tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961918991631558199.post5675037270829359853..comments2023-07-07T04:34:56.174-04:00Comments on Cornerstone Home Learning: Heart of the Matter - Extra Activities: Helping or Hindering?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961918991631558199.post-76608441564607263332008-09-19T01:02:00.000-04:002008-09-19T01:02:00.000-04:00"We try to eat meals together whenever possible."A..."We try to eat meals together whenever possible."<BR/><BR/>According to <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Surprising-Power-Family-Meals-Healthier/dp/B000Y4OBK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203750752&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">The Surprising Power of Family Meals</A> families which eat dinner together have children which have an easier time learning to read. <BR/><BR/>Reading has several stages, recoginzing the letters, figuring out what words the letters make up, and then putting together the meaning. Children who eat dinner with their families have a much larger vocabulary, so stage two isn't a big deal, they know the words. For children with a smaller vocabulary, they may recognize the letters, and correctly put them together, but get lost because they don't know the words.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961918991631558199.post-59284587129381973112008-09-14T21:52:00.000-04:002008-09-14T21:52:00.000-04:00We participate in a lot of the same activities tha...We participate in a lot of the same activities that your family does. For the last year or so, my husband held a weekly chess club for our boys and other boys in our church. It was a fun time for them to get together, play chess, and then play a game in the gym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961918991631558199.post-84983984344143768852008-09-14T18:51:00.000-04:002008-09-14T18:51:00.000-04:00You have some fun activities going! I really want...You have some fun activities going! I really wanted to sign my oldest up for chess club this year so he could play with other kids, but our schedule didn't allow for it so we're back to playing as a family.Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980716707225502492noreply@blogger.com