Readers 3-6 contain such a beautiful collection of stories and poetry that I just don't want them to miss out. Yet, I don't want to do a lesson/day like we do with the beginning readers because they increase in difficulty very quickly, for example, the third reader should last a few years. I also want to spend more time on one lesson so that it becomes more ingrained on their minds.
I've been looking for a way to bring them more into Savannah's daily schedule lately, as well as incorporate more Charlotte Mason ideas, and I think I have come up with a plan. We'll try it for the next few weeks to see how it goes.
With Savannah I'm going to start in the Third reader and work on one lesson a week for oral reading, copywork, and dictation.
ORAL READING: This is to help her learn to pronounce words clearly and correctly, as well as to speak in front of other people. On day 1 & 2, she reads the lesson out loud to me. We work on saying the words clearly. Day 3 & 4 she reads it standing up as if reading to an audience. This time, in addtion to speaking clearly, she needs to speak loudly and with correct intonation. Hopefully on day 4 or sometime over the weekend I can provide her with an audience. Maybe during Family Home Evening.
COPYWORK: I will choose part of the lesson for her to copy on day 1, and a different part of the lesson to copy on day 3. She will mark the words phonetically as we do in Phonics Road.
DICTATION: I will dictate her copywork to her on day 2 & 4. No phonetic marks this time. Dictation is one of the most effective ways to learn spelling.
I think this is a good plan. We'll see!
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