Beginning readers are not always eager to read. It’s something that can still be difficult for them, something that feels more like schoolwork than a fun activity. And you as a teacher may be in need of creative ideas for helping them learn to enjoy reading. If so, stay tuned;…
“Mom, I’m bored,” a young girl complains. “Well, why don’t you go find something to do with one of your siblings,” her mother suggests. “They’re all reading.” “Then why don’t you find a book to read? The bookshelves are full to bursting with books. Surely you could find something there…
Learning from a book or learning from technology? I guess you can tell my opinion on this question from the title of this post. I do learn from both and see both being useful, but I also believe that learning from a book is better. And here are five reasons…
Last week my blogpost on reading was on the topic of 5 reasons why we should choose good reading material. Today I’m doing a follow-up post with several websites for some of my favorite reading materials that fit into this category. These websites have lots of great homeschool resources! You…
If you walk into a library or a book store and take a look around at all the rows and rows filled with books, you will realize that there is a nearly endless supply of reading material. You can find books on pretty much any topic you can imagine. But…
Today I will be sharing several ways to help hands-on learners get enjoyment from their reading while they learn from it. You can read my post about visual learners here and my auditory learners post here. Hands-on learners (as their name suggests) learn best when they are using their hands…
Auditory learners learn best by hearing something. They would benefit less from reading a section in a schoolbook than they would from hearing their teacher read that same section out loud. But, since learning from books is a necessary part of life, teachers need to find ways of helping auditory…
How did I know, when my siblings and I were planning our tour of Europe, that the Netherlands was somewhere I really wanted to visit? How did I know I wanted to see windmills and canals, cheese and wooden shoes? How did I know I wanted to see a particular…
I don’t know about you, but ever since I first read the Grandma’s Attic books, they have been some of my favorites. Before we had our own copies of the books, my sister and I often borrowed them from friends. The stories are simple, often humorous, and teach good lessons.…
Today I will be focusing on visual learners and ways to help them learn through reading. Before I begin, I want to say that no matter what your learning style is, you can still benefit from learning techniques that appeal to the other learning styles. Some of the methods for…
Pick up the nearest book and quickly thumb through it. Chances are there is at least one word in it that you are not familiar with and do not know its meaning. When we read, it is not uncommon to find new words, words that are not in our vocabulary,…
How the Learning Styles and Reading Relate to Each Other The three main learning styles in which students learn are visual, auditory, and hands-on. That doesn’t mean a visual learner can’t learn by listening or a hands-on learner can’t learn by reading, but it does mean a visual learner learns…
Just walk into a library and look around at the rows and rows of bookshelves filled with books. Books on any topic you can imagine. Books of all sizes and thicknesses. Looking at these books shows us just how much information there is that we still have to learn.
One Book is far more valuable than any other. It is the one Book that we should all be reading, the main reason that we learn to read.
Reading is an important part of our life. It benefits us in many different ways, and is helpful for everyone. In this post I will be discussing six reasons why reading is important for each one of us. 1. Reading Gives Us The Opportunity To Read God's Word. The most…
