Form 1B: Beginning Reading

"Let us recognize that learning to read is to many children hard work, and let us do what we can to make the task easy and inviting." 

“And all the time we have books, books teeming with ideas fresh from the minds of thinkers upon every subject to which we can wish to introduce children.” 

“Therefore, the selection of their first lesson-books is a matter of grave importance, because it rests with these to give children the idea that knowledge is supremely attractive and that reading is delightful. Once” 

- Charlotte Mason



As I'm currently in the trenches of deeply researching and learning all I can about teaching a child to read the Charlotte Mason way I felt like this subject would be one of the first I'd start collecting resources for and helping to make it less of an unknown to so many of us that are starting out on this journey.

I've taught a beginning reader the regular way before with an all in one curriculum and I thought I had an idea of what I was doing, until I started to question all the tears and decided this time we'd try Charlotte's way and encourage as much as we could of finding the delight.

If you're like me and have curiosity and desire pushing you towards the beautiful road of learning to teach Charlotte's way I hope these resources are just what you need.


Learning the Letters and Sounds


First Reading Lesson: Sight Reading
Second Reading Lesson: Word Making

  • Organically inter-connected with sight reading lessons, pg. 202
  • Reading lessons continue, roughly alternating on a daily basis between sight reading and word-making, pg. 203-204

List from article below, First Reading Lessons by Art Middlekauf on Charlotte Mason Poetry 


A Few Resources to Help:




    If you know of a resources specific Charlotte Mason Homeschooling & learning how to read or teaching reading the Charlotte Mason way, feel free to comment below or message me with it! 

    [I am constantly adding more resources, this entire endeavor is a work in progress. Be patient and check back often! Thanks!]

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