How to Create Your Own Book Study (A Beginner's Guide) 

Book studies should first of all be interesting and fun. For a reluctant student especially, choose books of high interest. As they get pulled into the story, look for activities to explore further. You can then add dictation or copywork as a way to teach language arts skills and as a model for your student's own writing. This should not be overwhelming. Before reading the book or as you read the book, look for passages that illustrate skills you want to teach. This can be just a sentence or two to begin with. Our program usually begins the week with a dictation passage on Monday which acts as a springboard for the rest of the week's lessons. If you would like to see some samples that illustrate this method of teaching, contact us at info@commonsensepress.com and we would be happy to send you four or five lessons. Just let us know which grades you are interested in.