is by no means a recommendation, but only the story of a small part of our homeschooling journey. When Nathaniel was just an infant, I read the book How to Teach Your Baby to Read by Glenn Doman. This book teaches a...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 3, 2018 | Intensive Phonics
Use a curriculum which is based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach. This free e-book will give you a look at the elements of this approach for teaching reading and spelling. Long ago, I used The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding, which was one of the first...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 14, 2017 | Intensive Phonics, Ron Paul Curriculum
The Ron Paul Curriculum has two different phonics courses. 1. Kindergarten Introduction to Phonics taught by Cheryl Page This free kindergarten phonics program is an introduction to phonics curriculum. It’s not a complete phonics curriculum. Each lesson is...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jun 3, 2015 | Classical Education, Education, Government Education, Homeschool Voices From the Past, Homeschooling, Intensive Phonics, News
We were sorry to hear that Samuel L. Blumenfeld died this week. Mr. Blumenfeld is known mainly for two things: 1. His work in encouraging homeschoolers during the very early days of homeschooling. He was a staunch defender of parents’ rights in education and was...
