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Thanks so much for your replies! It helps so much to see what others are doing. And, Melissa, I am mightily impressed that you are planning to get through all 10 Hakim books...you make me feel better already! I was just hoping to get through the first 2. :)
I appreciate the advice about taking it easy at first...I think I'm going to go back and put an easier book at the top of the list...one that I know that he can easily read. I definitely want to set him up for success with reading.
Thanks again!
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I am looking forward to answers from veteran HSers...I am new to HS and wondering this same thing. Looking forward to input from others!
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bump...please share middle grades reading lists!
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I love the idea of making your own! Thanks so much for that suggestion!
We have one that I got from our OT...it is a blanket with pockets, and the pockets are filled with these little bean-bag type thingys. It works great, but is a pain to wash since you have to take all of the little bean bag thingys out and wash separately. I am going to try and make the waterproof pillow filled with beans for my son...I think he would love that in addition to his "heavy blanket!"
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Hello! I am brand new to HS, and I have a DS12 who has been at public school his whole school life. He will be starting 7th grade as a HS'er this year, and he is also diagnosed with Asperger's. I have read WTM, and I do love the idea of a classical education. So, while I'm using many of the ideas/schedules in WTM, I am trying to adapt it to my son's learning styles and needs. He did well academically in PS, but he has never been an enthusiastic reader. So, I have tried to adapt the 7th grade reading list for him, but I am still worried that it is going to be way above his head (with the older texts). Here is what I have tentatively planned, and would love to hear from others about their 7th grade reading lists (and also if you think this is on target for a smart, but reluctant reader):
Don Quixote (the Michael Harrison version)
Selections from Gulliver's Travels (the ones WTM suggests)
Robinson Crusoe (the edition that WTM suggests)
Johnny Tremain
Toliver's Secret
My Brother Sam is Dead
The Sign of the Beaver
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Selected poetry from William Blake, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson
As you can see, we are coordinating this with his History which will be from Joy Hakim's A History of US (first 2 books...may do more depending on how the year progresses).
So, does this sound about right? I would love to hear what other 7th graders/8th graders will be reading this year!
Thanks,
Andrea
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I am brand new to HS, and I have 2 kids...one is about to graduate high school in PS, and she is very happy there. She is highly social and would never want to be HS (she told me this, in fact). My DS12 was diagnosed with Asperger's and Sensory Processing Disorder, and he has struggled mightily in PS his whole life (socially and behaviorally). While he was doing well in school academically, he was not doing well socially, emotionally, etc. So, I made the decision to take him out and homeschool him this past spring (after a particularly upsetting incident in school where he was suspended).
I think that my job as a parent is to respond to my children's needs. I have also learned that every child has different needs, and what works for one may not work for the other. I am hoping that HS will work for our family and for my son, and I am excited to try it out!
So, that's why I am HSing my son this next year--to provide a customized, less-anxious space for him to learn and grow.
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Hello! I am brand new to HS, and I have a DS12 who has been at public school his whole school life. He will be starting 7th grade as a HS'er this year, and he is also diagnosed with Asperger's. I have read WTM, and I do love the idea of a classical education. So, while I'm using many of the ideas/schedules in WTM, I am trying to adapt it to my son's learning styles and needs. He did well academically in PS, but he has never been an enthusiastic reader. So, I have tried to adapt the 7th grade reading list for him, but I am still worried that it is going to be way above his head (with the older texts). Here is what I have tentatively planned, and would love to hear from others about their 7th grade reading lists (and also if you think this is on target for a smart, but reluctant reader):
Don Quixote (the Michael Harrison version)
Selections from Gulliver's Travels (the ones WTM suggests)
Robinson Crusoe (the edition that WTM suggests)
Johnny Tremain
Toliver's Secret
My Brother Sam is Dead
The Sign of the Beaver
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Selected poetry from William Blake, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson
As you can see, we are coordinating this with his History which will be from Joy Hakim's A History of US (first 2 books...may do more depending on how the year progresses).
So, does this sound about right? I would love to hear what other 7th graders/8th graders will be reading this year!
Thanks,
Andrea
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Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3!
7th grade reading list for Aspie son? (cross posted)
in The Learning Challenges Board
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Karen Anne: Thanks so much for your reply! I have revised my list a bit since reading some other threads. Have decided to cut out Robinson Crusoe and My Brother Sam is Dead. Added in Lois Lowry's The Giver as the first book we will do since it will be easy for him and I think he will like it. He liked The Shadow Children series, so he likes pretty grim stuff. I don't know how he will do with the other books, but we will just take it as it comes. I like your idea of reading aloud to him...I had been thinking about that for some of the tougher books.
Again, thanks so much for your input! I'll report back after we start our school year in a few weeks!