Courtly Haiku, Reading Comprehension, More for Betty
Added by Heather Idoni
Thursday, December 15, 2011
========================================================== Vol. 12 No. 44, December 15, 2011, ISSN: 1536-2035 ========================================================== (c) 2011, Heather Idoni - www.FamilyClassroom.net ========================================================== Welcome to The Homeschooler's Notebook! If you enjoy this newsletter, please recommend it to a friend! And please visit our sponsors -- they make our publication possible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ================= IN THIS ISSUE: ================= Notes from Heather -- More Feedback for Betty Winning Website -- Supreme Court Haiku Helpful Tip -- Reading Comprehension Reader Question -- Interactive Math Additional Notes -- Newsletter Archives -- Sponsorship Information -- Reprint Information -- Subscriber Information
==================== Dear friends, I'm taking off a bit early this year to spend extra time with my family this Christmas season... I'll see you again in January! :-) May God's grace and PEACE keep you as you enjoy your family time, -- Heather --- More Reader Feedback for Betty (Betty's question was featured in the 12/8 issue of our Homeschooler's Notebook.) --- "We have a 10 year old grandson who has the same problems, only it may take him 1 hour to do 8 - 12 math problems. If it is long division it will take longer. He has a processing disorder also. Flash cards have always been hated. We have looked for the last 3 years to find a way to help him -- and this year it seems we have found some help. The web site is www.RightStartMath.com. They use card games -- 7 decks of cards and the book to go with them tells how to play over 300 games. Here is what they say -- 'Practice is provided with math card games, minimizing review worksheets and stressful flash cards, presenting a variety of repetition, and creating hours of fun learning math facts and concepts.' If you call them they are very helpful. These games were created by Dr. Joan A. Cotter who is an electrical engineer and was a math teacher and a teacher for children with special needs." -- Jo G. --- "Betty, we have used the exact programs for learning the multiplication facts for my 11 year old. Nothing stuck. I have since become interested in Charlotte Mason's style of learning/teaching. There is a great company called Queen Homeschool Supply. Out of a 'let's give this one more chance' decision, I purchased their Math Facts Copywork Book for $9.95. It is a simple, basic book, but it has all the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. We just concentrated on the multiplication facts. Your child copies the facts down on a separate piece of paper. You then go over them -- and if they don't have them down pat, the next day they write the same set of facts over and over until they get them. I added my own twist to it by incorporating flashcards for just the facts they have learned. So the child writes the facts, repeats them orally and then also sees them visually when we do the flashcards. At first I have them repeat the facts in order until it is solid in their mind, then I shuffle them around. We have had great success with this method. We have been trying to learn the multiplication facts since 3rd grade and this is the first time we have had success. Maybe it will work for you too!" -- Kris E. --- Your feedback is always welcome -- just send your email to heather(at)familyclassroom.net. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
================== Learn the Bill of Rights and other Constitutional amendments in Haiku form! The blog updates regularly with current cases summarized in Haiku -- historic cases can be found on the site as well. How much fun is that? :-)
The Law of the Land
=============== Advice for Improving Reading Comprehension The following ideas were shared on our HomeschoolingBOYS.com group... --- "For reading comprehension, I find the best way is to follow the Charlotte Mason method on this one: start teaching your child/children to 'narrate' when you read aloud to them. You will simply start off with reading a sentence and asking them to re-tell you in their own words what it was about (this gets them to process the words and really 'own' the explanation rather than parroting back with no real understanding). Many, many Charlotte Mason sites will cover this technique, the most straightforward of which might be found here: www.simplycharlottemason.com/2008/07/17/the-charlotte-mason-method-of-narration If you think it looks too easy, then you've got it -- it really IS easy, and really effective. Sometimes it may take a child a while to 'get it', so some perseverance might be required at first -- my 6-year-old is just now catching on, and my 9-year-old only really understood it this year, after trying for most of last year." -- Kat --- "I prefer to use a project-based approach, allowing my kids to complete projects that enhance and showcase their level of comprehension. Many ideas can be found at the links below." -- Kristen www.teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/book_report_ideas.shtml www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson289.shtml --- Do you have some thoughts to share on improving reading comprehension? Please send your email to heather(at)familyclassroom.net and we will share YOUR ideas here! :-)
===================== "Hi! My daughter is 6 and loves Reading Eggs and Looney Toons Phonics for learning to read. I was wondering if anyone knows of a fun, interactive program that is similar for math? Thanks so much!" -- Traci ---
Would you like to respond with a suggestion for Traci?
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