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Lee Binz

Monday, 24 July 2017

Master Vocabulary for Success

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To understand high school subjects, achieve college success, or advance on the job, studies show that mastering vocabulary is the key. About 80% ...

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High School Vocabulary Building Strategies

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High School Vocabulary Building Strategies Click on Lee's video, below, for some great ideas on how to help build your high schooler's vocabulary! How are you helping build your child's vocabulary in your homeschool? Please share! Subscribe to my YouTube channel. You will be notified when I create new videos on homeschool high school topics!Once your child has built a great vocabulary, it's time to show it off. Check out the College Admission Essays (Online Training)...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 08 July 2014

Wanton or Wonton: Homeschooling Spelling Matters

High School Younger Students

This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and buy I may make a few pennies, but not enough for a latte. A Wonton Disregard for Dumplings My husband asked me to spell "wanton" for one of our newsletters. Apparently, he had written "wonton disregard" which means, of course, that you don't care for Asian dumplings. He was trying to say "wanton disregard" but the spelling didn't quite come out right. When your children ask why...

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Syl-la-bles Vocabulary Game Review

Articles for Homeschoolers Odds and Ends Younger Students

Looking for a game that both challenges and engages the multiple ages in your family?! Wondering what you can do on Family Game Night that won’t make the older kids yawn?! Search no more; Syl-la-bles is the solution! The object of Syl-la-bles is to come up with the longest and most difficult (correctly spelled) word that begins with the letter on the space you land. The longer the word, the more points you score. All ages and abilities...

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SAT Score Raising Classics

HS English

Hi Lee,One of the times I heard you speak, you mentioned a certain publisher of literature books (classics) by a particular author that you had your boys read to prepare for the SAT. They were unique in the fact that on the back of each page words were defined.I cannot find that information in my file of notes from you. :-)Do you recall those books, and would you mind sending me the name? Thank you for...

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Fun Foreign Language Idea!

Foreign Language

Spanish is nice because there are always people and things to help with pronunciation. Remember that most DVDs come with Spanish language and Spanish subtitles. If you use Disney and Pixar films, you don't even notice that the lips don't match - and it's a fun way to laugh & joke while getting your 15 minutes for the day. We used to watch movies once a week as our French study. There is also radio programming,...

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On Vocabulary and Values

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When my kids were younger, we used Wordly Wise to study vocabulary. One of my greatest frustrations was that even after spending an entire week studying a word, I wouldn't hear the words come out of my child's mouth! One year I heard a speaker discuss the problem. She said there was a time delay with vocabulary. She said that it took a long time for vocabulary words to sink in, and that it wasn't uncommon...