What book did K12 use for PreAlgebra A?

Mollies73, My daughter is dyslexic. Unfortunately since no two dyslexics are alike and dyslexia manifests itself in many ways there is no one curriculum that works for all dyslexics. For reading and spelling, my daughter did very well with the Orton-Gillingham approach. However, when she reads out loud she still skips over small words or substitutes them for each other (of, the, a, an). She will also replace words with the same beginning and ending sounds (construction for convention). She's 11 and we didn't find out she was dyslexic until she was 10 (we had so many long nights in 4th grade with tears and crying over the homework). That year we alternated reading her science and history to her. Any novels assigned we got on CD. We also initially thought she was lazy. It's difficult when you know your child is intelligent but it clear they aren't working to their potential. By the way, she never crawled. She would do some funny slithering thing and then she walked at 10 months. I never thought about the fact she never crawled until I started doing research. However, she talked early and fluently and clearly at 18 - 20 months. She was never one of those children who you couldn't understand what they were saying. I understand where you are. Yes, testing is very expensive. When we tried to go through the PS system they wanted to put interventions in place before they tested her. We eventually did private testing but our insurance covered it.

Does anyone know of an online resource for latin/greek roots for a vocabulary program?

Breann, I understand your position and it seems those "offending" posters do not understand that you do want to homeschool but your husband doesn't. It's all a matter of how we see our households - Is the husband the head or not and are we submitting to that headship? You as a wife have decided to put your marriage first and still be able to meet the needs of your children. I applaud you for that. I work full-time but I help and have helped at my child's school as much as my time would allow. I rarely told the teachers about afterschooling because most of the teachers I know think homeschoolers are doing a disservice to their children. You probably won't read this since you are leaving the thread but don't feel like you have to defend advocating for your child. Let the judgemental comments roll off your back.

I work 40+ hours a week. We mostly school on the weekends. She will attend summer day camp at a Classical Christian school where she will have time to do her reading and math. I look at her year end assessments and use that information for some of her summer work. Since she is dyslexic we tend to school/review all year round so she doesn't forget what she's learned. Math - CLE, Math Mammoth, Key to Decimal & Percents Grammar - CLE LA, we used Rod & Staff but she likes workbooks and it takes too long for her to rewrite plus she needs the reveiw Logic - Mindbenders, Logic Links & Noodlers Vocabulary - Word Roots Spelling - Sesquential Spelling - We were using Spelling Power. Giving SS a try although her spelling is not that bad but we need to do something over the summer for review. Handwriting/writing - Abeka Penmanship II & Creative Writing 6 Reading - silent & oral - summer reading club We will do most of the work in the morning. I go in later to work in the summer. I know it seems like a lot but we don't do every subject every day. Also, we do some work in the car on the way to camp and after I pick her up since it's a 25 - 30 minute drive.

Hi, I understand your concern. I have a child who has dyslexia. She's 11 and we found out when she was 10. The first thing I want to tell you is to not take those lists, early warning signs, etc literally. My daughter spoke early and coherently at 18 - 24 months, walked at 10 months, knew her letter sounds at 4 and could read some. Dyslexia is very different for each and every child. There is no typical dyslexic child. My child read fluently in the 1st grade; however, I am pretty sure it was due to her memory. She did fine in 2nd grade as well. We pulled her from the public school after 2nd grade for various reasons (one being she hit a brick wall because the school switched to a new math curriculum). We noticed in 3rd grade her reading started to stagnate and by 4th grade it was not improving at all. As she got older, school became much more difficult- spending > 3 hours on homework with our help. Needless to say she has trouble sometimes hearing middle and ending sounds as well. She has mild ADD as well. Continue to work on the phonemic awareness with a good phonics program. My daughter had PACE (Processing and Cognitive Enhancement) training which worked on those middle and ending sounds and that was a great help to my daughter. If he is still struggling and you want a diagnosis, get him tested. We did only at the urging of my sister as I was in denial at first. However, after reading several books on dyslexia I was pretty sure that was the culprit. She now attends a school for dyslexics and has made great strides. The use the Orton-Gillingham approach to teach reading and have done an excellent job with her. Hang in her and have a lot of patience as he will need it.

