Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 3

  The One-Minute Teacher TEACHES Rote Counting Skills From 10 to 20   Rationale: In this exercise we will teach rote counting from 10 to 20 and practice until the fluency level of 200 counts/minute with 2 or fewer errors is reached. Now that the student has met the fluency standard for counting to 10,Continue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 3”

Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills: Lesson 2

The One-Minute Teacher  TEACHES  Rote Counting Skills From 1 to 10 (Forward)  PART 2 Review Part 1 from our last lesson Task 2: Rote Counting from 1 to 10. Think and Say Numbers from 1 to 10 Remove the sheet of paper and say to the student, “Now I am going to count from 1 toContinue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills: Lesson 2”

Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills – An Introduction

I recently indicated that I would begin to publish e-lessons for specific skills. I am going to begin with teaching students counting skills.  I will then switch to teaching spelling skills. There is no particular order for these lessons. I simply want to help a few more people by offering more than a single strand ofContinue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills – An Introduction”

Teach Your Children Well Book Bits Interview

     The Teach Your Children Well   Book Bits Interview. Michael Maloney’s first book, Teach Your Children Well  is an award-winning, best –seller and is becoming a classic in its field. The book describes the causes and effects of illiteracy in North America.   Lots of books do that. Michael’s book differs from the pack inContinue reading “Teach Your Children Well Book Bits Interview”

Teaching the “s”, “es” plural rule

I promised my readers that I would provide them with some real tools that they could use to teach their students real skills. I have already posted one rule about spelling entitled “A More Effective Way to Teach Spelling”. If you have not already done so I might suggest that you read it first. ItContinue reading “Teaching the “s”, “es” plural rule”

What The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has to say about the Maloney Method

Like all areas of endeavor, homeschooling has its share of magazines, newsletters, e-news, etc. We have been reviewed by several of them over the years, usually after we had written an article for them. The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, pioneered by Paul and Gina Saurez, became one of the fastest-growing homeschooling magazines as the movement gatheredContinue reading “What The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has to say about the Maloney Method”

What does Practical Homeschooling Magazine say about The Maloney Method?

What Is Practical Homeschooling and Who is Mary Pride? Practical Homeschooling has been the leading homeschool magazine for the last 15 years and probably longer. Mary Pride, its editor, is the Oprah Winfrey of the homeschooling movement. She was there to participate in and write about many of the early battles, issues, concerns and questions faced byContinue reading “What does Practical Homeschooling Magazine say about The Maloney Method?”

University of Ottawa Research Lauds the Maloney Method’s Effectiveness for Tutors

Researchers at the University of Ottawa recently submitted their conclusions from the RESPs for Kids in Care project. This project studied the effectiveness of using the Maloney Method as a tool for tutoring foster children. Read more to find out their conclusions.