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  1. Hi Julie, if he were my son I would have also set up an eval, so I think you are on the right track. You are so lucky that he is doing great academically, that makes life easier, right? For both of you! :-)
  2. I knew John had special needs early on. He showed signs of having sensory issues as a newborn, then didn't talk until 27 months old. We had a speech eval done through our county (we live in Georgia) and he qualified for the Babies Can't Wait program. He received a few months of speech services then we moved to our current home which is in a different county. By the time we moved he was talking so we never picked up with speech. His pronunciation has been perfect since the beginning and he has a super vocabulary, very interested in words, like me. :-) John attended pre-school a few mornings a week at our church, and his teachers were telling me that he never wanted to do his work, just play, avoid table work. I knew that could just be John being a young boy, but part of me also knew that John likes to please and show off when he can do 'work', so I felt that maybe he just could not do the fine motor tasks they were directing him to do. I had an OT eval done through our county and he qualified for OT services, and has had an IEP ever since. He is in a general ed class now, with a parapro in there to support the class as well. It's a nice fit for him. Unfortunately, his reading is not where it should be and I notice him not wanting to read, not wanting to do his work, so I know it's because it is hard for him, too hard. He is being seen by a great small group teacher and she is doing Fundations with this little group she sees, a group of 1st graders. I'm hoping this will help, but I am concerned that me doing Saxon Phonics with him daily might conflict with Fundations, any thoughts?? I'm starting Saxon with him Monday. I can pull him out of the Fundations reading small group and just have him be seen for the language/writing part of their lesson instead. I might have to do that. He only just began with Fundations small group a week ago. He might move faster/better with me. Thankfully, he loves one on one time with me no matter what form it comes in so he works well with me! I'm a former public school special education teacher myself. I have taught all different types of children with a wide range of special needs. SID/PID, LD, BD, MID, and collaborative in a general ed class. I also taught one year of general ed 1st grade, where I used Saxon Phonics each day. It was thrilling to teaching them all to read, but I missed the collaboration I had when teaching special education so I never returned to gen ed. When I had kids I considered homeschooling, and I even purchased 2 sets of curriculum, Sonlight Foundation Year (I believe that is the title), and Living Books Curriculum, first year, for K. My husband was not on board, and nobody I was friends with was doing it, so I just didn't have the support I needed. We live in an exceptional school district so for now we are sticking with the public school here. I'm about to start 'after-schooling' my son in Saxon Phonics, and his friend/classmate as well, but separately, as they both have attention challenges and can be silly together. :-) John is my oldest child, but I also have Max (5.5), and Anna (4.2). Learning comes easy to Max, but I see that Anna is already stuggling a bit. I'm thinking about doing that Scaredy Cat program with her. My husband is Scott, he works at Georgia Tech in the OIT department. I plan to tutor children out of my home in the areas of reading, writing, phonics, etc. I may tutor high school students to prep them for SAT's in Reading/Writing, help with essays, etc. I can't overextend myself because I get stressed and full of anxiety/depressed, so I try to be careful. I'm Catholic and pretty involved with activities at my church, which I love. My interests are reading, traveling, healthy living, and living simply. I strive to keep my house clutter free (failing right now!), and organized. I decorate on the cheap and use Feng Shui to guide me. I think bartering is awesome. I love Jimmy Buffett and most music. It makes me happy. :-) That's pretty much my story!
  3. I had a 2 day training on this program last school year but I never used it myself. I resigned from teaching soon after the training. (I had been a sahm for 6 years, then attempted to teach full time last school year - and made it to Thanksgiving break). From what I remember about it, it is good. It encompasses everything, unlike Fundations, which is also great, but does not include all of language arts components. I began my O-G training a couple of weeks ago. I'm studying under Joanie Gerken, a fellow at the Swift School (Roswell, GA), and also a school in Charleston, SC I think (she splits her time). At our first class, we meet once per month, she listed a few of the well known, well respected, O-G based reading programs and Language! was listed. She spoke highly of it as well. Fundations, too. I can grab my binder and list all of them if anyone would like.
  4. Thanks, Angie. I think I'll use the Abecedarian one. That Phono-graphix intrigues me. I do not know enough about it to do that with the boys, though - since I'm starting Monday.
  5. Hello all, I have just started reading and posting here. My son is six years four months old and in first grade at our public school. He is reading on a kindergarten (end of k) level. His friend/classmate is also struggling. I'm going to start tutoring both of them separately next week. After much research here and other sites I have a plan but need input. My background: BA in special education, M.Ed. in library media. 8 years sp ed public school teacher, 1 year general ed 1st grade public school teacher (used classroom Saxon phonics daily - in 2000-2001). Last year I had training in Fundations and Language! through our school district. This year I am just beginning a slow paced Orton-Gillingham program by a fellow at a private school near me which will resut in me getting an associate level certificate by the O-G academy in June 2011. My plan for my son and his friend is to use the Saxon Phonics 1 home study kit. I'm seeking input on suggestions for any thorough reading assessments (free) I can give them first, and what else can I add to jazz up and round out their tutoring? The I See Sam series? Read aloud a chapter book? Any input welcome!!! Thank you, all. Bonnie
  6. Thank you, Linda and Babs. I'm going to buy the program this weekend!
  7. Hey there, I'm new here with a quick question. Does Saxon Phonics 1 contain any type of assessments? *Pre/post, weekly, etc..?? Thanks!
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