Teaching spelling skills IN CONTEXT is more effective than teaching skills in isolation. Here’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’s articles on spelling here.
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Ten Good Reasons to Homeschool was written by a homeschooling dad with a background in education. To be more specific, he has a doctoral degree in Instructional Technology…
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Don’t worry..THis article isn’t what you’re expecting! After reading the title, I had pictures in my head of children riding around without carseats. LOL 
That’s not what it’s about at all. I love the analogy here..
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Just about everything one needs or wants to know about the Montessori Method of teaching–at home or at school. This page is wonderful. Plan to spend some time exploring if you’re interested in using the Montessori approach with your child.
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I love this quote and just had to share:
“Learning can only happen when a child is interested. If he’s not interested it’s like throwing marshmallows at his head and calling it eating.” –Anonymous
Be sure to check out the blog of the same name on my Blog Roll.
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This is a great article by an experienced homeschooling mom of 4 as well as a child development specialist.
http://www.besthomeschooling.org/articles/paula_harper_christensen_2.html
The site this article is found on is an excellent resource that you may want to bookmark.
http://www.besthomeschooling.org/index.html
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Profound…Written by the former New York State Teacher of the Year who went on to write Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling.
Essay: The 7 Lesson Schoolteacher
http://hometown.aol.com/tma68/7lesson.htm
Who is Jonathan Taylor Gatto?
Here’s a link to more info from a homeschooling site.
He’s a strong proponent of homeschooling!
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