| The greatest advantage in the homeschooling | | | | this stage, the main thing to do is to |
| is the freedom to select the curriculum. You | | | | engross the child in the reading activity and |
| as parents should not make any mistake in | | | | begin teaching him pre-reading skills. |
| selecting the right subjects, as this affects | | | | |
| the success of the child. | | | | . Kindergarten and First Grade - Once you |
| | | | begin the formal education of reading and |
| If the concept is new to you and are facing | | | | writing, you can start teaching alphabet |
| difficulty in choosing the right curriculum, | | | | sounds and phonics. This technique is |
| then converse with other home schooling | | | | available via the various phonics based |
| families about the materials popularly used | | | | reading programs readily available in the |
| and the subjects. You can gain vast knowledge | | | | market. You can teach writing skills to your |
| from the experiences of other people. | | | | child by using worksheets. Writing skills are |
| | | | accentuated by first teaching a child how to |
| Finally, trust your instinct, as there is no | | | | hold a pencil correctly. |
| one better than you as a parent who can think | | | | |
| of what is best suited for the academic | | | | When a child moves to the second or third |
| pursuits of the child. Select a curriculum | | | | grade, the focus should shift from reading to |
| that suits the needs and interests of your | | | | writing. You can teach your child vocabulary |
| child. | | | | as a part of literature and teach the meaning |
| | | | of words in a story. |
| Reading and writing are two main skills, | | | | |
| which a child should master, in an | | | | From the sixth and seventh grade, the |
| educational program. Without these basic | | | | students increase their theoretical thinking |
| skills, he will face difficulty in mastering | | | | and reasoning skills and this is the right |
| and learning other skills. | | | | time to analyze literature. Many home schools |
| | | | curriculum programs use the techniques of |
| There are various methods to teach reading | | | | living books to involve the students to |
| and writing to a child including phonic | | | | develop ideas about their reading and writing |
| instruction, vocabulary, grammar and | | | | skills. |
| spelling. When you home school your child, | | | | |
| you must teach your child reading and | | | | The key to a successful reading and writing |
| writing. Many curriculum choices are | | | | program is to focus on real literature. You |
| available online and in text form. | | | | should select a subject that interests your |
| | | | child and urges him to read good literature. |
| . Preschool language - As you start reading | | | | |
| out stories to your child, he begins to love | | | | There are many resources available for home |
| the process. He also learns other skills | | | | schoolers. You can choose either single |
| along the way like identifying the front and | | | | subject curriculum that includes text-books |
| back of the book, how to hold the book and | | | | as well as the materials required by the |
| how to turn the pages gently. The child also | | | | teacher or the Unit Studies program, which |
| starts recognizing alphabets and displays an | | | | integrates writing, reading and literature |
| interest in phonics as he learns the alphabet | | | | into an all subject area instruction, based |
| and the various sounds of the alphabet. At | | | | on a theme. |