Teaching with TLC

End of School Year Treat!

2012-05-17T21:55:00.003-04:00

This week I reviewed dozens of homeschool portfolios for my homeschool group. I like to leave them with a small end of the year treat after I assess their work, so this year I chose give them Smarties. I taped a packet of Smarties to the back of the cards that I printed off on cardstock.

You can {Click Here} to print off your own. And a BIG thank you to my blogging buddy who created this for me, Leslie from KindergartenWorks. She's the best!

Enjoy!

Reading strategies that work!

2012-05-14T19:42:00.000-04:00

Here are some strategies to use with your child during your reading time together.

RED- Parent reads
GREEN- Child reads

Echo reading- The parent reads and the child mimics the parent. This is super for beginning readers who need to learn to read with expression.

The dog ran down the street.
The dog ran down the street.

Cloze reading- The parent reads and randomly stops, so the child has to read the next word. The parent continues to read and stop again.

The dog ran down the street.

Word train- The parent reads a word, and the child reads the next word.

The dog ran down the street.

Flip-flop reading- The parent reads a sentence, and the child reads a sentence. As the child reads more fluently, the parent reads a paragraph, and the child reads a paragraph. Slowly progress to the parent reads a page, and the child reads a page. This responsive reading technique can continue well into the middle school years. It is a quick way to assess a child’s reading ability, and it keeps the child actively involved.

The dog ran down the street. The boy chased the dog past his neighbor’s house.

Stop-and-go reading- The parent and the child take turns reading after commas and punctuation marks at the end of the sentences. This is great for reading with older children. It really keeps them on their toes!

The dog ran down the street. The boy chased the dog past his neighbor’s house, around the corner, and into the woods.

Enjoy!

For additional reading ideas, refer to Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades and Tutoring Your Elementary Child with TLC.

The Images of Mother

2012-05-10T21:40:00.000-04:00

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE: My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE: My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE: My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE: Naturally, Mother doesn't know that either.
16 YEARS OF AGE: Mother, she's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 YEARS OF AGE: That old woman, she's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE: Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE: Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion
45 YEARS OF AGE: Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE: Wish I could talk it over with Mom once more.