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Educational Philosophy, Home Education
How to Teach Phonics to a Grump

You’ve been there, haven’t you? You sit down with your binder and your Bob Books to do what you think will be a pleasant little lesson, and your student shows up, frown on face. Or, the lesson starts off great, only to have Something Happen midway that completely derails it. Take a deep breath, my friend, because it happens to the best of us. In fact, this is a good time to say, “Oh, well” and let it go. Once you let go Continue Reading…
September 6, 2016
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
So You Had a Bad Reading Lesson (Don’t Freak Out)

A couple weeks ago, if you had been a fly on the wall of my house, you might have assumed my youngest son, O-Age-Seven, had never had a reading lesson before. Even though he’s almost done with Bob Books Set 5 (he’s my final guinea pig for the printable lessons), he struggled with almost every word on every page. And I don’t just mean the new words. No! He even read was backwards — as saw. He couldn’t decipher the word said even though he’s Continue Reading…
May 4, 2016
Home Education
Big-Little Letter Matching Game

Almost four years ago, I debuted my Big-Little Letter Matching Game. It was exactly what I needed to help my letter-learning students make a connection between their big and little letters. For a few months now, I’ve been meaning to update it. When I originally created it, I didn’t know much about design, and you can tell by looking at the game! Don’t get me wrong. The original game gets the job done. But with all the new design technology Continue Reading…
April 5, 2016
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Where Do We Go From Here? There’s Life After Bob!

If you didn’t notice, the Teaching Reading with Bob Books curriculum is done. Over the years, I have taught my way through the Bob Books series again and again. The question is what to do when you reach the end. So, are we done? Well, no. Most children who get through the Bob Books series are still only beginning to flex their reading muscles. Where do I go? How do I continue teaching reading? Some children will take off on Continue Reading…
June 27, 2013