Building Words from Bob Books
A dollar’s worth of pipe cleaners is all it takes to make phonics hands-on. Right now my daughter Jenna(4) has been having fun building words from Bob Books. We don’t build all of the words from each...
View ArticleWhat’s in the pumpkin?
Reading requires stamina. I get reminded of that over and over again every time my daughter Jenna(4) reads a Bob Book. Jenna knows her letters, she knows her sounds, and she can sound out words. But...
View ArticlePrincess Bob Books
My 4-year-old daughter Jenna and I have been doing what we call “Princess Bob Books” every day this week. She really, really, really wanted to get Princess Bedtime Stories (Storybook Collection)when we...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Bob Books
I have no research or data to back this theory up, but I think that 17 is the magic number for Bob Books. The 17th book was when it all started coming together for my four-year-old daughter Jenna....
View ArticleThe final five
You’re looking at the final five books my daughter Jenna needed to read to complete her reading challenge and earn an American Girl doll. In the five months it took for Jenna to master three complete...
View ArticleJust say no to busy work!
I had very low expectations for this latest Leap Frog purchase and I wasn’t disappointed. Leap Frog’s Complete Kindergarten Learning Kit (Math, Printing, Language Building, Early Reading) (Grade K) was...
View ArticleWhy I’m impressed with Reading Eggs
My broken wrist has really cramped our ordinary Afterschooling schedule. One bright spot has been Reading Eggs. I purchased a subscription through the Homeschool Buyers Co-op and have been extremely...
View ArticlePut a window on it
Get out your scissors, moms and dads. Here’s a trick straight from the classroom that will make it easier for you to teach your child to read. Give your young reader a special bookmark called a word...
View ArticleMy daughter’s breakthrough with “All About Reading”
Last Saturday my daughter ran around the house saying “Pinch me. Is this a dream? I can read!” It was the cutest thing ever, but it also broke my heart a little bit. Two months ago we realized “Jenna”...
View ArticleWhy multisensory learning is awesomesauce
In the past two weeks, Jenna has made mind-blowing progress in her RUN, BUG, RUN! reader. I need to buy more star stickers! Most of these stories are at a Guided Reading level of A or B, but a few of...
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