How I Teach Language Arts Using Charlotte Mason’s Methods

Charlotte Mason’s approach to language arts is so unique compared to traditional methods, but I can say from experience that IT WORKS. My boys are all voracious readers, write well, and use correct grammar even though they’ve had little kr no direct instruction.
Exposure to quality writing — through reading it and copying it down — is the key to quality writing 💯 that is the key to Charlotte Mason’s method. Heres a summary of her method:

I start first grade with reading and spelling lessons. I use Words Their Way for spelling/phonics, but other than that I simply follow Charlotte’s method of reading lessons in her book “Home Education.”

Then I teach them handwriting. I use Beautiful Italics handwriting from Penny Gardner. It’s a digital PDF that takes kids from print to cursive. So I only spent $10 for handwriting for all my kids. I’ve tried a couple different programs and this is by far the best.

Copywork and oral narration is all the language arts kids need before age 10. While doing copywork kids are exposed to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. When kids narrate they are learning how to think and organize their thoughts before they write them down on paper later.

After 10 years old kids begin grammar lessons and written narration. Copywork is exchanged for dictation. Charlotte Mason did not teach writing explicitly, but I use the Writing Revolution method which I think adheres to her principles on writing; which that writing shouldn’t be a subject on its own, but integrated into other subjects. It’s a tool/skill, not a subject.

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