Sep. 10, 2008 - Blogger Friend School #101

I have had a horrible time teaching my oldest child to read and it haunts us to this day. We are both sensitive about it and I find that I say hurtful things to him due to my poor job of teaching him to read. He did spend 1 year in a school outside our home. It was still considered homeschool. There was 1 teacher and 10 students, 8 of them from one family. His reading took off like a rocket. I had 3 new kids in the home and couldn't even let them out of my sight without an injury happening. However, my children are much better now...on most days. This year I will teach my younger son to read. I hope. If not, I'm not going to freak out as much as I did with Christopher. I can be intense sometimes.

Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
But to those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

Check out a song by my friend Lennox at www.myspace.com/lennoxmusic. It's called "Wings".

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Sep. 10, 2008 - My least favorite thing is to teach reading

Posted by Sheri

I get irrated and cranky when they don't "get it" at times. I just put the stuff away and come back when I am calmer. I didn't even realize 2 of my kids had a slight form of dyslexia (not so severe that it took a while to figure out why they weren't getting it..ugh) but after I did, I was able to go a different route and give them all the time they needed. I am waiting for the day I can do my happy dance when our youngest finally knows how. I know your pain. Blessings for an easier time with your second one.

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Sep. 10, 2008 - Hello

Posted by nancysnook

You didn't say how old Christopher is...my daughter was almost 9 before she started reading, but I knew she would...she was in p.s. at the time and the teachers stressed her so bad over it...Thank God I finally started listening to Him.

Thank you for sharing;
Mrs. Nancy
BFS Teacher

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Sep. 13, 2008 - A prayer

Posted by Tweety

I will say a little prayer that you new little schooler will learn to read and you will have joy and not fustration. I know where you are coming from feeling frustrated when they don't get it.
God Bless

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Sep. 15, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by nikkisimcox

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I enjoyed reading your post. Blessing on working with your youngest "reader". ~ Nikki

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