Digging Deeper
The How Do I Teach For Mastery? series gave you an overview of the concept of mastery, and now I want to delve into it with more detail.
Let's Review
In Mastery Teaching Simplified, I listed the 3 Steps to Mastery Teaching:
1. Identify the basic concepts to be learned.
2. Create a plan.
3. Evaluate and adjust.
What Am I Going to Teach?
When we break down education into its individual subjects (math, science, etc.), we find that there is one essential element that cannot be neglected: literacy.
Literacy...
- Is the ability to read and write effectively
- Is the key to learning all other subjects
- Leads to proficiency in communication
- Is more than just reading and writing
Where Do I Begin?
1. What is your literacy level?
You must set an example. If you aren't doing so, grab a book and start reading for yourself - and read to your child regularly. If you aren't writing (by hand!), get a notebook and start a journal.
2. What is your child's literacy level?
Does your child...
- Read daily?
- Discuss what they have read with you?
- Look up new words on their own?
- Feel comfortable reading aloud?
- Hold meaningful conversations with others, including adults?
- Speak in complete sentences?
- Write daily?
- Write legibly?
- Write in various forms? (Lists, notes, stories, poems, letters, etc.)
The Next Steps
- Personalize the experience.
- Evaluate the results and adjust accordingly.
Class Discussion
Right now we are reading:
Me: Atlas Shrugged
DD1: Harry Potter Series
DD2: Fairytales
What are you reading?
Happy Homeschooling!
Mrs. Redd
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