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Who did the evaluation and what were they evaluating for? What tests were run? Was it only a vision evaluation? Was it through a developmental optometrist? Has she ever had an evaluation through a neuropsychologist or edu psychologist?
She had many of them through various avenues, yes the VT was through a developmental optometrist, yes she was tested by a neuropsychologist
Looks much better than my 14yo son...... did they test for dysgraphia?
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Yes.
Was she evaluated for dyslexia? Late reading and lingering spelling issues are common signs.
Yes. We were told she is not dyslexic.
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I'm really feeling lost. My daughter is 16 and although she's a lovely girl and very gifted artist she struggles with spelling all the time. We've tried every program out there from Spelling Workout, to spelling power, to AAS, and everything else we could think of. Nothing sticks.
I'm adding a picture of something she wrote today, it's scary. I've had her tested. At age 10 II had her evaluated because she also wasn't reading, they found a binocular dysfunction and she went through a year of vision therapy which helped immensely. She's now an avid reader, but the spelling still isn't coming together.
I have no idea how this girl will make it in college with this issue, it's not a matter of "spellcheck will be her best friend" it's such a problem even spellcheck doesn't catch a lot of it.
Any suggestions are welcome.
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What is the time commitment per day that we would need to set aside? 60 minutes?
If you aren't watching the video portion I would say that 60 minutes is more than sufficient to work on the rest.
Having the TWSS is nice because I can go and view the teacher training if I want more info on what's going on in the SWI, but it's certainly not needed and you'll be fine without it.
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You know, some CC's have untimed entrance tests--check to see if he even NEEDS to take the ACT.
He does. We live in the boonies so the choices to stay local which he wants to do are limited.
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Geometry takes up at least 40% of ACT so his score can only go up with completion of geometry. The english section emphasize on grammar.
My youngest one can barely finish half the questions in the free sample ACT practice test by ACT when he tried. He is my slow (speed) reader. He is taking in June for a baseline. Your son's score is great for without prep.
He only has 30 lessons/tests left in Geometry, so he has done most of it. The English is what killed him.
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I do have the test prep books, but originally my husband and I didn't plan on him taking it now. So we haven't used them. Now I know I will add it to my agenda for the summer and next year. I won't put him in the local class I found because I've heard it's crazy boot camp like, and that's just not us. Most likely he'll go to a community college or tech school. What he enjoys doing and the fields that draw him in wouldn't be best suited for a 4 year uni. They have those degrees of course, but it he could get to the same career at a CC for less money.
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Thank you all, I'm feeling a little better now, as I showed him and he feels good about his score. Apparently he did better all around that he thought he did. He thought he'd get a 10. I guess I'm still getting used to things not working like they did when I was in school. It was unheard of to take this thing more than once and nobody prepped for it we were all told it was a test you couldn't study or prep for. Our schools only offered it once and it was only open to Juniors. I have to remind myself that times are different.
I will add that my son has not finished Geometry, I'm a firm believer in not starting Alg before 9th, so I know that will play a role, but I'm actually quite happy with his Math score, His English is where it bites him in the backside.
He had never seen practice tests either so to the poster that asked that no, he hasn't seen the format of the ACT, but he has taken standardized tests before so he was at least familiar with the bubble form and how to fill that out.
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An 18 is what kids need to dual enroll at the local university so I think it is considered college ready. It is also the average score at our local high schools for their graduates. It is also the score our local umbrella school requires to graduate with an accredited diploma. So that seems like a good score to have in one's pocket only half way through high school. But yeah...these threads are always hard. Remember the average folks tend not to post. I am sure someone is encouraged that you shared.
Our CC that's not far from me won't let my son take dual enrollment with these scores. Not that I wanted him to do that anyway. I always had a hard time coming to this board because I always feel so inferior.
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My son is a sophomore, and this was his first attempt at this, (he's an older sophomore because we had him repeat 8th grade for maturity reasons) we did no prep at all, nothing, just to see how he'd do and he got an 18. Now I know why I tend to not come to the high school board much. It kind of confirms to me that I totally messed this homeschool thing up.
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Probably because you abbreviated and I didn't. :001_smile:
Nope, I searched, Physics, RSO, Real Science Odyssey and every combo of them. I think the search feature doesn't always work. This thread isn't even listed in "My content" and I'm the one that started it.
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I searched and searched and nothing came up. LOL
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I'm so excited for this. I've been waiting a LONG time for this one. Can't wait to use it with my youngest son.
http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=14
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My husband got video, all he kept saying was, "This is the most amazing thing EVER!"
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The had printout may not work but I'm still going to do the faux fish fingers and the poem on a stick
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I think I might add some pound cake cut into strips and rolled in graham cracker crumbs with a side of vanilla pudding (Fish Fingers and Custard) and then printing out a pic of Matt Smith's head with a speech bubble that says, "Fezzes are Red, The Tardis is Blue, Your 16 Today, Happy Birthday to you. Geronimo!
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Those are awesome! What did you use for frosting that looks so perfectly smooth?
It's iced with buttercream and then I covered that with rolled fondant. Fondant is actually a lot easier to use than I thought.
PS: the bowtie is white chocolate I melted and colored. I found the mold at Hobby Lobby.
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Here's his cakes for tomorrow. I still have to put the birthday greeting on, but I think for having two days to make these I did ok.
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Thanks all, I can't wait to hang it back up. He's going to love it. I think this is definitely a #Nerdmomwin
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My oldest son will be 16 in two days and I always try to do some fun gift of him. He already got a laptop from his dad and I, so I decided to paint the doorway to our playroom like a Tardis. Since its only a single door I'm making it look like it landed half way in the hall. It works perfect because if you look at this closed door in our house it's at the very end of the hall and looks like it should be a closet, but when you open it there's a 550sqft finished game room behind it. So it's.... wait for it... Bigger on the Inside! It's not the best picture because it's still leaning up against things in the garage so the paint can dry. I used left over paint from the accent wall in my daughter's room. The sign is metal and I got it on Amazon. I also have a light fixture I painted with glow in the dark paint I can hang above it to look like the light on top.
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I was just at Home Depot the other day and they make these things now that are clear and you paint them and then they are like a decal that sticks to the wall so you don't actually have to put the paint sample on the wall. I thought that was a great option.
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I had local only for all 4 impacted teeth done at once, it was HORRIBLE the sounds alone almost drove me to the brink. My son had his out about 9 months ago and did the IV sedation and it was fabulous. He was flipping hilarious afterwards, but it went smoothly. Our oral surgeon won't do local only, it just makes it harder on all parties involved.
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I taught myself to crochet at age 8 and took a learn to knit class with my daughter about 18 months ago. I love Knitting, I still do both, but much prefer to knit if I can. I just finished a star shaped crochet blanket and I'm so glad it's done. Crochet hurts my wrists and I do use bamboo hooks, so it's not that. I prefer my hiya hiya interchangeables for knitting. I only use DPNs when I cable.
HELP!!! 16 year old daughter still can't spell
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Thanks all for you input, when reading out loud she does fine with pronunciation for the most part, typical issues with longer words that you'd expect her to have trouble with because they aren't commonly used. All the small words that she has trouble with in spelling she can read with no problems.
The concern I have for college is where she may have to do an in class essay as a test/exam. My son is going to the school she is currently planning to and his English 1010 final was an in class essay. Something like that could tank her grade.
After looking over Barton and AAS again, we decided to try AAS. They now have an app, which was her biggest push back with that program. We're going to make spelling and writing a bigger focus than we had been. It may mean she reads less literature but sometimes sacrifices have to be made.