As a mom with 3 dyslexic children of varying degrees, I can understand your struggles. # 1 Get her a really good spell checker to hold in her hands, like a Franklin Spelling Ace. There is no shame in using a device to help her while she is writing. Saves LOTS of frustration. #2.Have you tried using the Barton Reading and Spelling system? It was developed for dyslexic adults so she should not be ashamed to use it. My friend used it on her 50+ yr. old husband and it help him! It will take your daughter back to square one and reprogram her mind to process correctly. Most public schools don't understand how to teach this type of child so they have big gaps in their basic learning. I've used Barton and still have my 13 yr. old refer back to the rules (they have funny names) when he gets stuck. As for the reading comprehension try doing as much as possible orally. Write down her responses or have her dictate her stories/ narrations to you. I would let her just read what she enjoys (books, not graphic novels or the like) and not worry about keeping up with the schools if that frustrates her. If she would like to branch out into classics, they print nice abridged copies of almost any classic. She will get the main story without the frustration. Look for large print books to help with tracking problems and eye fatigue. She may also get more out of the books if you have her narrate(retell) or illustrate a small section she just read. Discuss what new words she doesn't understand. Books on CDs are great for boosting her reading. Just let her enjoy hearing the wonderful words and stories! :001_smile: She may have an inner fear of school after all the problems she encountered early on. Try to make school as nonthreatening as possible. I agree with the other post for history. Ditch the other book and just have her ride along with everyone else. Keep it fun! That's one of the great parts of Homeschooling! Have her do some hands on projects- shadow boxes, dioramas, maps, skits, collages, paintings, sculptures out of clay or other material, ect. instead of reports. You can do that for any subject. When I was in High School, we had benchmarks instead of finals. They were to be some sort of creative project to show what we learned. Hope you can glean something from this! Happy teaching!
