by Laurie Bluedorn | Dec 20, 2010 | Reading Aloud
Hello Laurie, In the book Hand That Rocks the Cradle, the book Rascal by Sterling North was a recommendation. When I saw Rascal on audio book at my local library I checked it out. We have listened to the whole thing and really enjoyed the story — it’s a...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Dec 16, 2010 | Reading Aloud
Update on William Clark Russell (1844-1911) from John Addy (December 2010) — (See Part I here) 1. Deal Maritime Museum – Judith Dore, secretary of the museum, asked me for information on CR’s connections with the town of Deal in Kent. I sent several extracts...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 22, 2010 | Reading Aloud
Recently I purchased a copy of George Washington’s World by Genevieve Foster. The recommended reading level begins at 4th grade, yet is seems like excellent read-aloud material. Is there a compelling reason why I should wait until my knowledge-level children are...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 4, 2010 | Reading Aloud
I am just getting started homeschooling, and have found your book and website to be a tremendous help. My oldest is five and learning to read using TATRAS, and my husband and I are so pleased with her progress. We definitely appreciate your recommendation of that...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 16, 2010 | Reading Aloud
Letter from one of our readers in response to Kelly: I thought I might post this to give you some encouragement. My oldest son, now a 21 year old college student, sounds just like your son. We homeschooled him all the way through high school and, even at his...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jul 24, 2009 | Reading Aloud
We recently ran a contest in our Homeschooling with the Trivium e-letter asking for favorite read alouds. Here are the results: Lynn Reif — Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman Debbie Speedy — Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos Cindy Landreth...
