Homeschool Reading - How to Make Your Reading Program Successful

Homeschool reading is essential to an effectivecan be done by you or a competent professional.
home school learning experience. Want to makeYou might also involve your pediatrician to do an
sure yours accomplish the goals you have foreye examination as well as a hands-eyes
your child? Try the R.A.L. Method.coordination test. Then you will need to do regular
R stands for record. You should decide early inassessments as your child gets involved in reading
setting up your home school how you will recordand you in teaching. Assessment is critical at the
the activities of your child: whether by computerbeginning, the middle, and the end of your child's
program, diary or journal, or some of the manyhome school experience.
forms provided by schools and supplies stores.L is for library. The best way to learn to read is
Then, you should record the books your childby reading. Most experts agree. However, it is
reads, have your child write a note to youcritical that your child read an assortment of
explaining what s/he got out of the book as wellmaterials. Depending on the age of your child,
as a short summary of the book, and then anyreadings should include books, magazines,
quizzes, papers, or other activities associated withnewspapers, journals, etc. Some college admission
the reading. You should also note whether youoffices want to see a list of your child's reading
read the book to your child or the child reads onmaterials so here is another reason why record is
his/her own.so important.
A stands for assessment. Before you can decideBy employing the RAL Method, you can insure the
which reading program is right for your child, yousuccess of your teaching and the happiness and
need to have some idea of the skills, interests,confidence of your child who is being home
and any deficiencies of your child. This is theschooled.
purpose of assessment. The initial assessment