Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Love of Lit Series

I will be writing a series of posts over the summer about the Love of Literature. So many friends have sent me questions about reading aloud, book lists, and resource ideas on homeschooling with a literature approach. I would like to post some of those resources for you.

Using a literature approach, either partially or exclusively, in your homeschool can be extremely rewarding. The method uses "classics" and other "real" books, written by quality authors. The typical standardized textbooks, lectures, and simplified reading passages are replaced with quality literature to be read by and to the student. There is more to this method than just the reading itself, but I will touch on those ideas in later posts.

The two most highly recommended books about Charlotte Mason's educational style, which is most often the model in a literature-based homeschool, are pictured below...


Susan Schaeffer Macaulay's, For the Children's Sake



Karen Andreola's, A Charlotte Mason Companion





2 comments:

  1. I have the second book. I haven't finished reading it yet though. It's a great book so far!

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  2. You do such a great job teaching with lit, Leah! And the Charlotte Mason Companion is a great resource book to have... it informs and inspires!

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