Reviews Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/reviews/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:54:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Reviews Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/reviews/ 32 32 89931359 Take Heart: 26 Steps to a Healthy Home School – A Review https://doingwhatmatters.com/take-heart-26-steps-to-a-healthy-home-school-a-review/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/take-heart-26-steps-to-a-healthy-home-school-a-review/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:33:29 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1462 A review by Janice Campbell When I began homeschooling in the late 1980s, there weren’t many curriculum resources available. Many homeschoolers made do with discarded public school textbooks or struggled to persuade textbook publishers to sell directly to home educators...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/take-heart-26-steps-to-a-healthy-home-school-a-review/feed/ 4 1462 The Map that Inspired Treasure Island by Celia Blue Johnson https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-map-that-inspired-treasure-island-by-celia-blue-johnson/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-map-that-inspired-treasure-island-by-celia-blue-johnson/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:37:40 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=763 Today's guest post is from Celia Blue Johnson, the author of Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of the Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature. It's a book I thoroughly enjoyed.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-map-that-inspired-treasure-island-by-celia-blue-johnson/feed/ 0 1865 Review: The Struggling Reader Assessments and Teaching Materials https://doingwhatmatters.com/review-the-struggling-reader-assessments-and-teaching-materials/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/review-the-struggling-reader-assessments-and-teaching-materials/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:08:55 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=496 Reading is the most important academic skill we teach our students. Students must learn to read well before they can read to learn, so it's important to create a nourishing home environment where books are read and enjoyed, ideas are discussed, and written and spoken communication is a natural part of everyday life. If you've created that strong foundation and your child still struggles with learning to read, there's usually a discoverable cause. In The Struggling Reader system, the Eckenwilers have provided the tools for diagnosis, and the means for teaching what is needed.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/review-the-struggling-reader-assessments-and-teaching-materials/feed/ 4 496 Carnival of Homeschooling- The NaNoWriMo Edition https://doingwhatmatters.com/carnival-of-homeschooling-the-nanowrimo-edition/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/carnival-of-homeschooling-the-nanowrimo-edition/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:41:16 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=277 Preface Welcome to this hundred-and-umpteenth Carnival of Homeschooling! Because November is National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo or nano), and I’m over 10,000 words into the writing process (and can’t think of anything but writing, writing, and more...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/carnival-of-homeschooling-the-nanowrimo-edition/feed/ 12 277 Dynamic Literacy’s WordBuild: A Review https://doingwhatmatters.com/dynamic-literacys-word-build-a-review/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/dynamic-literacys-word-build-a-review/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:41:13 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=257 I love the study of words. Words are the building blocks of communication, and the more of them you know, the more likely it is that you will be a good writer and speaker. In addition, words are just plain...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/dynamic-literacys-word-build-a-review/feed/ 12 1811 New Transcripts Made Easy Review https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-transcripts-made-easy-review/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-transcripts-made-easy-review/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:52:13 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=243 Cindy from Curriculum Choice (a delightful blog) has posted a very nice review of Transcripts Made Easy. I’m grateful for it, and happy to know that it’s still helping to calm those homeschool-through-high-school fears. High school transcripts and records really...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-transcripts-made-easy-review/feed/ 0 1807 New Video Review of Excellence In Literature https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-video-review-of-excellence-in-literature/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-video-review-of-excellence-in-literature/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:23:40 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=219 I just came across another informative review of Excellence in Literature! Kerry Beck of Curriculum Connection has written a great review, and posted a video that walks you through the entire book. At the convention this past weekend, so many...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-video-review-of-excellence-in-literature/feed/ 0 1804 New Excellence In Literature Review on TOS! https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-excellence-in-literature-review-on-tos/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-excellence-in-literature-review-on-tos/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:43:08 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=214 I’m always happy to get a good review of one or more of my books, and this morning I came across a very nice review on The Old Schoolhouse website. Kathy Gelzer has done a beautiful job of outlining the...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/new-excellence-in-literature-review-on-tos/feed/ 0 1802 Andrew Pudewa’s Video on Excellence In Literature https://doingwhatmatters.com/andrew-pudewas-video-on-excellence-in-literature/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/andrew-pudewas-video-on-excellence-in-literature/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:10:20 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=197 If you have enjoyed IEW's materials, or if you have a teen who loves to read or write, I think you'll find that Excellence in Literature is an ideal next step for your motivated teens. I'll let Andrew tell you all about it in this brief video!

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/andrew-pudewas-video-on-excellence-in-literature/feed/ 0 1798 World Digital Library: A Great Resource https://doingwhatmatters.com/world-digital-library-a-great-resource/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/world-digital-library-a-great-resource/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:38:22 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=158 I occasionally come across a resource that keeps me reading or browsing for much longer than I planned, and the new World Digital Library is one of those. Some of the earliest written works known to man have been digitized...

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