LITERATURE-BASED LEARNING: THE NATURAL APPROACH

<p>Literature-based learning works! It's also called the <em><strong>natural </strong></em>approach to language arts. In this episode, product specialist Lynn Woodley explains the ins and outs of how a natural lit-based education works. She also tackles the common objections to this style of homeschooling, demonstrating that it produces children and teens who can think critically and write expressively.</p> <p><strong>QUOTABLES&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Janna: "And I think one of our goals is to create lifelong learners. And so as we're going through this process, I think when parents are uncomfortable with something that they don't quite understand it's a beautiful opportunity to say, you know what? I'm not quite sure. Let me look back and let me see what my instructions are. Let me see where I need to take a step back and maybe readjust how I'm explaining it to you. My children are so good at telling me that I'm not doing it right. And instead of being offended, or taken aback by that, I've really had to humble myself. I think homeschooling and humility should really be synonymous to know that you're right, I made a mistake there. I'm going to go ahead and do some research because as an adult I am still a lifelong learner."</p> <p>Lynn: "I would encourage all of you to remove the negative labels. Don't say that they're behind because they're not. They're just placed where they are. Nobody has to know, not even your friends, not even your family. If they can't accept it that a child is taking a little longer to read they don't have to know where they're at because you really want that approach, this natural approach to be able to just naturally move along. The natural approach really is a solid, very solid approach. You will create children who can cognitively, logically think through life, have compassion and empathy just because of the manner of the philosophy."</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p> <p>04:57 Lynn shares how her son's writing blossomed with a natural approach to language arts.&nbsp;</p> <p>06:21 A