Dear Parent,

Thank you for your question!  Congratulations on your new venture!

You might consider obtaining a copy of Devotional Stories for Little Folks, which is used for the 2nd grade reading curriculum.  If you find that he is having trouble with this book in reading and comprehension, you could obtain the Little Stories for Little Folks Reading program.  You would not have to start back with Level 1 in the reading series, but find a level where he is comfortable reading and begin him there.  You could take a look at the sample pages from My Catholic Speller A and Language of God A.  If you think he is going to have trouble with those, I would suggest starting him in the 1st grade reading program.  It is difficult when you are transitioning your children from public school to homeschooling, because it's hard to know if they are fully prepared for the new program grade.  But it is important that if you see gaps in your children's learning, to go back and fill in those gaps, instead of continuing on.  This will help build that foundation for continual success.

God bless you and your family!

Laura Nicholson