by Christine Smitha | Reading for an assignment is not like reading to unwind before bedtime, or scanning the comic section of the newspaper, even if you enjoy “school reading” as much as “pleasure reading.”

Before television and video games, books were a primary source of pleasure for human beings. Beyond the simple good of reading books to oneself, there was the added pleasure of ...

by Lorraine Espenhain | If you don’t nurture the spirit within you through prayer and spiritual reading, your "flesh" is going to get the upper hand...

by Lorraine Espenhain | So, there you have it, dear reader, the secret to all grown-up reading. Now let’s open up a picture book and paint away…

by Lorraine Espenhain | The benefit of this Reading Café is to discuss good, spiritual books so that we can share insights with others, and learn what they've discovered!

by Lorraine Espenhain | I have a fourteen-year-old daughter who struggles horribly when it comes to reading comprehension.

by Joan Brennan | The Reading Focus Cards have helped thousands of children and adults to focus and read better, especially those with symptoms of dyslexia, ADHD, autism (diagnosed or suspected), and other challenges that can impact reading success.

by Lorraine Espenhain | For a while, after the dinner dishes were done, my family would gather around the dining room table, pray the Rosary, and then go into the family room, where I would read aloud a chapter a night from a book about one of the saints.

Trying to get homeschooling done before summer break can be stressful. But sometimes, when you think you’re behind, you’re right where you should be.

Students and parents often call about the composition assignments, asking for advice about what to look for in reviewing a composition. Seton’s English lesson plans give specific guidance on grading compositions, which can be found in the Introduction and first quarter of each lesson plan.

Government schools have purposefully chosen to ignore God, and that while students may choose to believe in God, this is a belief which students must leave outside the classroom door. Since the government schools and textbooks reflect this denial of the existence of God in what is taught and how it is taught...

I was home schooled for the last three years of high school, grades 10 through 12. I feel that I learned much more being home schooled for those three years ...

While we often tell stories to our young children without books, also be sure to read stories showing pictures in a picture book. Read to your child stories of saints, ...

When I began my professional career, my schedule was a bit hectic. I would leave at 5:30AM, fight my way through traffic for about ninety minutes and arrive for work. ...

When I was a child, I loved reading so much that my mother had to pry me away from my books to get me to eat meals. As a result, ...