In June I went to Portarlington for the National Celtic festival. When I was there, my dad, who lives in the area, mentioned that there was a book “100 Ways of for Your Child to read” at the local op shop, which he had thought about getting me, but hadn’t because he wasn’t sure if I had it.
Now, I’m strictly a phonics girl. So a book about 100 ways to teach your child to read seems more to me like 100 ways to teach your child not to read.
“It’s by Unwin, or something,” my dad added helpfully.
Wheels turned in my brain. “Englemenn?” I said hopefully.
“No, I think it was Unwin.”
I prayed then that the book would be Englemann’s Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, which I’ve been wanting for years and have heard only good things about. As there are four op shops in Portarlington alone (let alone the surrounding area) I also prayed that the book would be in the op shop that supports Bushikori, which I support financially. (All of the money from my CD goes to Bushikori in Uganda!)
And…
Well, this IS a Memorial Box Monday! Of course God answered my prayers! I now have one of the most popular phonics reading books (for a very reasonable price), but the money is helping children (and adults too) in Uganda!
For more Memorial Box Monday posts, hop over to this post at Linny's blog, A Place Called Simplicity.
1 comment:
That's really cool. I use that book to teach my kids to read - I started using it with Autumn many years ago! Thank you for sharing! xo
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