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is a web-based assessment and learning math system. My kids have both been using ALEKS for a short time now. You can read an overview of ALEKS on their website for specific details. With ALEKS your student gets an assessment of their current knowledge and after being placed within the program your child proceeds through [...]
See-N-Spell is a 40-page quick reference guide which includes over 300 commonly used words in order to help writers improve their spelling and vocabulary. The guide organizes words alphabetically and by part of speech. There is also a section for commonly misspelled words as well as an area where you can write in your own [...]
What comes to mind when you think about a program that drills math facts towards the goal of mastery? Is it a tedious boring task where your child goes through a flashcard type approach? Do you think of your child rolling their eyes and dreading such a task? Do you hear, “Oh Mom do we [...]
“God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.” Genesis 1:16 NIV Whenever our family studies astronomy I am reminded of this verse in Genesis. As I look up into the night sky I marvel at how many stars and [...]
provides a series of movie guides named Z-Guides which leads you through a study of a movie which is set in a specific historical time period. Each guide focuses on a specific movie release and not only do you learn about the movie details but the historical period associated with it while developing research [...]
I went to public school when I was growing up. At my high school we had several paths we could take for our curriculum, I chose the college path and a foreign language was required for it. I ended up taking French and wished I had taken Spanish. Needless to say I was thrilled when [...]
Read Naturally, Inc. is a company that specializes in improving reading fluency. They have several products and services to aid students in improving their reading skills. I will focus on their Read Live program since I have received a trial of it in order to provide a review for my blog readers. This is what [...]
I am familiar with Math Mammoth’s math curriculum offerings and have enjoyed utilizing them in the past. Some of the TOS Homeschool Crew have been using and reviewing different products from Math Mammoth. This time however, I received a product that is offered through Math Mammoth’s website but is written by Frank C. Wilson. Our [...]
Studying vocabulary can be quite a daunting task not only for the child learning the words, but for the teacher or parent working with them to learn the words. What do you study? How do you learn them? I admit to having tried several different programs or books that claim to be the best way [...]
I never learned how to type properly when I was younger so I figured that would be something good for my kids to learn while they were young. I recently was given the chance to have my youngest daughter use the Keyboard Town PALS typing web-based typing program. Keyboard Town PALS is a type to [...]
