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I would describe my daughter exactly the same way to a T! She is also going to be a 3rd grader and is doing math 1.5 years ahead of grade level, she knows the phonograms inside and out, knows the spelling rules and can spell words in isolation, but does the exact same thing when she reads. It was driving me insane! We have done Spell to Write and Read and All About Spelling.
For what it is worth, I took her to the eye doctor and she was diagnosed with amblyopia (she was virtually only seeing with one eye.) She had never complained of anything with her eyes, or of headaches, and passed the eye chart at her kindergarten check up with flying colors (we now think she did it with her good eye first and memorized the chart.) We have done patching and her acuity is improving, but she was still struggling with reading. We decided to pursue vision therapy a few weeks ago. Keeping our fingers crossed as it is too early to tell how she is going to respond. But we are working diligently at it.
I just looked a a different reading program called FAST Learning and I spoke extensively with a curriculum director at the Denver based company. It incorporates the Orton- Gillingham phonograms and has influences of Spaulding and Lindamood Bell, but focuses on spelling patterns, incorporating sight words and has a strong emphasis on developing fluency. I have heard that it tries to incorporate the best of a literature based program with the phonics.
Best of luck to you and you son.
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Does anyone know if the editions found on Amazon.com are the same as the education editions published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt? Will they correspond to the material on the supporting website Roadmap to America?
BTW...a huge thank you to whoever posted about the website!! I am excited to dive into it. There is so much great information.
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I know exactly what you are saying. I let it go until mine were 10 and 12 thinking that someday it would just be there. We did just about every trick, strategy, and positive reinforcement in the book to get them memorized.
Finally, in a fit of frustration, I told them that they were grounded from all screens (tv, computer, ipod, wii, etc.) until they could average 25 per min over 10 consecutive trials (yes, the old, icky written time trials.) It was magical...they knew them in 3 days and have maintained them over the past 6 months getting faster with time. (We do spot checks and if their average falls below 25...no screen time until they can get it back up.)
My conclusion...it is all about the motivation. I think at 8, they are still learning, but for the rest of my dc, I have determined that they better know them inside and out by mid 4th grade.
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We loved TTC this year. I used Figuratively Speaking alongside of it and it meshed perfectly! I was amazed every time we did discussions. I was looking for something that would go beyond basic comprehension and it exceeded my expectations. I thought there would be a steep learning curve for myself, but once we started with the picture books as Andrew suggests, it went very smoothly. Love, love, love it and can't recommend it highly enough.
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I think you might be interested in the material developed by Michelle Garcia Winner that addresses Social Thinking and Understanding. It is a cognitive approach to explaining to individuals other's perspectives, thoughts and feelings. It is excellent, and in my opinion ground breaking in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorders. I am currently using much of the material myself as I facilitate Social Thinking Groups for elementary age students through adults and find it so effective.
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As soon as I read your post, PCOS and insulin resistance came to my mind as well. You might look into a diet called Ideal Protein. It is a bit expensive, but very worth it. My body has responded very well (the only diet that has ever worked for me.) I have learned that my body cannot tolerate hardly any carbs. A diabetic diet is even too much for me. And I know many who have had extremely positive results...even several severe diabetics who were able to get off all of their meds. It is created to address Metabolic X Syndrome.
I hope you find some answers somewhere along your journey soon.
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:lurk5:subscribing to this post...I agree with you as Hakim is notoriously anti- Catholic as well in her writing and am stumped as well.
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Is anyone else using Vol 1 this year? I've been making a list of books, literature and non-fiction, that I'm planning on using with Vol 1. I'd be happy to share :)
I would love a copy of your literature books! Thank you for sharing!! :)
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Modern Scholars has a series of lectures by Prof. Thomas Madden. They are EXCELLENT! He is Catholic and teaches with Prof James Hitchcock (husband of Helen Hull Hitchcock who founded Women for Faith and Family) at St. Louis University.
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I have a poster from VoWac for syllable division. It is only $3.00.
We really like it for helping with spelling.
