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	<description>Check back often for recommendations from a teacher turned homeschooling mom. *Consultations Available via Email and Phone*</description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Having a Pen Pal</title>
		<link>http://janzeiger.com/blog/2007/10/09/the-benefits-of-having-a-pen-pal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Zeiger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted on Homeschool.com a few months ago in search of a pen pal for my son.  I was lucky enough to connect with a mom who had a son the same age who lived in Canada!  We&#8217;re helping our sons write back and forth to each other since they&#8217;re so young (5).  My son [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spelling Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Zeiger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading about Spelling Power after hearing that they recommend formal instruction later on&#8211;8 and up. I love the sound of that because I believe in letting kids use inventive spelling to get their ideas out on paper when they&#8217;re young and not asking them to focus on correcting everything they write.
I haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author Studies&#8211;Fun for All Ages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Zeiger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great link to biographical info on children&#8217;s authors as well as links to their websites, related games, and activities.  I used to do author studies with my class and had forgotten how much we enjoyed them until yesterday when I saw something on the topic. 
I&#8217;m going to start a monthly author study with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Children Discover Spelling Patterns</title>
		<link>http://janzeiger.com/blog/2007/02/21/helping-children-discover-spelling-patterns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Zeiger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reading Room]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching spelling skills IN CONTEXT is more effective than teaching skills in isolation.  Here&#8217;s an article with tips on how to help children discover spelling rules rather than just memorize them:
Spelling Strategies: Guiding Children to Discover Spelling Rules
See more of Diane&#8217;s articles on spelling here. 
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		<title>Unschooling Links</title>
		<link>http://janzeiger.com/blog/2006/12/04/unschooling-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Zeiger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are a few of the unschooling sites I have bookmarked recently.   Enjoy!
What is Unschooling?
Unschooling means different things to different families. This is a nice page of definitions.
Unschooling Explanation from the Growing without School Site
This is probably my favorite definition because it&#8217;s the one I agree with most!
 The World is our Classroom: A Course of [...]]]></description>
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