McGuffey's Readers Step 1: Get a Plan

[@boxlove7283]

Why am I so excited about this!!!!

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

Me too friend! I can never talk about the McGuffey readers and homeschool too much!

[@StephanieMT]

Love your videos

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

thank you so much! I love making them.

[@LeslieKaster-j5h]

Looks great! I guess I wonder if it's overdoing the McGuffys and Robinson Curriculum as they are? I used to have and teach with the McGuffys, and still have an old version of the RC, I just didn't see the need to supplement it as it was quite a lot as it was with 4 children. Not criticizing you at all, it just seems like a lot to me. And like i said, it really does look great!

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

I hear what you're saying. I never did it with four kids at once! It's worked out well for us. I am replacing some components of RC, like their vocabulary and how they would do writing, so it's not exactly all of RC plus this McG plan. I also think the kids benefit from continued explicit reading instruction and comprehension practices that RC does not include. I'm a eat the fish, spit out the bones philosophy over here.

[@ShawnaDawn06]

Did you use or do you recommend any resources/reference books for Mom to read to learn more about reading comprehension for K-3? Appreciate your videos and resources so much! Thank you!

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

Have you heard of Shifting the Balance? It's geared toward the public classroom but the same principles apply. amzn.to/3X5J6Uv

[@cadykelly247]

Hi again :) Will you link the cards that have the variety of font for each letter please?

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

www.etsy.com/listing/1440588019/alphabet-and-phonogram-flashcards-in?click_key=d802b1d0a9c1f6c5ed7abb7d154da8566d500668%3A1440588019&click_sum=91259cd2&ref=shop_home_active_4&sts=1

[@cadykelly247]

Thank you!!!

[@Dreblueskies]

Are you using flash cards as they learn and know most of the sounds? Or only at the beginning?

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

both! I use them mostly to drill in the beginning, like pre-reading stage and then as review and to introduce new graphemes as they come up in the readers. I'll go over this in more detail when I go through the levels of the plan so stay tuned!

[@Dreblueskies]

@@landofkakiakahomeschool Great, thank you!!

[@Kelly_Mae]

Love this so much! I currently have a 1st & a 2nd grader using both TGATB and AO. I am considering switching to your McGuffey recommendations and your books (you are brilliant btw) to go alongside AO. Any advice for how I would decide where to place them in the McGuffey readers? My oldest is level 2 LA in TGATB and my youngest is level K LA in TGATB.

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

Thank you! I'm guessing the Primer for the Kinder level and perhaps the first or second reader for the second grader. There is a page of my McGuffey plan that has estimated readers and grade levels if you go look at the listing photos. If you don't already have the readers you could use the pdf versions that are free online to see how far they can read fluently and which phonographs they read correctly. I hope that helps!

[@amandalovesmusic]

Do you have these for the original ones??

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

This is what I have for the Originals so far. www.etsy.com/shop/LandOfKakiak?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=44414050

[@joannahollenbeck5667]

Do you use the Mcguffey's Teacher Guide at all? I'm not able to find a revised edition.

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

No I didn’t but I’m actually reading it this weekend as I do own it.

[@joannahollenbeck5667]

Regarding the Usborne Grammar and Punctuation books, Amazon states 9 to 12 year old age range. Would you agree with that? Have you seen their flip-flap book on this topic? It looks so cute.

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

I haven’t seen the flip flap book. I’ll have to look for it. I would say that’s a good age range for the regular Illustrated Grammar and Punctuation but we use the First Illustrated Grammar and Punctuation earlier though I am guiding using it as a reference and my student isn’t just given it to read them self.

[@courtneysimon444]

Do you consider the McGuffy stories long enough reading? The stories just seem very short.

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

I think they are perfect for daily lessons. My kids also read independently each day and do an assignment with each book.

[@courtneysimon444]

@@landofkakiakahomeschool yeah I have my daughter do reading in the evenings. Are the McGuffys the only readings you have them do during daily lessons?

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

@@courtneysimon444 basically. They read aloud during bible study and other random things.

[@courtneysimon444]

@@landofkakiakahomeschool got it! I have way over complicated reading lol

[@landofkakiakahomeschool]

@@courtneysimon444 lol! it happens!