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The Genius of Copywork Pt. 2
by guest author Robyn van Eck Read part 1 here. Literary Excellence If you think children learn the beauty of our language by hearing great books read to them (and they do), guess how well they learn it by copying great writing, word by word? But please note that if you do not have your children copy […]
Legislative Update August 3, 2022
By Carolyn Martin, CHEC Director of Government Relations The State Wants Your Data Does your family use any kind of state-funded programs for your young children — like state-funded child care or preschool? This legislative session a bill was passed into law to administer the Colorado Universal Preschool Program and move all early childhood programs […]
Writing Struggles — Unique Learner’s Column
By Shari McMinn It’s firecracker-hot July, a season some have termed “the dog days of summer.” Not only are dogs hot, tired, and panting, but parents and kids are probably also in a similar state! As a farm family for many years, July meant final preparations on 4-H projects before the county fair in early […]
The Genius of Copywork
By guest author Robyn Van Eck I was a new mother, just beginning to learn about homeschooling, when an older friend told me about this old-fashioned method she used in her homeschool: copywork. The mere mention of the word awakened thoughts of kind-but-strict schoolmarms, dusty slates, wooden desks, and inkwells. It was love at first, […]
Two Math Manipulatives That Will Solve Your Math Problems
By guest author Antoniette LaGrossa Research shows over 7% of students experience severe learning disabilities in math. Countless more struggle because of the way the language of math is spoken to them. You might as well be speaking Greek. My goal is to make math understandable for every child with hands-on, exploratory learning — learning […]
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