March 2010 Edition | Heart of the Matter

Top 10 sites to download free children’s books

International Children’s Digital Library The search options for this website are incredible. You can search by age, language, subject, length, awards won, type of character, emotions, and much more. Most of the books are full...

Vocabulary in Your Read Aloud Books

One of the many positives of reading aloud is that you can expose your children to books that they would have difficulty understanding if read independently. Until about eighth grade, children can listen and understand at a...

Homeschool Reading Is Superior

A big reason that homeschoolers do so well academically is reading. For one, they have more time to read since they do not spend hours on school buses and classroom busywork. And for another, they read real books, not the...

Lost and Found in Phonics Paradise

There are so many things I want my children to learn before they are grown and out from under my wing. I want them to gain an understanding of God’s Word and develop a close relationship with Him. I want them to see God’s...

The Tools to Teaching Reading

How we all yearn to give our child a heads up when it comes to reading. Our desire is not only to teach the mechanics of reading but the love of reading. The joy in the written word. How can you do that when your toddler or...

Reading Recommendations from a Disgruntled 14 Year old Boy

Recently I sat down with my son and we talked about his reading habits. He has really started picking some books that are way below his reading level. Next year he will be a high school student and for whatever the reason, this...

Cultivating Readers

It’s no secret that in our house we like to read. Our Family Library We are blessed to have a library in our home – in what most people would call their formal living room. Right as your walk in our front door, you...

How We Teach Reading

Read, read, read. From the moments spent nursing in my arms, our children have been read to. I believe being read to has paved the way, broad and smooth, to the land of language and literacy for our children. Our five year old...

5 Fun Early Learning Reading Games

Dolche Words I wrote the 100 most common sight words on index cards and punched a hole in the upper corner of each one. I placed all the cards on MY metal ring. When he was able to read a word he got to “steal” it...