kentuckymom Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Those words came out of the mouth of Squirrelboy's teacher today at our first quarter conference. I'm not sure "thrilled" is a strong enough word to express how I feel about his current progress in school. Yeah, public school still makes me want to bang my head against the wall sometimes, but it's not because my kid is miserable and not learning. It's all thanks him learning to read well with Barton at the awesome tutoring center we started sending him to in kindergarten. The also helped math click with him after just one semester of a special math program for dyslexics. I am so thankful that we found this place and had the resources to send Squirrelboy, because his story could be so different if either of those weren't true. My hat goes off to those of you who successful remediate your special needs kids at home, but I know that with our personalities that wouldn't have been successful with my particular kid, so I'm glad there was another option that has worked so amazingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: That's GREAT! Honestly, I should have pulled DD14 LOOOONG before we did. She is so much happier as a homeschooler. But DS10? If I could find a school that could really support his challenges while also supporting his strengths, I would put him back in school. He just really does better in a classroom. He enjoys it. DD, not.at.all. :) So glad you have a school that is working for you! There is NOTHING anywhere near us that I could put the kids in. I was even told to sue the school system since they are not following state guidelines one iota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Congrats! Thats very exciting to hear. Congratulations to you both. Would you happen to know the name of the program that was used for Math? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 That's great that he's doing so well!! So what is this math program for dyslexics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Great news!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Congrats! Thats very exciting to hear. Congratulations to you both. Would you happen to know the name of the program that was used for Math? He only used it for a short time so I don't know too many details, but I believe it's just called "math for dyslexics." It was developed by a dyslexia specialist and tutor. You can check out his website at http://www.timsmithonline.com. Some of the tutors at the center my son goes to have been trained in the program, but it's quite possible that homeschoolers could buy the materials and definitely worth inquiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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