My 2 cents - Why are you asking other people what denomination would you fit into? In the new testament, Jesus' blood purchased his church. Read about that church and find it.

Since I view it as a choice, at whatever age the child wants to do it as long as she is responsible enough to not touch her ears and keep them and her hands clean. My mom had 4 girls and we all chose at different ages. My daughter asked at 5 but changed her mind when in the chair. She had 1 hole. At 10 she got the other hole.

What about The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? You can find it at the following link - http://www.nationalcenter.org/PaulRevere'sRide.html

LexiR - After I was going on to someone about EM and the disastrous effect it had on my daughter and that we eventually found out she was dyslexic which is another long story, they told me the same thing that EM was not a good curriculum for a dyslexic. She has an excellent memory so she always knew the answers to her homework but could never tell me why it was the answer. She would always say that's what the teacher said the answer was. Because of her excellent memory it appeared that she was reading very well which is why we didn't discover the dyslexia until 4th grade when the style of teaching changed - less direct verbal instruction. She was required mostly to read to find out what to do next. The teacher usually lectured for 10 -15 minutes and then the rest of the time was seatwork. We would spend hours doing the homework together.

My daughter's school started Everyday Math when she entered 2nd grade. The whole idea and concept of EM is wonderful in theory. I think the implementation of the curriculum, coupled with teachers who do not have a good understanding of math themselves is very ineffective. EM is dangerous in the hands of a teacher who does not understand math. Most people think it is very easy to teach elementary math but if you don't understand the concepts it's not that easy. EM assumes the teacher has a very good grasp of math. Well believe it or not most elementary school teachers do not. So when a school implements EM it does not bode well for most students and it frustrates the parents. As an Engineer, I understood the methods being used but my child did not & the teacher refused to help her. She literally stuck to the script and told her to work with her group and ask them. My child hated math and thought she was no good at it. It took 4 years to change her attitude. Now she loves math. We did take her out of the public school system. We also found out several years later that she was dyslexic. So now she attends a private school for students with dyslexia which have very small class sizes. She is now thriving in math. I still do not like EM because it is just poorly implemented and is very costly which is why a lot of schools stick with it even if it is not working. Every school in my district uses it. However, I have seen it successfully implemented at one of our local private schools but they also supplement as well and train all the teachers extensively. They each are retrained every summer. I also agree with the other poster about the school having to move on even if a child does not understand. That's what happened with my daughter. In 2nd grade, she took a math test and it had equivalent fractions on it. She had no idea what to do. The expect the child to get the abstract too soon and then don't give them enough time to understand it. It is also a spiral curriculum and not mastery. Her teacher said don't worry about her not understanding they would cover it again in 3rd and 4th. Anyway, the end result is that is when I started doing math with her at home and told her not to worry about the math at school.

Cultural or Born again? Funny, by the definition being a "Christian" means being born again. However, I will not get on my soapbox & how split hairs on the word "Christian" and self-define it instead biblically defining the word from its source ---"The Bible". By the way, what is a "cultural" christian anyway? I never heard of such.

I am an Engineer. I work 40 hours a week. We do most of the work in the evenings and on weekends.

I am sorry for your lost. I do not think this is an issue of choosing son over mother. It's about doing the right thing and helping your child understand that life happens. When it does we adjust and put others before ourselves. Your mother's mother has died. She may want you there for whatever reason. She's your mother, support her. Explain that to him, he should understand. Our children are resilient. You know your son and you will know if he will be "scarred" and remember you missed "1" birthday for the rest of his life. Sounds a bit excessive and dramatic, psychobabble. I agree with the others. Celebrate his birthday on another day of his choosing. Just my 2 cents. I am not one of those mothers who think my child comes before everyone else and God forbid that I disappoint her. I only have the one and occasionally her birthday falls on Mother's day. Well, we celebrated another day since we went to Ohio so that I could be with my mother.