I spent 13 years as a home school mother/teacher, focusing on phonics, reading, vocabulary, grammar and literature. Teaching all four of my children to read was a joy and hard work; but worth it! If a child reads and writes well, then any subject is learned more easily, even math and science because excellent reading means they can understand instructions for formulas and experiments! I know I did it right because my oldest graduated from Texas A&M, my other three children are excelling in colle