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  1. If I planned to homeschool him indefinitely that would be fine, but I'd really like him to go to school by third grade. If he hasn't had any spelling instruction by then, I don't see him doing well just being thrown into third grade spelling.
  2. I like those, I just wonder how much they'd actually help with spelling. It seems like they'd help more with reading.
  3. Can you explain what that looked like? What parts of the lessons did you have her finger spell? Did you write the letters while she finger-spelled?
  4. My dyslexic and very, very ADHD and highly meltdown-prone 1st grader has been doing Abecedarian (Phonographix-based program) for reading and spelling, with bits of Barton 1 & 2 thrown in as necessary. He did fine last year with Level A, which roughly covered what Barton 2 & 3 covers. ("Fine" meaning we did very short lessons and went through lots and lots of Smarties, and I really really needed a nap after every lesson. But he understood the content.) This year he's in Level B and they've introduced more complicated vowel spellings--specifically different spellings for long O, and OU/OW. It's working for reading those sounds, but not even remotely for spelling. I can't even convince him that "ow" is an actual sound by itself, ie ONE sound, not o-w. As soon as we start any of the spelling pages he starts yawning and his eyes glaze over. Clearly Abecedarian is not going to work for spelling, which is exactly the conclusion I came to three dyslexic kids ago. But...I cannot face Barton again. This is kid #5 with dyslexia. I did Barton 1-8 with the first two. Did some of Barton then switched to an online tutor for the next two. #5 is the most ADHD of the bunch (and that's saying a lot), and the least cooperative. I just cannot face years and years of Barton again, even with a tutor. But he has to do SOMETHING for spelling, something that won't make me want to rip my hair out every time we do it. Preferably something that won't take years and years to get through, because I'd really, really like this kid to be able to go to school in 3rd grade, or 4th grade at the latest. Kid #1, my stealth dyslexic child, did a few different morpheme-based spelling programs (Sopris Rewards, Megawords), but I don't think #5 is old enough for any of them. I have Apples & Pears but I think it's too much writing at this point. Should I try All About Spelling? I'm not sure how much less hair-pulling-inducing that's going to be than Barton. Nessy? At least I wouldn't have to teach anything. Ignore spelling entirely for this year? I'm just not sure what to do. Open to other program suggestions also. And thank God kid #6, just starting K, does NOT appear to be dyslexic. He actually remembers the sounds from lesson to lesson, has a functioning working memory, focuses, and is a breeze to work with. It's truly amazing.
  5. My 6yo is starting K this year. He is probably dyslexic (family history and has some signs and symptoms). He is also very, very ADHD and tends to be oppositional. I think it will be absolute torture trying to do Barton with him. I also don't want to spend several years going through it. My other dyslexic kids who started Barton in K took 4-5 years to get through Level 8 which is where we stop. Wondering what else is out there for dyslexia that's geared for younger kids. I've thought about using Abecedarian + a separate program for spelling but not sure what.
  6. Trying to find a more fun alternative to Barton for a 6 year old. This one looks interesting although it's just as expensive as Barton (though with fewer levels). https://pdxreading.com/product/toolkit-level-1/
  7. My 5.5yo is most likely dyslexic (4 older siblings with dyslexia and he has signs also). He is very uncooperative in general, and very very ADHD. His older siblings have all used/are using Barton through Level 8, but I’m considering using a different reading/spelling program with him because I just don’t want to spend years slogging through Barton with an uncooperative ADHD kid. 2 years of Pinwheels seems more manageable than 3-4 years of Barton. Has anyone used Pinwheels with a dyslexic kid? Was it enough to get them reading well? The end goal would be for him to read well enough to attend a small private school that doesn’t offer accomodations. His three siblings who’ve finished Barton 8 are doing well there. Sibling #4 is likely severely dyslexic and in Barton level 6 currently and will probably need some accomodations for school if I can talk the school into them. I’m guessing the 5.5yo is moderately dyslexic.
  8. This worked well for one of his brothers. This child can’t really read though (dyslexic, doing tutoring, just taking him forever) so he can’t do much independently. Even for math I have to stay close to read the instructions to him.
  9. Yes, they watch that all the time! Now that I know where he’s getting it from I’ll have a talk with him about it.
  10. I think he’d respond well to chocolate chips so I’ll try that with him. Maybe I can offer him one for each thing he gets done before we officially start school also. He can get done quickly when he buckles down and does his work, but when he doesn’t care to work it’s a tiring battle to get him to stay in his seat and work.
  11. I don’t think it has anything to do with his siblings being in school as Mondays were awful for all the boys when they were all homeschooling. We do school four days a week already, but I could offer to let him pick one of his lesser “subjects” (math flashcards, copywork, memory work) to drop on Mondays. His school day only about 1.5 hrs a day anyway so it’s not like he’s overloaded with work. Exercise might help also if I can get him to do it. Maybe I can come up with an easy obstacle course for him and his little brothers to do in the mornings. They’d probably all like that.
  12. Mondays are always awful. My lone homeschooled kid (8 yo) is always pokey and uncooperative on Mondays. He’s passive-aggressively uncooperative in general, but definitely worse on Mondays. Anyone have a way to make Mondays go better? Also, if anyone has found a good way to get cooperation from a passive-aggressive kid...he does things like randomly answer questions with “Potato”, or instead of telling me what one dollar plus three dimes is, will say, “More than a dollar.” He knows the answer, apparently it’s just more fun to not give it. He does some version if this all day long but especially during school time.
  13. I've had six completely uncomplicated home births, including two surprise breeches, needing no more assistance than someone to catch the baby and help me to the bed afterwards. Unassisted births are still outside my comfort zone. Though if I had to choose between a hospital birth (for a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy) and an unassisted birth, I might choose an unassisted birth.
  14. I agree that it would benefit all of us if DH changed his ideas. I’ve tried. He is unwilling to change his ideas. I do stand up for my kids, which doesn’t change DH’s ideas any, but is at least somewhat helpful for them. I just have to pick the battles that I feel are most worth fighting, because I don’t have the energy to fight them all.
  15. There’s not any anger at all in my OP, nor throughout this whole thread (on my part anyway). I’m not sure where you’re getting that from. If it wasn’t for the cat I wouldn’t worry much about her clothes being on the floor, but since both her and I would like to keep the cat, and I don’t want the carpet or the clothes ruined, I am trying to solve the peeing-on-clothes problem which is caused by clothes left on the floor.
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