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When unschooling there is no such thing as a late reader
We carry on driving, there is the sound of three children turning pages. I watch the road and realize he is on his way. I am so happy that I have never made him learn to read and that this is his journey,
Continue readingA Parent’s Guide on how to make your children love reading. (Don’t)
The first thing I would say is don’t make children love reading, you can’t. Support their natural inspiration and drive to learn to read because they are curious and they want to. Some ideas on how
Continue readingA Letter to a Parent About reading
This is what I would I have told my worried self about reading and my children about three years ago. One of children was diagnosed with Irlen’s syndrome and so I was very stressed about whether
Continue readingChildren read when they are ready
I read to our daughters till they were eleven. I sat up at night, read books, tantalized them with stories. There was always that nagging feeling, that school-like gremlin of mine that would tap me on
Continue readingWhat on Earth is ‘Strewing?’
It does not mean making a stew. Here are a few examples of strewing. 1. Anthony bought ‘The Big Book for Loo’ a book about interesting facts. It is by the toilet in the bathroom. In effect
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