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Aug. 30, 2016
The School Year Begins #1
I love seeing all the beautiful photos of families starting the school year. And I enjoy reading so many different responses to the start of school: Surprised that it takes such a short time each day Thrilled to get through … Continue reading
Aug. 22, 2016
Combining Children #5
5. Some Options to Schedule a School Day There are motivated children who get up before their parents and start school. I don’t have any of those. I think most people have breakfast before school. You get to do so … Continue reading
Aug. 22, 2016
Combining Children #4
4. Two Children with Different Reading Abilities If you have two children using the same program, you might have a more advanced reader and a less advanced reader. (This is most obvious when the two children are different ages, but … Continue reading
Aug. 22, 2016
Combining Children #3
3. Sonlight D and Later: Really? Use the Same Program? As you probably know, younger children have a shorter attention span, and a smaller vocabulary. Fine motor skills are still developing. The basics of decoding (early reading) happen at some … Continue reading
Aug. 22, 2016
Combining Children #2
2. What to Do When Your Oldest Is School-Age When my oldest, Jadon, was four, I also had two younger children. I didn't want to delay school with Jadon, who was a bookworm before he could speak, so I ended … Continue reading
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Aug. 22, 2016
Combining Children
I have five children. I cannot imagine doing five Sonlight programs at the same time. I know there are families out there that manage . . . but that would be too much for me. So if you have more … Continue reading
Aug. 13, 2016
Books #5: Global perspective
So you've read about how it's different to read books than to do workbooks, and you've read about why Sonlight doesn't do progress tests. You've hopefully been inspired by the thrill of greater cultural literacy, and been encouraged (hopefully) by … Continue reading
Tagged books, Encouragement, Sonlight, Values
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