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If you want to do a theme pack I suggest getting TWSS (the teacher training ) and the theme pack. SWI is awesome, but isn't necessary if you're dedicated to teaching the writing. TWSS would give you the method and the theme pack would line up all the lessons for you. SWI is great if you're not comfortable doing the teaching right away since Andrew does that for you and you just have to facilitate.
As to is IEW worth the money, ABSOLUTELY. They have one of the best refund policies out there. 100% money back no matter what as long as you buy it directly from them. I had something we used for 2 lessons and then it sat on my shelf for almost 2 years, and they let me return it no questions asked.
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Given her scores and her age, I would not mess around trying to devise her therapy program by yourself. Other professional options to consider:
2) Go to the International Dyslexia Association website and look under the "Find a Provider" tab to get a list of professionals in your area.
Unfortunately all of the Providers listed on their site are Northern VA or Richmond. At least 2 hours away minimum, and many of them are LearningRx just like I took her to today.
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DD has very low scores in many assessments, and I'm also desperately searching for any interventions that would help, but LearningRx is probably not the solution. There have been many complaints about LearningRx, e.g., see the complaints in the past four years by employees and parents at http://www.complaint...956.html?page=4. May I ask how much LearningRx charged you for the WJ-III test?
Many of the brain training tasks that LearningRx does can be done on your own for free, e.g., dual n-back, flash cards, C8Sciences.com free trial, Neuronet free trial, Interactive Metronome app. If she does have dyslexia, then an Orton-Gillingham program may be advisable. Good luck!
I knew going into it that they had issues with complaints, but it was the only place I could find that would get us in quickly. We paid way too much for the testing, but my husband wanted something that would give us an idea of what might be going on with her.
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I just wanted to suggest that you contact the local dyslexia school and ask for tutors and testers. Look for a Wilson or other O-G reading professional and expect about three hours of tutoring per week.
I see that Richmond has a Scottish Rite Learning Center. If they are close enough, you could contact them directly and discover whether they provide dyslexia testing and any associated fees.
A thorough assessment would likely benefit your child. If be, cast a wider net in your search for a NP. Some moms were convinced their kiddos were dyslexic and the underlying issue was wholly different after NP testing.
I also wanted to mention that DS has been NP tested twice, nearly 4 years apart. Both doctors were great and supported our decision to homeschool.
I have started using Barton to tutor her at home while we were waiting for that neuro psych exam that was a total failure. I didn't know there was a Scottish Rite in Richmond. I'll find their information and call them tomorrow. Thank you so much for mentioning that. I have a friend that had her kids test at a Scottish Rite for free.
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I would pursue testing from a different neuropsychologist or psychologist if that is in some way covered by your insurance. If that fails I would request a full evaluation from the school district, in writing. You need more information. I would not rely on what you have been given, most centers are only testing toward their own services.
Most processing issues fall under speech and language therapy for treatment.
Thanks, I'll keep trying to get through to the school. Their phone has been busy all day, but that's probably because it was spring break last week.
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From all the calls I've made our insurance won't cover any of it. Our school district is very unfriendly, I don't even know if they test for things other than speech.
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For a little background my dd is 11 years 4months old. She's reading at about a 2nd/3rd grade level. She struggles with all reading. We tried to get an appointment with a neuropsych doc for some testing but she basically blew us off because we're homeschoolers, said it must be an academic problem and we should work with the schools. I don't think it's acdemic, so I took her for WJIII testing at Learning Rx in our area.
I'm back from my consultation of Annika's test results from Learning Rx. They did tests from the Woodcock Johnson III test of achievement and WJIII test of cognitive abilities. Here are the results of what they tested.
Long Term Memory-14th percentile
Short Term Memory- 17th percentile
Visual Processing- 68th percentile
Logic and Reasoning- 77th percentile
Executive Processing Speed- 53rd percentile
Auditory Processing- 15th percentile
Word Attack- 19th percentile
So I'm thinking it's not dyslexia, but an auditory Processing disorder/issue. I'm not sure where to go now that I have the results. They offer therapy but they want $6300 for 6 months of therapy with 3hrs in house and 3hrs at home a week. I'm fine with working at home, but we simply can't afford $1000 a month at this time. So now what do I do?
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For a little background my dd is 11 years 4months old. She's reading at about a 2nd/3rd grade level. She struggles with all reading. We tried to get an appointment with a neuropsych doc for some testing but she basically blew us off because we're homeschoolers, said it must be an academic problem and we should work with the schools. I don't think it's acdemic, so I took her for WJIII testing at Learning Rx in our area.
I'm back from my consultation of Annika's test results from Learning Rx. They did tests from the Woodcock Johnson III test of achievement and WJIII test of cognitive abilities. Here are the results of what they tested.
Long Term Memory-14th percentile
Short Term Memory- 17th percentile
Visual Processing- 68th percentile
Logic and Reasoning- 77th percentile
Executive Processing Speed- 53rd percentile
Auditory Processing- 15th percentile
Word Attack- 19th percentile
So I'm thinking it's not dyslexia, but an auditory Processing disorder/issue. I'm not sure where to go now that I have the results. They offer therapy but they want $6300 for 6 months of therapy with 3hrs in house and 3hrs at home a week. I'm fine with working at home, but we simply can't afford $1000 a month at this time. So now what do I do?
