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Education Week in Review: June 7- June 13

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Education has made the news in several cases over the past week. While continuing the discussion about reading, I also threw in some tips about helping children make proper book selections. Issues were also discussed from Connecticut, Michigan, and the federal government. Sunday, June 8 Reading in the Second and Third Grade Classrooms This article continues the discussion of reading and how reading instruction should appear in the second and third grades. More Reading in Second and Third Grade Education.families.com/blog/more-reading-in-second-and-third-grade More reading skills and instructional tips are provided here for the second and third grade classrooms. Creating Story Maps This … Continue reading →

Second and Third Grade Reading Skills

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Before beginning a discussion about the skills that third grade students should be able to accomplish, there are a few more skills in which second grade students should know. Continuation of Writing At this age students should be able to begin making good judgments about what types of things to include in their writings. They should be able to edit their own work and take part in conferencing about what was written. The children at this level should be paying attention to writing mechanics such as punctuation. Vocabulary Second grade students are eager to learn and use new words. They … Continue reading →

Reading Skills Students Should Know by the End of Second Grade

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My recent discussion about reading in the primary grades has brought us up to the skills that students should learn by the end of the second and third grade. Remember that these skills are not to be used in determining whether or not a child should be promoted to the next level but to get a better idea of how the child is progressing in terms of reading. I will begin by examining the skills that students should be able to complete by the end of second grade. Phonics By the end of the second grade students should be able … Continue reading →

Typical High School Course of Study: Language Arts Part 1

Four years of language arts classes are required to complete high school. There really is not much variety in the language arts choices, as you need to show that you took 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, and 12th grade language arts to show you have earned a “diploma”. Of course, classes can be taken at a general or advanced level, and also at community college or AP levels as well. Ninth grade Language arts are composed primarily of grammar skills and poetry, and every day skills. Everyday skills a student should have are proofreading, reading the newspaper, analyzing propaganda, … Continue reading →

Middle School Homeschool Basics: Language Arts

In middle school, Language Arts tends to be repetitive in order to help a student gradually improve his or her skills. The basic subject matter that a middle school student must know before beginning high school is as follows. Reading: A student needs to be able to read silently and with fluency, skim a story for information, and read independently. They must have critical reading skills, as well as literal, inferential, and evaluative reading skills. Literature: Students must be familiar with numerous types of literature such as mythology, poetry (lyric, narrative, and dramatic), novels, short stories, plays, myths, legends, and … Continue reading →

Fourth Grade Language Arts Part 2

Fourth Grade language arts skills builds upon skills learned in previous years. Here is part 2 of the list of fourth grade language arts skills adapted from the World book website along with my suggestions for teaching these skills. Reading: A child’s reading materials must be varied and include short stories, chapter books, poetry, plays. Spelling: There are numerous workbooks and online references you can use for fourth grade spelling exercises as well as a list of words a fourth grader should know. My children loved using the Leapfrog Turbo game to practice spelling words during car trips. Increasing dictionary … Continue reading →

Second Grade Homeschool Basics

Previous homeschool bloggers have given curriculum guides for the second grade according to subject. The purpose of this guide is to put all of the suggestions in one place allowing homeschoolers to build their own curriculum around the basics. You can use these suggestions which include website links and books your children should read to map out the second grade year for your homeschooler according to national standards. For a simple no frills guide for second grade mathematics, read What Your Second Grader Should Know: Math by Valorie Delp. This guide covers second grade math basics such as counting to … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Tapestry- The Math)

Tapestry of Grace is a curriculum that teaches world history. Tapestry of Grace has two approaches, the first being “historical flow and themes”, and the second being the “facts of history”. Geography is also a major focus. This curriculum is geared to a classical approach to education. Teach America to Read and Spell (TATRAS) says, “Children should not be taught phonics until they can name most of the letters of the alphabet.” The advantage of TATRAS phonics lessons is a vertical approach, which teaches all of the sounds of each letter and combination instead of one sound at a time. … Continue reading →

Year by Year, How Much Time Should be Spent Homeschooling

I recently wrote How Long Each Day Should it Take to Homeschool, which explained my thoughts on the amount of time a child should spend in educational instruction as well as time spent exploring. I thought I would break it down further to give you a sampling of how long it should take (purely for educational instruction), year-by-year for the homeschooler. How long it should take to homeschool a preschooler: For a preschooler, homeschooling should happen during the course of the day in short spurts. If done correctly, the child will not even notice the difference between educational time and … Continue reading →

Back To The Basics – Teaching High School Students To Read

Teaching high school can definitely have challenges. My biggest challenge is something that perhaps you might not think of. The biggest challenge that most people think of is discipline. Believe it or not, discipline is not it. My biggest challenge as an English teacher in the Resource Department is reading. As sad as it is, most of my students can’t read. I find it incredibly sad that I have seniors that can’t read. Most of them do have some reading skills but can only read at about a second grade level. I hear people all the time blaming different people … Continue reading →