Thank you so much for posting what responses you had gotten I have found some great stuff.

Someone shared what you had shared about looking for Bible study/lessons and I took a look and I loved it. Thanks so much.

Anyone who is doing this program do you believe it to be advanced? Also would you get below grade level?

They have really given me some great tips and I am always interested in any other options.

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Thanks I will try that.

When ordering the test they ask for the grade level and compare to others in that grade level. Does that make sense?

I am just on my first level and my ds 10yrs old loves it but does say the words are to easy so I am now looking to purchase level 2 and hope that it will pay off. I can see the changes in reading from learning the phonics and he doesn't mind doing the program. I was told I could add a spelling curriculum to help along with the AAS. I could use what I wanted and omit the rest I liked the spelling workout they suggested. Good Luck!!

Thanks for your imput.

Those look good, I will have to take some time and look into them more. Thanks again.

I will try this and the other methods and see what works. He was getting to where he hated math but once we worked almost all year last year on mutiplication he likes it now. Yeah! Thank you so much for your time and support.

Wow!! Thank you so much for sharing. I will check them all out. I love this forum.

I use the P.A.S.S. test and that does both. I will make hsing work so how with Gods' help and other supporters like you. I know we can get there, just have to be creative and get away from the ps ways and worry about our individual needs and not compare.

I feel like saying duh. I didn't even think of that. I guess that is why I am blessed to have this place to go and vent. You are awesome thank you.

:drool:I like that myself but my ds does not have a attention span that allows for long reading or listening he is more hands and visual. Do you have maybe another idea. That is why just my bible and my lessons are not interesting him as I would like or want them to. I want him to learn how to have a personal relationship with Jesus and how to live for him in this world.

We use to be in AWANA but when we changed churches, the new one doesn't offer that program and I haven't been able to purchase the books not even off of amazon or ebay. Loved it I was actually a leader and would love to continue with it. If you know how to get books that are not used please let me know.

I do think the test does help me look at areas where I may have failed to implement certain things so that is a benefit, but I don't like the grade level that they compare with. Exspecially since we are work on several different grade levels in different areas. Thanks so much for you insight.

That makes sense. What is the best way to go forward with Math since I am using Saxon Math 54 and he enjoys it but after spending most of the year last year our first year home schooling on multiplication and know I see he needs improvement in addition in subtraction, would you recommend continueing with his saxon and just adding some addition and subtraction. When I first tried this approach my ds really started getting confused and answer addition questions with multiplication answers which where right if we where multiplying.

Thank you I looked but didn't see any samples. Could you share maybe some or do you know where I might find some I can look at?

Thanks that was very encouraging. Sometimes all you need is to remember what your doing it for and to hear it from someone else really helps. I just hate when it comes to testing and they ask the grade or others ask what grade his is in because I do work on the level in each subject that I feel he is at but don't ever want him to lose the confidence he has from doing so well in ps and then realizing he didn't know as much as we all thought.

We pulled him out of ps because we wanted more family time and to teach him about God and didn't agree with some things being taught in ps. So until home school he never had a problem with being behind he was always ahead and honor roll. How do you go from that to struggling?

I have tried a few curriculums. I always do a devotional, but I am looking for some kind of structured kids lessons to know and have a relationship with God. I use my bible and let God lead me but I think there has got to be something more fun and interesting for my ds who is 10yrs old. There are so many out there to choose from so it is easy to hear from those who are using something that works. He has a very low attention span at times so I usually lose him pretty quick.

Thanks that does make sense. Like you I can not believe the holes he has in LA's and Math and I want to build firm foundations so he won't struggle later, but I don't want to hurt his self esteem by telling him we are going to consider him a 5th grader again and what do you do when doing test they ask for grade level. I did the P.A.S.S. last year and used 4th grade do I use 5th this year or 4th or what? I am confussed and he doesn't need anything to break his spirit. What do you think?

thanks that helped so much.:hurray::hurray: