The Dow's Schoolroom

Would you like to have meaningful discussions with your children about the books they read? This parent's manual will help you do just that! Using techniques learned in this book your children will learn to love fiction. Reading Strands will help you learn:

Goals And Objectives for different ages

Developing Critical Thinking

The Socratic Method to Teach All Ages

Elements of Fiction and Ways To Understand Them

Setting

Characters

Conflict

Resolution

Point Of View

Extra Help With Meaning For Young and Begining Readers

Analogies

Antonyms

Cause And Effect

Classificaiton

Context as Clue

Definition

Differences and Similarities

Establishing Order

Identifying Categories

Meaning

Part/Whole Relationship

Recognizing Related Words

Synonyms

Syntax

Word Order

Suggested Book and Story Readings