Sonlight's Language Arts curriculum builds confidence in young readers. My oldest daughter began homeschooling in first grade after attending private school kindergarten. She wasn't a confident reader, but as she completed each I Can Read It book [from Grade 1 Readers] and the corresponding word lists, she began to believe that she really could read and her confidence grew. She not only wanted to read to me, but also to others. Thank you Sonlight for putting together a program that inspires confident readers. In her first year of homeschooling, Lizzie (7) reads to Evie (4) and baby Lucy. She's studying Core C with Grade 1 Readers. Brother Gus (9) is a second-year Sonlight student using Core C with Grade 3 Readers.

We're sold on Sonlight: It's backed by a tremendous amount of research and experience, it's academically rigorous, it's flexible to allow time for family and serving others, it has a scholarship program and our purchases support Christian missions. I also love that God's Word is being hidden in their young hearts. One of my favorite things about Sonlight is that we have a positive influence on our children's future, giving them a godly perspective of the world and the people in it. The P4/5 program helped our daughter memorize about 34 verses, and our son is starting to repeat verses back to us now, too! In their first year with Sonlight, Courtney (4) and Colby (2) watch mesmerized as a swallowtail butterfly emerges from its chrysalis.

We all love Sonlight for so many reasons, but one of the main reasons is that our kids have time to be KIDS! I'm so thankful that with the carefully laid-out schedule and quality Christ-based education, we can get a solid education and still have time for unstructured, creative play. Not only do they have time for academics, but they also have time to explore God's creation firsthand, not just in a book between overscheduled activities. Here, Steven (7, Core B) and Megan (4, Core A) do just that!