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FLL 1 and 2 do not have workbooks, they are done mostly orally.
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Agreed, to a point. Couldn't these online groups be made private?
And so can a blog, where only certain people are invited to see it.
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I agree with all the others that said to tell them to mind their own business. As for chores, I'm pretty lax in the assigned chores.
Daily my 3 kids
must bring down any dirty dishes that are up in their room and make sure they empty their trash cans as needed
brush their teeth
comb their hair
scoop the cat box
My older two kid do their own laundry but that is because they asked if they could do it themselves. Everything else is just done if I ask them to do it, I don't assign it. I've found this works better for me because I don't get any crankiness from the chores being the same all the time.
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I used to wear it daily until after I got married. Now I wear it only for very special occasions, which means formal Navy functions, and then it's very minimal.
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Yes Moore Expressions is Great and she actually does mail orders too
http://www.mooreexpressions.com/
They also have Sonlight stuff.
Are you on the local homeschooling in Hampton Roads Eloop?
I was on the loop, not sure if I still am or not.
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I've never had any luck with any of the department stores or VS. They always told me I was something between a 40-42 DD, My dh finally convinced me to look for a specialty shop about 2.5 years ago and sent me on my way for an appointment turns out I'm really a 34J. Yep they were that off. But just because you know your size doesn't mean your search is over. At the specialty shop they also know how to check to make sure that style fits correctly. I used to hate underwires, but now that I have a bra that fits properly I don't even notice I have one on.
I think in the long run the department stores were trying to put me in something "Equivalent" because they just don't sell my size. That type of fitting does you no good.
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I've never had any problems with the sock my boys wear. I always by the Target cherokee brand. Now I will say the sock falling into the shoe issue, may not actually be the socks, but the shoes. I went through a whole bunch of different socks once for myself because of this problem, I must have bought every brand out there, but it still happened. Then I bought a different brand of shoe and it didn't matter what socks I wore they all were fine.
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Just set the DVR. Is this a brand new show or at least one new to the US?
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We have one here in VA Beach, they actually buy/sell new/used curriculum. A lot of what they sell is Abeka or BJUP, but they have pretty much all of the PHP stuff, Saxon math, I think they even sell GWG now.
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Yes AAR/AAS sounds like it would be perfect. I have tried to adapt AAS in the past, and it was somewhat difficult but that could be because I'm teaching 3 kids here.
The progression recommended by the author is to do AAR1 and then once it's finished use AAR2 and AAS1 concurrently, so in answer to your last question, Yes, that's just how you're supposed to do it. That way AAS1 reinforces what was taught in AAR1.
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Growing with Grammar isn't bad (depends on the kid)
Saxon math (yes this is a love or hate curriculum)
Teaching Textbooks
Story of the World
REAL Science Odyssey
History Odyssey is great if you don't mind more of a unit study by place approach to a true chronological
Meet the Masters Art
All about Reading
All About Spelling
Institute for Excellence in writing (yes there is some religious content, but it's very easy to just skip over or sub something else in)
Barton Reading and Spelling (I haven't used this long, but so far I'm in LOVE)
Others that I know of but haven't used long or haven't used at all
Trail Guide to World or US geography
NOEO Science
Oak Meadow
McRuffy (the math is pretty good, I'm not a fan of the LA and I never used the Science for very long)
LOF
WWE and WWS
FLL
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Have you done any homeschooling overseas? How does HoR apply in those situations, if at all?
Sorry I can't help with overseas homeschooling if you're military. We've never been stationed overseas. I think there are a few on here that have done it, maybe you can post a new thread specifically for information about homeschooling when you're military stationed overseas. From all the research I've done you just need to notify the command on base of your intent. Not sure if you do that by sending a letter to the CO of the base or if you send something to the DODds for that base or what.
ETA: From what I've read your HoR has no bearing on homeschooling overseas, because you are not in that state so you can't be held to any requirements they may have.
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Just to make it clear, It does NOT matter what you're home of record is you CANNOT claim that when homeschooling in the states. You have to follow the laws of the state you are physically living in living in. So you can't use your home of record or just register in a bordering state.
My dh has almost 18 years in and it doesn't matter that his State of Record is FL, we still have to follow the VA homeschool laws because that is where we are physically living and thus if our kids would be in PS they would follow the VA schooling laws.
You don't just get to pick and choose which hs laws you want to follow because of your home of record or because you're in the military.
RI is not an ideal state and luckily we moved from their before my kids were school age, but there are groups that can help you navigate to comply with the laws.
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Vet bills! I knew i was forgetting something!
After having to come up with $4000 for a hip surgery and lots of dental work this year, vet bills became a priority for us. Those things can kill a budget if you're not prepared.
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I just use YNAB to keep track of it, but it all sits in one account.
I have curriculum
dental
medical (we're on tricare standard so we have some bills but not huge)
emergency fund
vet bills
holiday fund
life insurance
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I couldn't afford to buy from the local butcher.
That's interesting to me. The butcher I go to is quite a bit lower priced than any of the stores in the area including the military commissaries.
HEAV's Homeschool Convention in Richmond
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I never get to go, it never fails that it's always the same weekend as closing ceremonies for Little League for me and being the coach it's not something I can miss. Maybe one of these years it will work out.