He will be doing other reading as well, In our state 15 books are required for the school year. He is not very happy with that idea.

Homer, The Iliad of Homer. Homer, The Odyssey of Homer. Aeschylus, The Oresteian Trilogy Sophocles, The Theban Tragedies. Plato, Great Dialogues of Plato. Dorsch, T.S. Trans. Classical Literary Criticism.

Hey everyone! My middle child will soon be entering high school and I had looked online at several curriculums. One that stood out for me was Kolbe Academy. However I am trying to be as frugal as possible... I know what Lit and History they are studying in 9th grade, "The Greeks" All of that information is online, at the library and on Netflix. Can someone direct me to some cheap or free resources and ideas that I can use with the reading list they provide. Work books, online worksheets and testing, etc. Thank you!

My son is the same way, he frustrates so easily. We purchased our levels one and two used. We got a wonderful deal.

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I will certainly post the progress. I am glad that there is a possibility he will get through the first part quickly, only because he hates doing school work. He doesn't even like it when i read to him. If I was a betting women I would be he has PTSD from school. He becomes a different child with just mention of the words book, lesson, spelling, read this, what does that say, lets sit and I will read... you get the picture. I am hoping if it s a little easy for him he may build some confidence.

We have heard, Separation anxiety disorder, ODD, Mental retardation, "not able to bend" among many other things but what I have learned over the last month they are ignorant and have no idea what Dyslexia is to give a proper diagnosis. It is brushed off. It not recognized by the school districts or the teachers. If you just look at the Barton website she gives you the warning signs. The more we share with others "what it could be" it might catch on and maybe some day it will change.

id like to thank you as well!

Computer programming or networking. Indoors, You do not work with people really, is slow paced and a very mellow work environment.

Awesome!

I want to thank each and everyone of you who put me in the right direction. Isaiah is getting the Barton Method... Level one and two !! I cannot wait to start helping him, the right way. :001_smile:

There ya go :001_smile:

I hear mama.. no advice but I hear you :grouphug:

Thanks for the hugs. He is not into "science" like most boys would be, he loves animals! Big time! So we try to go out to our pond every day to see if anyone is out there, we go to fairs to see the live stock, things like that. Even reading to him, he hates, too him its like a sneaky way for me to teach... lol... so we do read but not daily. We are also doing SOTW and he likes that. He can normally sit for a chapter, do the map work, and color a picture about what we read about. He does go to a science and geography coop once a week as well. I have been writing words on an eraser board and using a method I found on you tube, say you write the word rain.. you write the R and N in black and the vowels in red. I then draw a picture of a cloud with the words running through it and add some rain drops in blue. This way he is associating a picture and colors with the words he is learning. I just read them out loud to him every other day and change the words. I am also starting to teach him two digit addition and use the same color patterns to show him how to do it.

My son does this all the time. He will forget names he should just know. His cousins, close friends he has played with forever, its weird. I wonder now because we feel he is dyslexic if that has been the problem all along, Short term memory issues.

Thanks everyone! It's really my insecurity. I just feel like he has to be doing "school" and frankly he is just not ready for it yet. His little heart is so damaged from school that he cannot bare the thought of trying. I explained to him yesterday , while trying to give him a small lesson, that I understand it's hard for him but it's just mommy and him and we can take our time and work together. He screamed, he yelled, he cried. He wanted nothing to do with it. As soon as I walked away and went outside to do some yard work, he came with me. The tears stopped, conversation started, and we talked about our chestnuts, and why they fall from the trees, and how they help new tress grow or we can eat the chestnuts when we removed them from the prickly exterior. We did "school" and he had no idea. It's because I did not say "sit so we can spell these words" or "sit so we can learn about phonics" or "sit and read a book". Yesterday I made my own magnetic letters to put on the fridge. This morning I found a couple of dollars stuck to the fridge and next too it he spelled mone (money) and he did it last night while we were all asleep and he was up. I showed him what letter he was missing and he said "I knew I was missing something but I could not remember what." and I told him that is awesome that you tried, on your own! I want to just lay off and let him be. Let him come to me to learn to read and spell... but I am terrified he never will. Thank you for the help and just listening!

