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  1. Thanks for your replies! Of course, I did call the admissions office. They want syllabi, as well as course descriptions. I also called Teaching Textbooks. It must not come up often, because they do not have it prepared, either. I have created a format that includes Course Description, Course Overview (this is where I put some semblance of Scope & Sequence) and Learning Objectives, where I sum it all up. I use the Table of Contents for the Course Overview, reformatted. It is the Learning Objectives that is giving me problems, because it should "match" the overview. At any rate, it is unfortunate that Bard is the only one that I am aware is requesting it so far. Not even Brown asked for it. And of course, Bard is her top choice. At any rate, I only hope that this isn't a trend, for the ones that come after us! Thanks for the link!
  2. Hello, All- My daughter is a high school senior, applying Early Action to college. I am here to ask if anyone else had to create syllabi for their child's application? We are being asked by Bard, but since I have to do it anyway, I'm going to attach it to her Common App. I wonder if this is going to be the "new normal" as homeschooling grows! I wish that someone had mentioned that I might have to do this when she was a freshman; I would have started earlier. I can do it fairly easily for the classes I created, but I wanted say that Teaching Textbooks DOESN'T offer a syllabus! You can part it together as far as Course Description and Course Scope and Sequence, but they do not have a Learning Objectives/Goals statement. Is it me, or is that crazy?
  3. YES! Thank you! This is exactly what we need. I can't believe how long it has taken me to find this! OneStepAtATime, in googling reviews of Weiser, I came across your old thread on this board. I think you had just bought one of the science series but hadn't yet used it. Did you like it? What do you feel the advantage is with learn science.academy? I'm just not sure we can get through ALL that work. Am I misunderstanding, and I am meant to pick and choose some of the topics? And for transcripts, will I list that book, or create my own course? I apologize for my ignorance. I am really bad at documenting and I'm trying to get a handle on what I actually have to do in the future. I've found the general science workbook used; thanks for that suggestion!
  4. All these suggestions are great! Thanks for such an extensive list! One thing she really enjoys is The Learning Network through the New York Times. There is a cap on the number of articles you can read without a subscription, but I think it is lifted for that section's links. If you have a friend or relative with a subscription (super expensive!) they can add one non-household member to the digital subscription that you get with a paid subscription. I am lucky enough to have my Dad, so worth asking if you have any friends in NY!
  5. It is unbelievable the stuff that you can find on your own computer! I found the email with the summary of progress from HB, lol. I am attaching it. I can't tell what level she went to, but I think she was on the most difficult setting. I remember it was an online program that cost about $60. My feeling was that the audiologist wanted to give me "something" but dd was already a little too old for the type of games out there. She did also say it was mild, though I can't understand the report… maybe there was a program that was geared to adults that I should have purchased?
  6. She liked R.E.A.L Science Odyssey Biology. I was going to get the ebook for her (700+ pages), the printed work pages, and the ebook ( 250+ pages) for me. Based on another thread, I found Build Your Library, which seems interesting. I am trying to figure out where to get her tested and which tests to insist on, but I would say she has slow processing speed, dyscalculia, short term memory. She also can't seem to visualize numbers. She has a hard time transferring knowledge from one circumstance to another (I don't know what that is called!) She had vision therapy, which was terrific with one dr. and useless with 3 others (all COVD) We will be doing that again. She retains a lot by listening, although testing showed that there might be an issue there. She was a very sensory sensitive kid, but seems to have grown out of it. Had Todd's syndrome; grew out of it. But neurologist confirmed, super sensitive. And she has become a LOT more focused in the last month, just to confuse things! I would prefer it be secular, but brevity is the most important thing. Just the essential facts; whatever you might be expected to retain. (Although I was a very nerdy academic as a child, got into a very good school, and I must admit, I retained very little! Just spit it up on the test and it was gone.) I feel like she has been ready to "do the work" only in the past year, and we have a lot of catch up to do, and it all takes 3x as long as it should. Luckily (unluckily, really, but KWIM) she is an only, and I am "old" and patient ;-)
  7. I am aware that people either love or hate Teaching Textbooks, but it has made a huge difference for my DD. She is able to complete a lesson in much less time than in our previous two programs, and greatly reduces her frustration. She may be getting the bare essentials, but she seems to be retaining what she does learn, which was not the case with the (for her) information overload of ALEKS and Math Mammoth (both of which were terrific, just not for my kid :-) Can anyone recommend any other programs that are reduced to the essentials? I showed her a few options for science for next year (8th grade/freshman-ish) and she picked the one that has a book that is OVER 700 PAGES!!! I'm not good at skipping over things. Any and all suggestions for any subjects are welcome! Thanks!
