Go through the vowel phonograms with your child. Make sure their long sounds are long and short sounds are short. … [Read more...] about What if my child cannot differentiate long and short sounds?
What if my child cannot blend sounds together into words?
Start with the last phonogram, then add on one phonogram at a time. For example, if your child wants to sound glad. Start with ‘d’, then ‘ad’ then ‘lad’ then ‘glad’. If your child is having difficulty blending two syllables together (ie cam-el), if the last sound of the first syllable is a … [Read more...] about What if my child cannot blend sounds together into words?
May a private school use this curriculum?
The Good Curriculum is ideal for a K-12 private school. The Good Curriculum will solve the many problems that K-12 private schools faces. Quality curriculum Qualified teachers Low cost One teacher per class can teach the entire program from K-12 using The Good Curriculum video-based curriculum. … [Read more...] about May a private school use this curriculum?
What if we cannot control our child?
The Good Curriculum is designed for students who are self-disciplined and self-motivated. Students whose minds wander, are unlikely to do well with this curriculum. The typical class assignment requires an hour: a half hour of reading -- or writing every fifth lesson -- and a half hour of watching … [Read more...] about What if we cannot control our child?
How much homework is there?
A well-designed homeschool curriculum minimizes homework. If a student puts in an hour per course per day, that should be sufficient for a properly designed course. The goal of formal education should be understanding, not memorization. With the World Wide Web, there is no need to memorize … [Read more...] about How much homework is there?