Ex Sedda - from the chair » Reading http://www.exsedda.org a father's view from the homeschooling universe Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Reading – McGuffey’s readers + Reading Detective http://www.exsedda.org/2009/02/02/reading-mcguffeys-readers-reading-detective/ http://www.exsedda.org/2009/02/02/reading-mcguffeys-readers-reading-detective/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:30:19 +0000 admin http://www.exsedda.org/?p=243 For reading we are using the old fashioned McGuffey's readersW and Reading Detective materials from Critical Thinking.  McGuffey’s  readers still seem to be the best reading material, much richer than anything of the more recent vintage.  But McGuffey is also outdated in many ways, most importantly in the cultural sensitivity area;  it represents dominant culture’s  sentiments at the end of 19th century with all its faults.  Reading Detective offers more modern comprehension exercises. These two together combine into an effective structured reading program.

Matteo also must read books of his own choosing for an hour a day.

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