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It felt like you barely blinked and now your baby is now standing before you as a preschooler, ready and eager to learn. How do you get them ready to read?
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Relax this month with a new book from our book lists by grade. There are even some book recommendations for mom and dad!
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Discover many ways to test your kid's reading level, whether it’s informally at the house or through a reading assessment tool. You can find it all here.
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Magazines of interest to homeschooled children. Order magazines to incite your kids to read more about their favorite subjects.
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Reading Instruction means more than just reading literature, but reading everything, including science and math! Find free and low-cost resources and literature-based curriculum for reading instruction on this page. Free and Low Cost Resources for eBooks Epic A library at your child’s fingertips. Unlimited reading for $4.99/month. Sorted by age groups, newborn to 12...
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*This post contains affiliate links. Items purchased through our links may earn us a commission. Action Factor Home of Sing Your Way Through Phonics. If you were a child, would you rather learn phonics through rhythm and song or through workbook exercises? Headsprout – Phonics Based Reading Lessons Online I would recommend Headsprout. It is...
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Download free children’s and kids’ books and read children’s literature online. Listen to stories with audio programs. Reading together, as a family with small and big children can form great bonds. Good books for reading on tablets. I want to listen to a good story I’m a little kid. I just want a story....
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Consider the cost of printer ink, paper and covers before you think of printing these as “Free” books. The cost may be more than buying paperbacks or buying a cheap Kindle for reading purposes only. I prefer to call them “Classic books” rather than old. These are readily available on the Internet, and I...
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About Myths Moral lessons have been handed down through the ages in the forms of myth and legends. In Search of Myths and Heros Join intrepid historian Michael Wood as he goes in search of the world’s greatest myths, seeking the roots of four great legends — the Queen of Sheba, King Arthur, Shangri-La...
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Harry Potter homeschool resources Hogwarts Distance Learning Program for Homeschoolers is a free virtual learning webpage and no more real than the Hogwarts School For Wizards from the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry for Homeschoolers page is not affiliated with JK Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing, Scholastic Books, Warner...
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Reading Lists: There are so many books available for children, how do you choose the ones that are best for your child?
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Recommended reading lists and reviews of children's classic and popular literature online. Websites recommended by your Homeschool Guide, Ann Zeise.
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Teaching reading to preschool and kindergartners. Free activities and lessons for young, pre-readers.
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Little House Nine-Book Box Set By Laura Ingalls Wilder The set includes: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, and The First Four Years....
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Getting a reluctant reader to pick up a book is much harder than simply turning off the television and demanding they read.
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Alphabet Action Click on a letter to hear its name and see an animated object beginning with that letter. Learn to read that thing’s name. Requires Shockwave. BOOST© for Readers A reading intervention designed for struggling readers. Free materials currently available include ten Systematic Phonics© Charts, the Systematic Spelling© System, and instructions for the...
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Top literary awards in 2014 for the best children’s and young adults’ literature and illustration. Children’s Books Awards Here’s a quick reading assessment to give to your child if you aren’t sure which level books they could read. 2014 Newbery Medal Winners The Newbery Medal honors the year’s most distinguished contribution to American literature...
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High School English English Composition Yes, you can teach yourself high school-level English composition. English Literature Free literature and lessons on analyzing great literature. Public Speaking How to write and give a speech. Famous speeches. Where to learn to give a speech. Reading Books, Bountiful Books Check out book reviews and message boards...
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Classic, English and Everything In-between. Absolutely Whootie Stories to grow by. Participate by contributing your illustration or writing a review of a story. Lesson plans for mom available. Classic Fairy Tales Flash versions of Andersen’s Fairy Tales, The Grimm Brothers, The Real Princess, The Brementown Musicians, Faithful John, and more stories and games. English...
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I want to find out more about my favorite author or series Louisa May Alcott “I never went to school,” Louisa wrote, “except to my father or such governesses as from time to time came into the family… so we had lessons each morning in the study. And very happy hours they were to...
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