{This site may contain affiliate links and collect cookies. Please read my full disclosure and privacy policy for more info.} Teaching literature as part of a language arts curriculum in homeschool is about learning to study written materials for the purpose of understanding why and how it was written so that you can expand your depth of comprehension. The study of literature…
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Teaching grammar is a very important part of language arts instruction, but it is often dreaded by homeschool moms. Usually, it is the endless amounts of diagramming that discourages us … though, I loved diagramming in school myself (but, I never claimed to be normal). I have discovered a wonderful way to teach grammar that takes just 15-minutes of formal…
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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. This article is part of a series meant to encourage and prepare moms to teach language arts at home…
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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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