Pathways to Reading Homeschool
Foundational Reading Curriculum for Homeschoolers Adhering to the Principles of Orton-Gillingham Instruction
One of the first steps to teaching a child to read is to teach each individual sounds, also called phonemes. Consonants sounds and short vowels are typically the first and easiest sounds to start …
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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman is a delightful book that doubles as a lesson in geography and commerce. The story discovers what happens when a woman sets out to make …
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Teaching a child to read is a multi-faceted process that can be challenging but oh-so-rewarding for both the child and the parent/teacher! We hope the demystify some of the complexities of teaching a …
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Where Happiness Lives by Barry Timms is one of the sweetest books I have read in a long time! A little mouse finds himself completely happy and content until he sees a house bigger and fancier than …
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As we learn more about how the brain learns to read and the instructional implications for this new knowledge, it is important to recognize how this relates to our children. Do all children need …
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When it comes to books that are appropriate for beginning readers, there are two main categories these books fall under: decodable books vs. leveled readers. What is the difference between …
