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In this video I talk about the process I went through when drawing and illustrating the children’s book I recently completed. The book is called Princess Alaina and the End of All Vegetables. I talk about how I settled on an illustration style and how I reduced the copy to make for a faster read. I also talk about the difficulties with the cost of printing a children’s book. I talk about using Blurb to print the book and the pros and cons of using Blurb. I show some of the first concept illustrations and how I decided to completely change the book from a graphic novel to a children’s book.

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Stage by stage, demonstration of how I turn a page of emailed text from a publisher into a full set of line-drawings. How to plan your illustrations with thumbnail sketches, designing pages and redrawing with layout paper. Learn how to allow space for text, work around the centre gutter and use a computer along the way to help with fine-tuning. This is a detailed break-down of the process, by award-winning illustrator Lynne Chapman.

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It is very easy to teach a child to read.
1) Teach letter sounds
2) Have the child blend two and three letter words!(expand below)

Once the child has mastered reading some words Move on to teach all of the sounds of the english language through a comprehensive primer. My favorite primer and the ones I used with my kids is Alpha Phonics:
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Proceed to teach Dolch sight words once the child is reading simple words. Sight words are needed to be learned by sight so that child becomes a fluent reader. These are the words most seen in English when reading that do not follow decoding rules. I will be making a video of the sight words so that you can show your kids. In the meantime, Check out this webpage: http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm

This my tutorial on showing children to read step by step:

My 5 year old reading at third grade level:
https://youtu.be/VkXMJSQRGi8

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Micahael and Raegan enjoy one of their favorite bedtime stories, Home Alone the Classic Illustrated Storybook

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Sharing the best homeschool advice I ever received and how that changed our homeschool. Also, stop by DailyDwelling.com to check out advice I am offering to new homeschoolers.

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The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading: http://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Parents-Guide-Teaching-Reading/dp/0972860312/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427383916&sr=8-1&keywords=ordinary+parents+guide+to+teaching+reading
Sonlight: http://sonlight.com

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