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{This site may contain affiliate links and collect cookies. Please read my full disclosure and privacy policy for more info.} Teaching vocabulary at home can intentionally and gently be introduced around age five as a part of language arts studies. As you learn about teaching vocabulary, keep in mind that vocabulary is learned and taught first as part of everyday conversation….
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Teaching reading is usually one of the first parts of language arts parents think about teaching to their children. However, it actually comes in at “level four” in the grand scope of language arts as a whole. We teach handwriting skills, phonics, and spelling before reading. Each skill builds on the last and all are used throughout each level that follows….
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Teaching spelling is the third component of language arts that we will address in this All About Teaching Language Arts Series. Spelling is actually a continuation of phonics instruction and incorporates handwriting practice. Spelling should be taught very gently in the early years and as early as age three. No spelling tests necessary! Formal studies need not start until age…
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Teaching phonics at home starts when your child is just a toddler and then continues for several years. Eventually, your child will have mastered phonics instruction and it becomes second-nature to them as they use it within all areas of language arts. In part 1 of all about teaching phonics for homeschool moms, we looked at the what and how…
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Teaching phonics comes alongside – or after – introducing handwriting skills. As with each level of language arts, there is plenty of flexibility and overlap in the age range since every child is different. I am giving general guidelines and suggestions for ages so that you get an idea of a good time to be focusing on each level. Remember, as…
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