  8. Thanks for all the wonderful advice! Crimson Wife, I've subscribed to the 2e newsletter, found a (local) school, called Bridges, for 2e kids, called and spoke to the Director of Admissions. He sent me a list he has compiled of practitioners who do testing in the area! Now I am making a list of all the tests that could be given, so that I am armed when I call to interview. I'm using a list I found on google and a list I'm gleaning from GT world testing facts. (i'll attach both- they are not yet cleaned up) (nope! I'm not permitted to load this kind of file? It is a word doc…) Before I devote too much time to this, is there already a file somewhere on the board with such a list? Also, OhElizabeth, I'd like to pursue the reflex idea, since she did have the Moro reflex for an extended time as a baby. You said you went through several inadequate therapists. Where would you recommend I look? Any professional association? (I wish i could just use yours!) I truly appreciate this help! I feel that I've made more progress in one day than I have all year! Thank you, all!
  9. Crimson Wife Qualified Bee Keeper Members 17774 posts Posted Today, 09:56 PM She sounds like she could be "twice exceptional" (gifted + learning disabilities) so I would check the 2E Newsletter list. I see testers listed in Ventura, Beverly Hills, and if you're willing to drive that far, Carlsbad. Great resource! Thank you! You do not have to provide information on any disabilities to colleges unless you specifically request accommodations (and that would come after the student matriculates, through the Disability Services Office). OK, I'm convinced! Thank you
  10. Hi- I am new to the board. I have been homeschooling my daughter (is that the abbreviation DD?) her whole life. She is now almost 14/8th grade. She has some terrific strengths and some weaknesses. She did not read until 8.5, although we talked about the sounds that letters stand for and I used that 100 lessons book (can't quite remember the name, sorry). At that age, when she finally seemed ready to attend without crazy wiggling and focus issues, she did vision therapy with a wonderful COVD, and after 3 months, she was a year above grade level or more. She loves to read if it is a book she is interested; cannot focus and rereads without comprehending if not (my husband says he does this, too) We were also told, by that developmental optometrist and by another one that we also liked but that did not offer therapy, that she has short term memory issues. She did the CogMed program; I don't think it did much. She was seen by an audiologist and did HearBuilders; she said it was easy and boring. The audiologist said she had only a mild issue. Program didn't change the behavior that I observed, which may have been simply slow processing. She surely has some elements of discalculia. Many things we tried to address and didn't see much change with the therapies available today/programs I could find, with the exception of vision. She has a very hard time focusing and was an "active" child. I'm sure she would have been found to have ADD if she were in school. Her father was diagnosed with ADD in his early 30s, but responded badly to the med AND to the doctor. He has chosen to live with it. It doesn't seem to be a problem for him, though I know he does have it, or something like it. On the plus side, she writes beautifully, she has many story ideas, she sits down to write on her own and willingly, she is finally committed to practicing an instrument, she pushes herself through math and has learned tremendous patience with her lack of understanding. She is doing well in a high school level history class through a homeschool resource center. This year, she has made leaps and bounds. I just wish I had an extra year, but she wants to graduate "on time". All this is to say, remembering my own academic experience, that there were always kids that did well in some subjects and not in others. We had no idea that some kids might "get it" later, or could have been helped by a different method, etc. and my thought has been, especially after teaching other people's kids at the local co-op, that "everybody has something." OK, there is the background. She plans to go to college, she would like to go to a "good" one, and I point out it is better to go to one that is a good fit. But who knows what is in the future. I am not seeing how she could sit/focus on the SAT/ACT but maybe she will grow into it. She absolutely has slow processing speed; she has discalculia; she has poor short term memory. She has a very hard time relating the parts to the whole, or seeing the macro view, she does not seem to visualize numbers. She takes FOREVER to complete something. Finally, my question: is there value in getting her tested for accommodations in the future? Would a diagnosis affect college acceptance? Can a diagnosis wait until after she is accepted to college? Is there an intervention that anyone recommends other than what we have tried? I found a pediatric neurologist through my insurance who recommended an out-of-network NP. She also offers counseling, and I am a bit leery, having had bad experiences with that sort of thing with two other COVDs and another program Feels like a conflict of interest to test AND offer therapy, though it worked out well for us one time. It seems in large measure that she is simply a late bloomer in academics. If I got testing for her, would she be beholden to mention it on college applications? I would be more inclined if I thought there was a magic bullet, but when my nephew was tested, my SIL sent me the report. It was 20 pages of observations we had already had. It made sense for them because he then went to a terrific special school, but our case is different. Opinions? Help? Resources? How do you find an NP? Especially, what tests would I look for? Can she keep it secret on applications? Or shouldn't she? I am grateful for any help, and will do my best to respond quickly, though it may be a day or two. Thanks for any input :-) BTW, we are in the Los Angeles area. I don't know the protocol, but if I am allowed, I'm happy to recommend the COVD, which is in driving distance.
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