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Is anyone familiar with the "Adventures in Odyssey" audio CD's? Are they accurate? Do you have a favorite? I had considered getting a few of these to listen to in the van for my 5 & 6 year olds. I try to be careful when I buy things about the Bible and about history. I want to make sure they are tru...

Thanks for posting this!! I had seen this once before sometime last year and had thought about getting it. I think I will get it for my dc as well!!

I have both the Burgess Bird Book and the Burgess Animal Book myself. We haven't read them yet I am saving them until my dc are just a little bigger.
My guess would be non-fiction, but I am eager to see what everyone else thinks too!!

Thanks, Joy, we went out to eat and had a great time!!

Thanks ladies for more ideas and encouragement. It is such a blessing to be able to "talk" to other mothers who are teaching their own little ones. Just sharing my "fears" and knowing that others sometimes have the same concerns is encouraging in itself! Have a great day!! I know I will - today is m...

Congratulations, holyhart, on the birth of your son. I am praying that he is healthy and there are no complications from his early arrival. My ds arrived 3 weeks early and was more than healthy! Praying that you BOTH get to come home soon!

First, looking for picture cues to identify words is not good. It causes their eyes to skip around the page, and in order to develop strong reading skills they need to follow in a left to right pattern. Also, it does seem that by having the WHOLE word on the index card he is learning to read somewh...

Thanks ladies for your ideas on helping ds learn to read and for your encouragement that it will happen eventually. I have to admit that I sometimes get upset with myself that he doesn't already know how to read, but I NEVER let him know that. In ps around here kindergartners learn to "read" way bef...

Thanks ladies. Kirstin, I will look forward to your picture post. I have heard so much controversy over phonics and sight reading and dc in our ps not being able to read after they "graduate" from the "sight readers" about 3rd grade that I just want to be sure I do this right. I look forward to addi...

I am using Sing, Spell, Read & Write to teach my ds to read. I had already purchased it before I found HOD and the MUCH CHEAPER recommendations for reading. :shock: We are in the 2nd book for K which is called "On Track". I have never taught anyone to read and I am kinda nervous about doing it corre...