Educating our Children

[your sister]

I sent it again, perhaps check if you sent me the correct email?

[aussiemu]

My SIL I remember used that book and it worked well with her son. With her son now she is using reading eggs instead. I think reading eggs works better for kids who seem to get distracted easily as it varies up the lessons pretty quickly and does it in a 'fun' format. Have you tried reading eggs with him LM? You can sign up for a few week trial for free (let me know if you need to find a code).

[your sister]

mashALLAH seriously sounds good , I think I heard about this book through another friend who is a qualified teacher. I have been contemplating purchasing your baby can read for my baby , even though he is now a toddler, he seem to enjoy learning and picks up words very quickly.

[aussiemu]

For anyone wanting to get it - book depository has it for $20 delivered (on the UK site).

[El Muslima]

Get which book ? Aussiemu ?

[aussiemu]

The teach your children to read in 100 easy lessons one

[CVM]

When is too early to start reading, and basic maths? I want to teach my daughter (3 years old, 4 at the end of the year) but I do not want to over burden her. She loves books, both pretending to read and being read to and loves to tell stories, she is quite creative. But at the moment she is learning quran memorization, iqraa/arabic, and I do not want to start on something else if it will detract from her quran/arabic studies.

[aussiemu]

CVM try her on reading eggs and see if she is liking it. I think it is perfect for an every day activity that is 'fun' but educational. I think they had an ipad or iphone app now too?

Personally beyond knowing the numbers I haven't done maths as such except I realised the kids pick up stuff like counting when you do every day things.

[asalamualaykum]

Assalamu alaykum,

Sis littlemother don’t stress yourself too much. Insha’Allah he is just not ready to read yet. My youngest daughter was the same. She just didn’t focus enough for me to get anything through to her. But when she was ready at six she gave me her attention and we could get through the work. There is nothing wrong with your son insha’Allah. Remember Thomas Edison was described as unteachable by his teachers because he couldn’t focus (they think he may have had ADHD) and his mother set up a lab at home for him and homeschooled him and look how far he got.

The real problem is with the school system which expects all children to exhibit the same skills at the same age. It’s also a problem because if he doesn’t get it by the required age the teacher will go on ahead with or without him and this is where he will suffer.

Don’t be afraid to homeschool him. If anything i think he will benefit greatly from the one on one learning as that is what he really needs if he is to get ahead. The only reason why you should shy off homeschooling him is if you feel that you do not have the time or motivation to keep consistency with a program of learning that you organise for him. You really need to be dedicated and be able to manage your time well especially with all you other little ones. If you are confident that this won’t be an issue for you then i think homeschooling him- until he is up to standards at least- is a great idea.

Oh and definitely cut back on all the computer games and TV viewing. My children watch no more than 1 hour of carefully selected cartoons A WEEK! and rarely if ever get to play computer games and they are healthy and happy alhamdulillah. Why would a child want to read if they can watch a movie or cartoon? Why would they want to work on logic puzzles if they can play computer games?

Sis CVM if it is “fun” like what aussiemu suggested then fine. Otherwise don’t burden her too much. I remember hearing a lecturer once cite research which suggested that girls who start learning to read early also hit puberty a lot earlier (i.e. we may be fast tracking their development and robbing them off their childhood by burdening them with learning at an early age).

[asalamualaykum]

Sorry to flood the thread but I won’t be coming back on to post much and I wanted to share these....

The following contains complete programs (grades 1 -12) for a variety of key learning areas including a complete literacy/language program (with readers etc), math magic (which I suspect may be the same as the one covered in the mathemagic computer tutor as the asuthors of tha are also Indian. It is endorsed by the australian institute of mathematics and costs well over $5000).

And best of all is the science curriculum. It consists of course books which cover the chemistry and physics etc required at high school level. They cover the theory first (which the child can read alone or with your help) and follow it up with activities/tasks. and there is even an answer section in the back. It is intended for Indian schools so make sure you refer back to the VELS to insure you are ticking off all the required outcomes.

http://www.iasexams.com/NCERT-Books/NCERTBooks.php/

[asalamualaykum]

The following is a grammar series. I have posted this here on forum before but in case some haven’t seen it here it is again. It follows a Charlotte Mason approach and uses classical texts for the analysis. There are answer keys available. It is excellent and should work to complement/reinforce the other writing and grammar workbooks I posted earlier in this thread.

http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/kiss/wb/PBooks/index.htm

It is a bit complicated to navigate through. But if you follow the below structure you should be fine insha’Allah:

Kiss level 1 for students in second grade
Kiss level 2 for students in third grade
KISS Level 3.1 for students in fourth grade
Kiss level 3.2 for students in sixth grade
Kiss level 4 for students in sixth grade

Don’t worry that there is no fifth grade and two sixth grades. You will have covered all the topics/concepts if you follow that structure/order.

[asalamualaykum]

Here’s a link to those logic books on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...anita+harnadek

There’s also these but they are not as good:
http://www.amazon.com/Logic-Safari-B.../dp/1593630891

May Allah assist and guide all Muslim families to raise remarkable young people who will serve Him, and who will make great contributions to the ummah as well as to humanity.

[your sister]

asalamualaykum, your daughter sounds gifted mashALLAH. I love the idea of logic puzzles and can see one of my children getting into it but my son is my brightest would detest it lol, However he would probably happily sit there and read a series about the brain lol or some weird planet Iv never heard of. Little mum asalamualaykum is right, every child has their areas of strength and show potential in some areas, you probably have not discovered Adam's interest area, tap into it, ask him what he likes, try and get him books about that. I find with boys they much prefer books about science and facts about life sciences etc for eg. a book about dinosaurs or planets, you can also try books about warriors, I got a child friendly one for my son, had a bit of blood in some of the pictures and boys love that goriness lol It wasn't too gory but yeh the same series has books on explorers and I think pirates and swords.I also used to have mummy son time with my son , I would take him to the museum for example, or take him shopping to a book shop and let him choose a book.
He has his own library in the house, his own stash of books. I think its important for them to feel like they have an individualized personal collection of books.

[your sister]

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

anyone know where you can get it here from a book shop?

[muslimah09]

just saw it on amazon

[littleMother]

I just checked eBay, for about $30 with free postage. Am going to get it inshaAllah

[carol_au]

It's $23.13 with free postage from Fishpond.com.au

http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Tea.../9780671631987

[aussiemu]

bookdepository.co.uk is the cheapest - $20.17AU - http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Teac.../9780671631987

[your sister]

Do you need a credit card for this ? I don't have one

[aussiemu]

your sister I think you do for BD. Do you want me to order it for you? You can msg me your addy on FB and i'll order it now insha'Allah.

Do you have paypal? I'm pretty sure paypal is an option on BD.