2022 Design Update!
Fall in love with reading again!
The Elementary Reading Journal is a full-year homeschool reading curriculum that allows your kids in grades 2-5 to
pick their own books while sharpening their
comprehension and
analytical skills. All in 15 minutes a day!
Nothing will be mailed to you as this is a digital product. You can print off the file and staple or bind.
Looking for the softcover version? Click here.
Let your kids take the reins and become life-long readers!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THE READING JOURNAL
If reading is a constant battle in your homeschool, you're going to love this!
When one of my daughters began seriously struggling with our reading curriculum, I had to do something drastic. I knew there were some underlying vision issues causing her to be a little below level, but the main issue was that she hated the subject.
We needed a change. So I dusted off my M.A.Ed. and created a reading curriculum that would fit ANY book that piqued her interest. Together she and I created something that changed everything. And we want you to have it, too.
HOW IT WORKS
The Reading Journal is 168 lessons recommended for grades 2-5. Comprised of 28 unique lessons that focus on vocabulary, word study, comprehension, and higher-level thinking skills, the journal cycles through each lesson 6 times throughout the year, providing just the right amount of practice without too much monotony.
About once a week, students are asked to evaluate the content of their book based on God's truth. They will compare/contrast with Scripture, consider a character's behavior/influence, and even write out how they might share Jesus with the character.
Once a child learns how to read, he/she needs to continue skill-building throughout the elementary years. The Reading Journal provides the necessary practice while still allowing the student to choose what he/she would most enjoy reading.
Click here to check out my daughter's review of the journal.
You can find the step-by-step process for creating your own curriculum here.
The Middle School Reading Journal is a full-year homeschool language arts curriculum that allows your middle schooler to pick their own books!
With a special focus on style, facts, ideas, and biographical character evaluation, the nonfiction portion of the Middle School Reading Journal will help your student discern between worldly wisdom and biblically sound philosophies in their reading.
The fiction section hones in on the plot, character development, atmosphere, and literary devices to guide your middle schooler in recognizing when literature presents a biblical worldview and when it glorifies themes or characters who oppose God and His truth.
The High School Reading Journal is a full-year homeschool language arts curriculum that allows your high schooler to pick their own fiction and nonfiction books while sharpening their comprehension and analytical skills.
Just add a grammar component to use the Reading Journal as a high school English credit!
This is great to use for my daughter,(7) who loves to read! She often finishes her work faster than her brother, so this will be great for her to explore her books more deeply and to get some more writing practice too! Love it! Thank you!
We will be using these for summer reading. I told my kids that if they write in it everyday, by the end of the week, they'll get a reward.
This journal fits within the style of how I teach language arts to my children. My son is excited to use it everyday. It has gone so well for him, that I purchased one for my kindergartner and she is looking forward to using it when she is in second grade.
I love the idea of this reading journal. It's a bit too advanced for my 1st grader so hoping it will be perfect for next year.
I've been looking at the reading journal for a while. My daughter wasn't quite old enough earlier this year. I decided to get it just before her 5th birthday this month and walk her through it. Already we verbally go through reading comprehension. I think this will be perfect to transition since she is reading better now. I will write what she tells me and have her read what I write.
These are a great way to make sure the kiddos are actually reading those independent books!
We love the Homeschool Reading Journal! It allows my daughter to choose what books she wants to read, yet prompts deep thinking responses to what she reads. It is great that it covers a variety of literacy concepts (i.e. vocabulary, word study, comprehension). Plus, we love the colorful illustrations!
We are loving this curriculum! My hesitant reader is loving reading time now!
My daughter has been struggling with reading comprehension lately and I’m praying this is the solution that will solve the problem. I love how it’s fun to look at for kids but they can do it independently as well.
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