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My thoughts EXACTLY! Putting together a lit/poetry course like what you have described for 6/7/8 grades has become my summer project. I am currently looking at Teaching the Classics: A Socratic Method for Literature Education and Grammar of Poetry (Imitation in Writing), along with tons of booklists. I have found the Kolbe Jr High Literature to be what you are describing, but it has a lot of Catholic content (great from my perspective, but probably not for others). From my first glances it is a bit heavier on recalling facts, but does get into character development and other literary aspects.
Hanging out here on this thread...can't wait for other's responses!:lurk5:
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I pm'd you. :001_smile:
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:lurk5: I am having a really difficult time with my 1 yo who is egg, milk, soy, and possibly wheat allergic. Would appreciate any ideas!!
We do lots of bananas and dried fruit.
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TeaTotaler...Funny.:lol::lol:
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Thanks for all the kind words ladies, and for laughing with me. When that realization hit me, sitting all alone in front of my computer screen, I blushed in embarrassment.:blush: Then I had a good laugh about it. At least I now have the truth on record in case any one pegs me for a perverted weirdo.
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I thought this was one of the most beautiful birth stories I have ever read.
http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html
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I have been on these boards for a long time, and it just dawned on me today that my user name may have a terrible connotation!! I chose it because at the time, we lived in a little town named tea, I had 4 dc, three of whom were of homeschooling age...Thus Tea 4 Three.
BUT...I have become aware that the word "tea" has an additional meaning on this board, and is used interchangeably with the word "s*x."
EEWWWW!!!!:eek:
I don't want to start another account because I don't want to have to start at zero with my post count again.
Help!?!?
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We LOVE Add-A- Century Timeline here as well. It is perfect, and I didn't mind the cost considering I have all the materials at my fingertips and don't have to plan and think through it myself. I consider it one of my best homeschooling purchases.
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My dd did the one year of the geometric approach combined with Challenge Math. She seemed to really burn out on the geometric approach so after Christmas this year (6th grade) we started Videotext Algebra. LOVE it! The explanations are so clear and concise.
She still struggles with having the basic facts memorized and I am a little uncomfortable that she has not done a lot of long division, so I am considering Mammoth Math to supplement here and there. I am also considering the LoF for a few topics.
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I think you are taking the right and balanced approach. We both completely disagreed with the other posters that he should serve the detention unless there are other circumstances involved that you are not aware of involving your son. To be honest we were really surprised at many of the responses. There is never a pecking order in which a person deserves abuse and to be physically harmed. That is beneath our human dignity! I would never try to teach my child that they have a particular place beneath (or above others) in a pecking order and to fall in line.
Given the information you have now (that he is guilty of nothing greater than name calling,) to make him serve the detention, I think, teaches him to not to challenge a situation that deserves a challenge. IMO, that is cowardly. This may teach him to stand up for himself (something he did not do in the first place when punched in the nose.)
BTW, I wanted to clarify, that the nose punch is what goes over the line, because there is obvious intent to cause physical damage. The punch (or slug) in the arm depends on intent, which among ms students is hard to interpret and can mean different things... (still inappropriate and not acceptable at my dh's school, as is namecalling.)
Best of luck navigating this situation.
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I was discussing this with my husband who is a middle school teacher. At his school (800+ students), the school resource officer would charge the other boy with assault and he would be prosecuted in the juvenile court system. There would be a minimum of 3-5 days of in school suspension (if not out of school suspension) for violence if this was a first offense, more if it was a repeat. They don't mess around with anything like that in our neck of the woods. Very low tolerance for violence of any kind.
Your son would just receive a reprimand for name calling, and be encouraged to seek adult assistance if feeling bullied.
You could always pursue prosecution, especially if this is a bullying situation.
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Here it is all about the wind chill. Right now it is -45 F when you factor that in. With ski masks, I will let mine be outside when it is 0 and if there is very little wind.
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Another vote for the Moby here. I am not a "baby wearing person" but decided to give it a try when my ds was born slightly early and was a fussy baby. Both he and I loved it! It was ackward at first, but my 11 yo dd taught herself how to help me put it on with the youtube videos and we were good to go.
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