Becoming a fluent reader depends upon more than an ability to “decode letters.”
Reading and literacy are empty concepts for the child who lacks mental furnishings.
This site contains a variety of brief articles about people, places, and things.
PEOPLE
Joan of Arc
Thomas Becket
Grigory Rasputin
Betsy Ross
GEOGRAPHY
the Galapagos
continental drift
Oklahoma
Ben Nevis
Geography counts
Central America
Sherpa
New York City
Ireland
the Antilles
AMERICAN HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
the 100 Years’ War
the Domesday Book
NATURAL HISTORY
the human animal
Canis familiaris
Dinosaurs and human beings
flora and fauna
the periodic table
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Ancient Greeks & Romans
Christianity
Islam