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I have used Alpha-Phonics to teach all my children to read. Some took longer and needed a more gentle approach. Some knew their phonics naturally, before I ever opened the book, but we went through it anyway, to reinforce what they had picked up along the way. In the beginning I created a set . . . → Read More: Alpha-Phonics Flashcards One child with a Lego horn stuck to his forehead, held on by colourful elastic bands that leave ugly red marks across the skin: “I’m a triceratops!” One child strumming on the old, antique, in-much-need-of-tuning-and-a-few-strings autoharp, belting out America the Beautiful to some unknown monotone tune that might get us arrested or worse south of . . . → Read More: Simultaneously Overheard at my House A young boy, Ronnie, and his Aunt Martha agree to look after a lighthouse in early December, but as Christmas approaches and the keeper does not return, Ronnie begins to worry that they will not be able to spend their Christmas at home. . . . → Read More: The Light at Tern Rock Two children decide to runaway from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way they try to discover the truth about a mysterious piece of art. . . . → Read More: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler |
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