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Here’s an easy way to help your children get more out of the fiction they read or hear. Choose one or two of the following questions (from Critical Conditioning) to ask casually while reading out loud, or after a child has read a book and is helping with chores, or, perhaps, during dinner. A comfortable …
Two concerns that every home-school parent should address in the area of literature are that 1) children must be exposed to a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction, and 2) they must learn to analyze and evaluate whatever they hear or read. Activities that require children to draw conclusions and support their opinions will make …
August is a month of vacations—a chance to relax before starting a new school year. When we relax, we usually find plenty of opportunities for discussions. Use this month to find out just how productive those discussions can be so that you are comfortable including them as part of your school plans. Too often the …
Originally Published: March 2000 Literature in junior and senior high school has, too often, been reduced to reading a set number of books. Left on their own, many students simply recall basic plot points and, therefore, only see the surface of a selection. With guidance, however, they can develop analytical skills that will make time …
Students generally try to complete an assignment with as little effort as possible. Therefore, even if a workbook page is labeled “Thinking Skills,” it may not be developing a student’s ability to reason. Frequently, all it takes to score 80% or higher is the ability to copy a word or phrase—with or without actual understanding. …