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My daughter has learned all the cursive letters and can write words and sentences, but she has trouble reading cursive writing. When and how does this skill occur?
Susan

HI Susan! We did Cheerful Cursive last year, and one of the things it had my ds do was read cursive sentences and write manuscript from that. Anyway, it may be worth a trip through that - here's another post I just posted about it:

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However, if that idea does not appeal to you - you could just begin writing some of your markerboard lessons in cursive for her to get used to reading, or even just a one sentence message in cursive for her to read each morning... like, "If you can read this note in cursive, help yourself to the chocolate chip cookie hiding in the basket on the kitchen table". (That would motivate ME to read cursive.) I really think she will be able to do this over time as her cursive becomes more second nature, and as she sees other cursive written. HTH!

In Christ,
Julie

Julie,
I like the idea of the personal message in the morning! I may run her through Cheerful Cursive, too. I'll take a look at it. Also, I've been reading your weekly summaries of Preparing and I'm excited to do that with my dd next year. I love CTC and am so tempted to move on since my daughter is older, but your comments about Preparing are encouraging me to stay on course. My dd is 10 and has vision problems so reading has been difficult. However, she did gain a whole level of reading this year. So I'm grateful. Preparing will be perfect at her reading level!! Have fun at the conference!
Susan

Susan wrote:Julie,
I like the idea of the personal message in the morning! I may run her through Cheerful Cursive, too. I'll take a look at it. Also, I've been reading your weekly summaries of Preparing and I'm excited to do that with my dd next year. I love CTC and am so tempted to move on since my daughter is older, but your comments about Preparing are encouraging me to stay on course. My dd is 10 and has vision problems so reading has been difficult. However, she did gain a whole level of reading this year. So I'm grateful. Preparing will be perfect at her reading level!! Have fun at the conference!
Susan

Thank you for your encouraging words, Susan. I just finished by morning Bible quiet time, and thought I'd quickly try to get on the board before heading to the conference. This was such a nice post to start with, and I do think you will enjoy PHFHG with your dd. I am celebrating with you that she made such gains in reading this year! I think that is so important, and you are wise to base your placement decisions on a program that will complement and encourage that growth. Your dd is blessed to have a mom who weighs her needs carefully when choosing a curriculum.

In Christ,
Julie

Julie,
Did you write the devotion book that Carrie is selling through HOD? Or is she selling it? I've seen a devotion book for moms on this website, I think. How can I purchase it for next year?
Thanks,
Susan

Susan wrote:Julie,
Did you write the devotion book that Carrie is selling through HOD? Or is she selling it? I've seen a devotion book for moms on this website, I think. How can I purchase it for next year?
Thanks,
Susan

Yes, I wrote "God's Hand in Life's Little Moments" as a devotional for homeschool moms - hopefully as an encouragement for you as a well-deserving homeschool mom. Here is a link to the devotional:
http://www.heartofdakota.com/gods-hand.php

I pray it is a blessing to you!

In Christ,
Julie

Hi Susan!

We would write out a scavenger hunt in simple short cursive sentences on 3x5 cards. My boys loved this!