You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 [Hardcover]

Ruth Beechick (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0940319055 | ISBN-13: 978-0940319059 | Publication Date: August 1, 1988 0

This classic gives nitty-gritty help for each subject in each grade. Become an informed, confident teacher, free from rigid textbooks. Learn how to individualize spelling; how to use "real books" in history, reading, and other studies; how to make arithmetic meaningful; how to avoid the grammar treadmill; how to develop advanced reading skills; and much more. Satisfied readers say "I wish I had had this three years ago when I began homeschooling . . . the most practical manual I've ever read on the subject . . . The simplicity of it all! I don't think any homeschooler should be without it."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 388 pages
• Publisher: Arrow Pr (August 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940319055
• ISBN-13: 978-0940319059
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,202,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Ruth Beechick spent a lifetime teaching and studying how people learn. She taught in Washington state, Alaska, Arizona and in several colleges and seminaries in other states. She also spent thirteen years at a publishing company writing curriculum for churches. In "retirement" she continues to write for the burgeoning homeschool movement. Her degrees are A.B. from Seattle Pacific University, M.A.Ed. and Ed.D. from Arizona State University.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How could this much information be squeezed into 388 pages?, August 6, 2001

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This review is from: You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 (Paperback)

I have been searching and searching to find just the right curriculum for my 3 girls, ages 3-9. I picked up this book and my problem about curriculum was solved! Ruth Beechick is sensible beyond measure by offering ways in which to homeschool in a very cost-effective way, while following Charlotte Mason's gentle methods of learning. I highly recommend this book to every homeschooling family who feels like they are a slave to their curriculum.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent in conjuntion with public school curriculum., November 6, 1999

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This review is from: You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 (Paperback)

We like the helpful and supportive attitudes of the author and feel like we have more control over our daughter's 6th grade public education. As a mother of a child with an auditory processing problem, this book addresses all modalities of learning and acceptance of different learning ways. All parents should read the section about math early on to learn how to help their children earlier. You will feel more hopeful for your child's education after reading this book although you won't ever really be "done" with this book! Also check out the books Learning to Learn by Carolyn Oliver and Rosemary F. Bowler and Every Child Can Succeed by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No-Nonsense Approach, February 19, 2000

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P. Gardner "Penny Gardner" (American Fork, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 (Paperback)

Ruth Beechick presents easy-to-implement ideas for the home educator. Her thoughts on living books, copywork, dictation, and writing merge effectively with the Charlotte Mason approach. (You will need to modify Beechick's approach to dictation slightly and let the child study the paragraph before proceeding with the dictation.)

This book will help you gain confidence in your abilities as a home educator.