I think you receive a variety of opinions on this. If she is doing well academically, does not need accommodation, and is capable of learning I see no reason for a label. Who do you think will say you are neglecting her because you do not send her to school? Home educating is becoming more and more "normal" because of the state of our public school system. If your child is well cared for I cannot imagine anyone saying there is neglect going on. Good Luck!

As some of you may know from my previous post we believe that our son (age 8) has Dyslexia. He has had a horrible school experience in his short little life. He hates anything that smells, looks like, resembles, school at this point. Before we jumped into a Barton method or other program and spending thousands of dollars I have to take some of the hate away. He really love computers, learning games, and just being online in general. He loves to watch videos and play games and he would do it all day if we let him. That being said we are considering buying a membership with Time for Learning. Do any of the parents with Dyslexic children have any input on this? Thanks!

Isaiah is not ready for the Barton method either. I am hoping to get in touch with the person who will do his evaluation this week. Can you explain to me what the LiPS is?

I went to a Susan Barton Seminar tonight. It was eye opening. I cried. I laughed. And I nodded my head a ton!!! I meet with some local people who test for Dyslexia and I am going to send them an email to talk about evaluations. He is so on target for every sign of Dyslexia. After speaking with the evaluator she really felt he was not ready for the Barton system and needed to start at the lower level but we would talk more about that after having him tested.

Thank you! He really is an amazing kid. His behaviors now will really help him in the world later but man are they hard to handle at age 8 lol.

I looked at the symptoms and he really does not have any of those. I was just talking to my girlfriend about him. We both pointed out that Isaiah basically does not do what people want him to do or ask him to do. Isaiah will do what he has chosen to do. I am considering getting a private eval. I do not think the school system gave him an appropriate one. You are right I need to find the right person and as you have pointed out is not easy or affordable. I may take a Montessori approach with him. Placing his education back in his hands allowing him to control it , to some extent. Maybe creating a goal sheet for assignments to be completed by weeks end, and filling it with short mini lessons and games through the week.

I think that is what I am struggling with most. I am terrified I will fail him and he will be an adult who cannot read and write. I have been sick over this for weeks now. I am actually crying as I type. I just do not know what to do. He is so different than any kid I know. He is "difficult" with most things. From eating, sleeping, hygiene, following direction, complying, schooling... everything. I know at some point he will want to take a bath daily, and he will get bored of the 5 foods he eats, and the sleeping will work itself out. I also know him being the assertive child he is he will always be the boss and in charge as an adult. (ie: mom I love animals so much, I want to open up an animal hospital, my response, great you want to be a vet... him, no mom I want to own the hospital, ill hire a vet) but its the reading that scares me and his lack of wanting to learn just about anything. He hates having a lesson, he hates being told why and how, he will yell at me and tell me do not help me.....even if he gets it wrong 1000 times. I worry.. I have no idea how to help him or what the best way is and I am sick over it.

And I never suggested he did not work hard

When I say "stubborn" I mean his over all personality. He really likes to be in control, over everything. He does not like being told how or when to do things. His way.. period... and he has always been that way. Not just in academics or reading etc.. but life. You would have to meet him to understand it. He is super sweet don't get me wrong. His affection for animals is bar none! He likes them better than people, he will tell you that lol. He can be very doting on me. He loves to chat it up with me like we are old pals. He is super but does not like situations where he is not in control. School was a perfect example of that. He had to do what they said when they said. For example we had thought of putting him in dance, he is very talented, but he wont take lessons because ..and I quote "no one will tell me how to dance." or if we even suggest an art class "No one is going to tell me what I can draw." He hates amusment park rides, he is not in control, he will not ride a bike because he cannot control it (lack of balance) he will not play sports because well a coach might tell him what to do... see the theme? He has no control over language and reading so he wants nothing to do with it.