Category Archives: Reading

What’s your story?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

As-Salamu’alaikum: One thing we as parents know about raising children is that all children love stories (including many, if not most adults)! Reading is fundamental for a child’s development at every stage of their life, not just for developing their … Continue reading →

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Getting Started With Reading

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

It seems that I am perpetually teaching reading around here. Since everyone is about two years apart, I guess this is true, lol. My first child took to reading so quickly and has developed such a love for it that … Continue reading →

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Reading Progress Report

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

AlhamduLILLAH, the end of the Bob Books (collection 3) series is near and my son is reading much better now. MashaALLAH, recording his reading sessions has allowed me to catch his mistakes and devise a plan to correct them.   … Continue reading →

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Word Family Game

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

I was visiting The Snail’s Trail blog a couple of weeks ago and admiring some of her creative homeschool ideas. In particular, I liked the Handmade Word Family Game. I sent my husband to the Home Depot to get some … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on March 5, 2008 by

Today, we continued with Suratul Ikhlas. Her memorization is going well, masha’ALLAH. Saxon Phonics 1 is coming along well also. Each day a new letter is introduced and she has to use the letter tiles to spell words. This part … Continue reading →

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Almost wrapping up the week

Posted on March 1, 2008 by

Today we plowed ahead though the Saxon Phonics program with ease. Everything was pretty basic because she has been able to read since October. The challenge for her is learning the rules for coding vowels and remembering them. There are … Continue reading →

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