Phonics Vs. Whole Language Debate: Teaching Reading

Reading Tips for Parents (Phonics Vs. Whole Language Debate) I was a teacher in grades 4th-8th for eight years and at four different schools; we moved around a lot for my husband's job. I found that each school I taught at had a different approach to how they wanted to teach reading. When I first started teaching there was a huge push towards the whole language movement. After teaching a little while, I then encountered co-workers that said … [Read more...]

Kristin

What is Mommy Reading? – “The Killer Angels” by, Michael Shaara

Normally it's my husband sitting down with a good historical fiction book based on some war somewhere, but this time I was the one in the corner with such a book.  I could not put this book down.  I was dreading reading it for book club.  I thought, who wants to read a history book for book club?  The writing style of the book was told in a story like fashion.  It was not a bunch of facts written down, but a story with a plot and character … [Read more...]

Kristin