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  1. “My ASD kiddo opted to do Government and Economics before American history. I thought it was kind of odd, then I realized that it will help him understand some of the basis of government decisions as he studies history next. He uses Notgrass, but we do only the short answer questions” That’s an interesting thought, and something to think about that wouldn’t have crossed my mind. Off to more research. That Mindwing Concepts was new to me from a Peter Pan above, so have looked at that. What products do you use from there that have helped with understanding the text?
  2. The oldest I am needing to do Am Hist for 11th, then Gov/Civics/Econ in 12th so I’m trying to follow the ps plan for credits/classes, but figure I can have flexibility within the subject, she’d be good for that...but, I’m ADHD myself, and trying to plan out the curriculum day to day overwhelms me😆. She isn’t a self directed learner, and her interests change week to week to be honest. I wish she had high interest in an area as that would seem easier to me to meet. I feel like I’m at a place of box checking we did it, but she’s not hugely into the subject either way. She has ASD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and she hasn’t done much reading over time, so doesn’t have a big vocabulary, and with the ASD stuff, it would go better if I read or have where I can ask her questions about what she listened to/read. I was curious as to what others have used for their kids with disabilities in high school for the social studies/history track..I do expect to cover the politics/voting/ethics during the Gov/Civics part in 12th. What is BARD/NLS? We currently have no interaction with public school, is this a program offered there? I’m not familiar with “Great Courses”. Thank you, I will google and check more into that! Thank you for the other links as well, I’ll look at those too!
  3. I will have an 11th grader and a 4th and 6th grader next year, and I’m looking for opinions on history or history/literature combo. All 3 did HOD this last year, but I ended up not liking how much was included, and had to take it way down. All 3 have dyslexia, the 4/6th graders also have adhd (we medicate), so e other disabilities, and had been in public school up until this past year. The current 10th grader also has high functioning ASD. So, I already know we’ll have to accommodate with me doing a lot of reading or using audio, but I’m trying to find curriculums that get the job done, but are high interest/easy comprehension I guess. The oldest had been hs’ed, then was in public for 5 years, and is back home again. I plan on doing the younger 2 together whatever I choose. I need something with daily plans that I don’t have to put together myself, but can open and go it if that makes sense. Thank you!
  4. I would first decide if you really want to homeschool. If not, and you’d keep her at school if only she had a well written IEP that was followed, you have a different issue. I would suggest if your goal is to keep her at school that money would be well spent in hiring a good advocate. This could be an attorney, but there are also good parent advocates who understand the system, the language, etc. Secondly, has she had a good evaluation in the last 3 years? If not, you can ask the school for another evaluation,and if they refuse or come back with results, you can file for an IEE (Independent Education Evaluation) where they foot the bill. Thirdly, I would put all correspondence in writing and keep copies, and send an email to give current status to all conversations you’ve had with them and their verbal responses back to you. Going forward, no longer have verbal conversations. Fourth, call a meeting to rediscuss all of your concerns, and audio record it-and tell them you’re audio recording it. Have a written list of all of your questions and concerns you want addressed, and make a copy for each person there. You need documentation supporting what you’ve discussed and what their response has been. For sure raise your concerns that if things aren’t formalized in the IEP, anything can change at any time with any teacher. You also what things formalized for future college decisions and accommodations. I speak of this from my own experience of filing due process against my own district and and my state’s department of education, and winning. There is a lot of helpful parent information on the wrightslaw.com website as well.
  5. On the CHOW book, it is a woman reading, which was fine (not a computerized voice), but unfortunately, this one did not come with the text to read along with (not all do). I would prefer the highlighted follow along text. Guess I'll have to get searching on the core I'm looking into. On a side note, is it expected that kids start core 100 in 9th grade? I will have to work back on where we start as she'll be in 6th next year, and if we start into this program, I want to get us where we would need to be starting high school. Thanks!
  6. I will start looking myself, but wondered if anyone has traveled this road before and could offer a quick, yes, they had a lot, but not all, or no, only about 25%. I actually have subscriptions to both, so can check the one book you're asking about... 😀.
  7. Has anyone used Sonlight via Learning Ally or Bookshare and not purchased the books? I have a dyslexic that I would like to use sonlight with, but don't think it would work unless we used one of these two. If so, are most of the books found on these sites and available? Thanks!
