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Jul. 26th, 2009
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Jul. 26th, 2009 06:36 pmNow that my time in DC is drawing to a close, my brain is ready to move on to the next big adventure: Wisconsin (am I the first person in history to call moving to Wisconsin an adventure?) I've found a blog run by an LDS guy who lives in Appleton, which is one of the towns we are considering moving to. He runs several blogs and websites, actually and here's a blurb from one of them that specifically is designed for newcomers to the area:
The philosophy of the Appleton School District, like most school districts, is that kindergarten children are not "developmentally ready" to learn how to read, so no serious attempt is made to teach reading in the manner some parents expect ... nearly 24% of Appleton students attend home school or private schools
Huh. Interesting. I know Josh is ready to read now, but Zack had a really hard time learning to read in kindergarten. For Zack, such a curriculum would have been well suited. For Josh, I certainly will be teaching him to read on my own, particularly because he won't be in WI for the long term. We need to be prepared for the next school, that most likely will expect their 1st graders to read.
If you're interested, here are a few of the guy's blogs:
Welcome to Appleton, WI
Mormanity.
I have a theory that many Mormons are prolific bloggers because of the whole write-in-your-journal commandment. The church is very big on personal and family history. I know I see my lj as a way to keep a journal and keep in touch with friends/family at the same time. Any thoughts, you fellow Mormon ljers?
The philosophy of the Appleton School District, like most school districts, is that kindergarten children are not "developmentally ready" to learn how to read, so no serious attempt is made to teach reading in the manner some parents expect ... nearly 24% of Appleton students attend home school or private schools
Huh. Interesting. I know Josh is ready to read now, but Zack had a really hard time learning to read in kindergarten. For Zack, such a curriculum would have been well suited. For Josh, I certainly will be teaching him to read on my own, particularly because he won't be in WI for the long term. We need to be prepared for the next school, that most likely will expect their 1st graders to read.
If you're interested, here are a few of the guy's blogs:
Welcome to Appleton, WI
Mormanity.
I have a theory that many Mormons are prolific bloggers because of the whole write-in-your-journal commandment. The church is very big on personal and family history. I know I see my lj as a way to keep a journal and keep in touch with friends/family at the same time. Any thoughts, you fellow Mormon ljers?