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February 22, 2016
Teaching the Deaf to Read: Language, Language, Language
A lovely woman wrote me regarding her grandson who is profoundly deaf. The family, with help from their church friends, has hired an interpreter for the boy in his classical Christian school. She asks about teaching him to read from a parallel reading program, rather than the exclusively aural program … Continue reading →
Language, Language, Language: Teaching the Profoundly Deaf to Read
A lovely grandmother wrote me regarding her young grandson who is profoundly deaf. The family, with help from their church friends, has hired an interpreter for the boy’s preK classroom in his classical Christian school. She asks about teaching him to read from a parallel reading program, rather than the … Continue reading →
February 18, 2016
The Lord is Peace (from Judges 6:24)
As our children grow, we can turn them confidently in only one direction: to Christ Himself. “The Lord is Peace” (Jehovah-Shalom), as my own adult children and I read today in our weekly Bible class, so we can assure them: “Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, … Continue reading →
February 15, 2016
Critical Thinking & Special Needs
Q: We have a 14-year-old son who has lived in the Philippines for most of his life. He is being homeschooled by another mom who uses a Classical approach and is making great progress in most of his subjects. He is doing grade 4 math and grade 3-4 language arts. … Continue reading →
February 8, 2016
Latin: The Next Step after Phonics
If anything sounds more antiquated than teaching phonics, it is teaching Latin. Yet thousands of years filled with practical evidence suggests this is precisely what we must do with all of our young students … and perhaps even with our not-so-young students who struggle with language, grammar, and writing. Mrs. … Continue reading →
What Is Classical Education?
Read from this guest blog … I was at a loss for what “Classical education” meant. My aunt introduced Memoria Press curriculum and Classical education to me, and pretty soon, I felt a bit overwhelmed. Grammar, Latin, Rhetoric, Logic. It all seemed too much…. But still, I was drawn … Continue reading →
February 4, 2016
$9.99 – new price – Curriculum Resource Guide – Classical Lutheran Education
“We want to see our books in people’s hands!” When the CCLE [watch video] Board of Directors met this week in St. Louis, we quickly decided to make our print resources even more affordable for anyone who wants them. So $9.99 is the lowered price for the Curriculum Resource Guide. … Continue reading →
January 29, 2016
Reading Aloud to Kids with Special Needs: New Read-Aloud Packages
This is the new podcast: Read-Aloud Revival #39. We have now assembled convenient read-aloud packages of beautiful books: Select according to your child’s current listening age: 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6 lit, 5-6 science, 6-7 lit, 6-7 science, art, culture, music 7-8 lit, 7-8 science, art, culture, music, 8-9 … Continue reading →
January 25, 2016
Welcome All
With the release of the new Read-Aloud Revival podcast on January 26th, we have new visitors to this site. Please take your time to browse here, or find more information and resources at any of these links, if you would like: Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child guidebook … Continue reading →
January 22, 2016
Michelle Lynn Swope – Poetry
Michelle received her first review on Amazon! Author Katie Schuermann writes, “Poignantly soulful. This poet writes from a place of knowing.” More about the Author, Michelle: Michelle Lynn Swope (autism, severe mental illness, learning disabilities) began composing poems as a young child. Whether orally retold or scattered around the house … Continue reading →
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