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There are three components to handwriting, whether a child is learning to print or write in cursive: correct letter formation, uniform letter size, and uniform slant. Children should focus on one objective at a time-first, correct formation, then size, then slant. Have them work on several, but not all, letters, forming letters and then words. …
Here’s one approach to developing a working outline that is easily adapted to multi-level teaching. Divide a planning page into three columns with the headings Subject, Names, and Resources. 1. Column 1: List all the subjects you will cover during the year: Reading Readiness Math Readiness Art Reading – Phonics Math Music Reading – Literature …
Spelling is a regular part of the language arts curriculum through eighth grade. So why don’t all children learn to spell? Most learn to memorize the words long enough to pass a weekly test. It’s the fact that many of those same students don’t retain correct spellings long enough to use them in daily written …
Special education teachers have had to specify objectives by writing IEPs for students for years. Now many homeschoolers must do the same. But even if it’s not required, understanding what it is and how it’s done can help every homeschooling parent develop a skill essential to effective teaching: targeting the problem and breaking it into …
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Here are a few simple ways to encourage the development of problem solving skills in children from ages 4 to 8. Teach children to recognize parts of a whole: Begin with objects. Identify and name the parts of each object and discuss the function of each part in relation to the whole. (a bicycle, a …
Simple Techniques To Encourage Thinking Skills in the Young Read More »