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Comment on Winter Fun on a Dime by Valentine’s Fun - Organic Homeschooling

Valentine’s Fun - Organic Homeschooling — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:20:09 +0000

[...] This craft is a great way to use up the leftover bits on crayon that you have laying around. Find out how to make a “Valentine Sun Catcher” at the bottom of the page. [...]

Comment on Do You Wish You Had More Time? by Shannon Wallace

Shannon Wallace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:06:38 +0000

Thanks, Marilyn! What a great idea! Perhaps I should start reading your book I purchased (over a month ago) with my extra day? ;)

Comment on Is Your Child a Struggling, Reluctant Reader? by Jeffrey Pflaum

Jeffrey Pflaum — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:30:02 +0000

Hi Max,

Just read your fine article and will return to the first one later on today. I was an inner-city elementary school teacher in NYCDOE for 34 years and developed many original projects/curricula in reading writing, thinking, poetry, creativity, concentration, and EI which culminated in a book titled “Motivating Teen and Preteen Readers: How Teachers and Parents Can Lead the Way.” My work has similar goals that you advocate but approaches it in a different way. I teach what I call the prerequisite fundamental skills for learning and learning how to learn. In addition, my overall strategy in all the projects I created is triggering intrinsic motivation in adolescent reading and learning. This is one aspect that needs to be addressed when trying to help struggling and reluctant readers. You might also want to check out the work of Dr. David Abram and Dr. Jeff Zacks. I think you will find their work and knowledge quite amazing in regards to reading and the reading process. Kind regards, Jeff Pflaum

Comment on Organic Homeschooling by Mary Joy

Mary Joy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:33:10 +0000

There are such wonderful resources to do this! Thank you for the encouragement today. We are doing it on our own right now but are excited about using the “Five in a Row” curriculum to help me with it very soon. Thanks for the inspiration!

Comment on Getting Children Reading Again by Marilyn Rockett

Marilyn Rockett — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:22:52 +0000

Watch for #2 from Max coming very soon! How do you like articles in a series like this? We would love your input!

Comment on Getting Children Reading Again by Cheryl Carpinello

Cheryl Carpinello — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:04:24 +0000

Hi Max. First time I’ve had the opportunity to stop by. As a high school English teacher who also writes for reluctant readers (ages 8-13), your article hit home for me. My reluctant readers include mainly boys, but also girls. I particularly found the points of your research interesting as this is also what I have observed when these readers arrive at the high school. Consequently, when writing, I aim for adventure stories of 100 pages or less and also feel that it is important to include illustrations of some sort. Congratulations on your books and hope you continue to inform readers of the needs of reluctant readers.

Comment on The Twelve Days of Christmas by Marilyn Rockett, Editor in Chief

Marilyn Rockett, Editor in Chief — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:59:14 +0000

Tanja, so glad you enjoyed the article and it was a blessing to your family! Thanks for visiting the HST site. Share it with friends when you are able. Happy New Year! Marilyn

Comment on The Twelve Days of Christmas by Tanja

Tanja — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:10:36 +0000

Thank you for writing this article. It has helped keep our eyes focused on Christ going into the stress-filled new year. Reading these devotionals has been a sweet time for our family. We plan on incorporating this into our future Christmas celebrations. :-) God Bless You!

Comment on The Twelve Days of Christmas by Day Eight of Twelve - Organic Homeschooling

Day Eight of Twelve - Organic Homeschooling — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:04:47 +0000

[...] If you haven’t already, read Marilyn Rockett’s article on the Twelve Days of Christmas. [...]

Comment on The Twelve Days of Christmas by What’s up with the “Twelve Days”? - Organic Homeschooling

What’s up with the “Twelve Days”? - Organic Homeschooling — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:02:05 +0000

[...] Marilyn Rockett’s article on the Twelve Days of Christmas. She has created a nice family devotional based on this song that you might like to [...]