  8. Have you checked out non verbal learning disorder? This sounds a lot like my 11 dd. I did purchase this book that was recommended and has been helpful.....http://www.amazon.com/Asperkids-Secret-Book-Social-Rules/dp/1849059152To read through with her. Hugs! This is tough and frustrating stuff!
  9. I have a current public schooled 5th grader that I'm pretty confident we'll be bringing home (again) next year to homeschool. My concern is curriculum. We've only had the NVLD diagnosis since November, so this is throwing me for what it should look like for curriculum next year. We're currently doing Barton tutoring for the dyslexia, I used CLE for math in the past and will probably use again ((even though she's not on grade level). What are recommendations for other subjects and what works well? She really struggles in academics across the board-looking at maps to fill out worksheets, reading comprehension etc.., so I figure I'll be doing a lot of hands on teaching to make sure there's understanding vs. online programs. Thanks for the recommendations!
  10. I would definitely read up on NLD (non verbal learning disorder). It's not the same as Auspergers athough you may find articles talking about both. I will say not all doctors are familiar with this, so make sure if you read up on it and think you hit a lot of the signs, make sure the specialist you go to understands and knows how to diagnose it. I have a child with diagnosed ADHD and a different one with diagnosis of nonverbal. Your comments sound a lot like the nonverbal side (poor eye contact, poor social awarwness). You can also Google to see is it Nonverbal vs adhd and see the differences explained. This helped to tease it out too. Good luck!
  11. "What I would conclude from this is 1. Be prepared for everything to take a LONG TIME in their system. No one is likely to be in a hurry to do anything for you, and every step of the process takes time. 2. Be prepared with as much data as possible. If you already keep portfolios, that would likely be very helpful. 3. Don't be afraid to find an educational advocate to help you fight for what you need. They know the system and the right language to use in ways that ordinary parents might take years to learn. " Completely agree with these. This is our second year in ps. I went in with outside diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and they wouldn't provide services-also attributed to not receiving targeted instruction in homeschooling. We were evaluated twice, and denied twice. We have basically waited to fail there, and because only the last year is taken into consideration on their evaluations, homeschooling isn't part of the picture now. We have filed a complaint, which I hate to do, but we go into middle school next year, and we've also picked up another diagnosis since through an IEE. It's a frustrating process-which probably varies greatly by state and individual school districts. Knowing your rights is key, as many I've found don't know the law, so Wrightslaw is a great resource-books and website. And I too found the most help from their book which included the actual IDEA law. Honestly, I'm greatly considering homeschooling again because unfortunately, they're not meeting her needs. Also, the IEP in and of itself isn't the endgame, it's a well written IEP, so there is more you'll have to know on including effective goals-an advocate can help greatly with this process. Polite but firm is my motto, and put everything in writing! I do go out of my way to show kindness to teachers and principal-many times they don't have the correct information they're working from. Good luck, and go in with neutral expectations. Hopefully your situation is one where there won't be issues, and they will be great to work with!
  12. I have a dd that we are contemplating sending to school for the first time for various reasons. She is 10 (late May birthday), and technically could be entering 5th grade. However, she is working at a much lower level in all subjects, and anticipate we will setting up an IEP. So, looking for opinions (gentle please :)!) on whether to still start her in 5th, or start her in 4th. If we do local public, she will have a niece and neighbor going into 5th also, at a private, she wouldn't know kids in either grade level. Thanks, and if you have first hand experiences with holding back, or going ahead and sending, would love to hear how it was for your child!
