One of my grandkids was struggling learning to read in 1st grade so I got involved to assist. So, first thing I did was to get a couple of large sets of flash cards. First set was phonics and second phased in words with the phonics. He had reading homework most days that would be a few sentences, usually a rhyme or something like that. He was a an inaudible mumbler so to break out of that, I turned the reading into a fun game instead of torture. Imagine a Shakespearean actor reading Hickory Dickory Dock or reading it to a rap beat. Hehehe... So, this was the first grader but included in the deal were his preK and third grade sisters, all of us at the kitchen table. The preK was soon able to phonically sound out then read simple words with no pictures and the 3 grader to up her game in reading.
I am so PO’d at how the teaching profession has screwed up several generations of K-12 students and more recently moved on to screwing up higher education.
Kids love to learn! And they love the attention from their parents. It’s a win-win all around! I spent hours with them teaching them to write their letters and simple words, reading books and even doing simple math. I have coloring books with all the pages filled with letters they wrote. No coloring of the pictures, just letters all over the page.
They speak of those times with such love.
You have given your grandkids a gift they will treasure for all of their lives. What a blessing for you all.