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Emerging Readers: Best Selections

  1.  Logic of English No frills.  Straightforward.  Simple to use and implement. One program for all ages.  Suggestions for proper use for each age group. Teaches from a solid Orton-Gillingham method. The phonogram is associated with the sound so the letter becomes the image.  This is especially important for dyslexics. Lessons teach phonics, phonograms, spelling, dictation, and grammar. As the name of the program suggests it is taught in a logical and orderly fashion. All sounds for a vowel are taught at one time.  This is to prevent confusion and frustration when a child learns short “a” and then … Continue reading →

All About Reading, Level 2 {Review}

in a nutshell: Product:   All About Reading, Level 2 Published by:  All About Learning Press Cost:  $99.95 per set Teacher Prep:  Minimal Homeschool Method:  Any Purpose:  To teach reading using an multi-sensory approach.  Excellent tool for learning to read and struggling readers. Teaches:  Decoding Phonics, Decoding Structural Analysis, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension Extras:  Visit All About Learning Press for PDF downloads for placement tests and curriculum samples from all All About Reading Levels. Included in the Level 2 Set:   Level 2 Teacher’s Manual Level 2 Student Packet (includes Leap into Reading activity book) What am I?, decodable reader Queen Bee, … Continue reading →

Getting Ready for Hurricane Sandy: Essentials to Have on Hand

Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the US East Coast today, and it’s likely to move inland, sweeping up toward Canada over the next 72 hours. There’s a huge population in the storm’s path. While many have been evacuated, others will be riding out the storm at home. What should you have in your home to prepare? Store enough water for at least 72 hours, as you may be without potable water for that long. If you don’t have stored water on hand, place tap water into temporary containers such as lined bins and bottles. Check to make sure that … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – May 6 – 12, 2012

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Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick summary of all of the blogs that appeared here in the past seven days. It is an easy way to find the blogs that you might have wanted to read, but, didn’t end up having time for when they first appeared. What did you miss this week? The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on May 7, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of “Hold the Gluten”. The episode is called “Celiac Awareness Month”. One host shares her experience of being on … Continue reading →

The Broken Bread Machine

Some years back, my in-laws gave me a bread machine for Christmas. I loved it. I could throw together any number of amazing breads, and it was so easy. The only thing I missed? When you bake bread in the oven, it fills up the house with a wonderful aroma, and you don’t get much of that with a machine. My husband wanted to experiment with making rye bread. I explained to him that it’s important to use a certain balance of white flour with your rye, but he … well, I’m not sure what happened, but he didn’t listen … Continue reading →

Read the Syllabus

Since I’m not a troubled instructor this semester (and I’ve taken the role of a dutiful TA) I am being re-introduced to the simultaneous joy and terror of a large, introductory course. It is at this point that I feel I must return to one of my favorite sayings: read the syllabus. The reason for this decree is because of the overwhelming amount of email I’ve been receiving recently. “How do I…” “Can you tell me…” “Do you know if…” etc. These types of questions are smothering my inbox during these first weeks and it is an unfortunate reality that … Continue reading →

Read the Manual

I’ve had my digital camera for a couple of years now, but I’ve yet to read the owner’s manual cover-to-cover. I pull it out when I need to troubleshoot a problem, but I know there’s information in there that could help me utilize my camera much better if I simply took the time to read more than a few pages. During my recent trip to Hawaii I realized that I could have greatly benefited from spending 20-30 minutes reading my camera’s manual rather than relying on my own skills to “figure things out.” While in Hawaii my entire family visited … Continue reading →

Care of Product Manuals

If the ice maker on your refrigerator suddenly starts making a weird noise because someone under three was pressing all of the door buttons would you know what to do? Or, more likely, would you know where your refrigerator manual is located so you can find out what to do? If your home is anything like ours after our move last year, manuals are the least of your worries, until you actually need them. This week, I decided to get all of our product manuals organized and filed, so they would be on hand when needed. This was inspired by … Continue reading →

Tips to Help You Find Time to Read The Ensign

The Ensign and other church magazines are a great resource for you and your family. There are times when I faithfully read the Ensign from cover to cover and other times when I seem to really struggle to find the time to read. However, I have found that as I make the time to read the Ensign and the other church magazines that I learn something and find answers to my prayers. Here are five things that help me to make the time to read. 1) One thing that works for me is to limit my reading material on Sundays. … Continue reading →

Getting Ready for Spring in Your Scrapbooking

The official first day of Spring is in just three short days. And Easter is this upcoming weekend. It seems as if Winter just flew by, even with all the cold weather and snow and ice everyone has been getting. Since it still doesn’t feel too much like spring time around here, I thought I would get everyone in the mood for those terrific Spring photo opportunities and scrapbooking pages. Spring Cleaning – Spring seems to bring everyone out of the cobwebs and caves and puts many in the mood to do some spring cleaning. But do not forget to … Continue reading →