  13. When you ship workbooks (soft) via media mail, do you ship in a yellow envelope or box?
  14. My dd had a neuropsych eval in Jan., and the dr. said there was no reading disorder (but had a low reading score, and clearly struggled), but at the time, she showed signs of dyslexia according to what I had researched. I have since also had vision checked by a COVD, and it was discovered that she needs therapy. I also had an appointment with an OT for a formal eval, and they also recommended therapy. After they talked with the COVD, it was recommended that we do the OT first for a while, and see if this helps with the vision. We have signed up to start the NeuroNet program at home, and work through this and reevaluate vision at the start of the new school year (Septemberish). I am beginning to wonder that she doesn't truly have dyslexia, but rather has the vision issues which are showing themselves as some dyslexic symptoms. I have read that going through vision therapy for some kids can bring them up 2-3 reading levels as this is fixed. My question is, how, as a homeschooler, do you "catch your kid up" if they become capable of doing so? Right now, she's 2 years behind in all subjects (she was diagnosed with a math disorder by the neuropsych). I'm just wondering what I can be doing to try and bring her up at a faster rate than we're going. I'm currently using the ABeCeDarian curriculum with her for reading, and she's doing well with this. With math, we've doubled up lessons to try and move her through faster, and so far she hasn't gotten stopped by any concepts. Thanks for any input!
  15. We do Growing With Grammar here. A lot of repetition and easy teaching. Tests along the way to reinforce.
  16. I am looking into this series, and was wanting to hear from those who have used it- opinions both positive and negative. My dc I would be doing it with are 10 and 11. Is it taught from a certain theological perspective, and if so, which one? Thanks!
  17. When do kids stop a "formal" handwriting program? When is it stopped in schools? Thanks!
  18. Thank you so much for following up and posting this! Looking forward to ordering!
  19. I was wanting to order them now. Glad it wasn't just me. I sent a pm to someone, and she came back to me with this address too...http://www.soundfoundationsbooks.co.uk/, and remember to indicate the US flag option so it will ship cheaper from here instead of the U.K. Hopefully soon it will be up!
  20. I am having a heckuva time finding the link to look at and possibly purchase apples and pears. Can someone post me a link to their website? I understand its promethean trust, but it won't connect me through my sever, and I've tried other links that don't work. Thanks!!
  21. Honestly we never moved forward because things weren't sticking and she couldn't remember facts. For the first couple of years, I thought we just hadn't found the "right" curriculum for her. I didn't even know about dyslexia until about 6 months ago, and have realized that it wasn't the curriculum, but have to take care of these issues in a different way. This is the first time I feel like we're moving and she's getting it, but I'm afraid to push too much because I don't want to frustrate her and the lessons are already 3-4 pages. Plus we'll be adding in more work here soon for the reading stuff as well. I may try doing a lesson and a half. I realize too that we're going to have to plug through summer as well and hopefully get caught up even if it's 3 years down the road.
  22. We did. I just ordered the RR book today to start reading. I'm just tying to figure out where to start. Barton is considerably more expensive, obviously, and I guess I'm also trying to figure out if in PG you skip the spelling rules, and that's why they read faster, do they get introduced later in the book, or do you use a different spelling program altogether? Are there ways to tell ahead of time which method would work better on your child?
  23. A lot of posts focus on reading with dyslexics, but I have a dd who also has a math disorder (as termed by the neuropsych-dyscalculia?). I haven't received the report outlining the details, but this is what he told me right after her eval. Are there recommendations on interventions for this-curriculum suggestions? We're currently doing 1st grade CLE, and she is learning facts and doing well on the speed drills, but I don't know how to speed this up, or just keep working at the pace she's going. We do one lesson a day, and she's 9. I have tried MUS and Math Mammoth in the past. CLE is going well so far. Also, any good books for parents to read on this (like Overcoming Dyslexia by Shaywitz, but for math)?
  24. I have had a neuropsych eval done and am waiting for the report, but dd has clear reading issues, and also showed what the Dr. Described as dyslexic symptoms. He indicated there is no reading disorder because she has both low iq, and low academic scores, but when he showed me the mistakes she made, they are all clearly dyslexic symptoms, so I am approaching this as though she were dyslexic. He is careful in that he doesn't want to use that term, but anyway...I have been researching methods/curriculum, and have been looking at Barton, but have also come across a Phono-Graphix approach in ABeCeDarian, and was wondering if anyone has compared the two schools of thought, had experience with both of them,or had any stories to share (positive or negative)? Barton is clearly quite a bit more of an investment, not including possible tutor involvement (I would do it myself), but I'm trying to determine how you make a decision on which approach to use? There is no school involvement/history.
  25. Thanks for posting! I just made vision appointments today for kids, one I'm wondering if she'll need some vision therapy. It's with a local COVD, and we carry United Healthcare Vision! I will say, we changed healthcare from them because they would not cover a neuropsych eval :/.
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