My DD is 7 and has Asperger's. I let some behavioral therapist convince me my DD needed to be in school so I sent her back with a plan in place. The plan was never followed. I never found out about significant behavior issues until weeks later even after hounding for updates and whatnot...I could go on and on about her year....granted it was 1st grade.... I however am not going to try it for 2nd grade. She was happy at home and was learning at home and that is what matters to us. Schools can only do so much and as my DD teacher pointed out to me.... It's a group education not 1:1. When she made that statement to me I knew I made the wrong decision in sending her back. I hope that things get better for him and you.

I have a wiggly 7 y/o DD who loathes to read.She has to move all the time. :) I do the following prior to reading: NO TV or games 30 mins before she is to RA to me. I have a mini exercise trampoline in my house that we use to get some of the energy out before reading. When we read she will sit on her exercise ball so she can bounce while reading OR she will hang off the couch holding herself up with her hands [i am holding the book, and it provides the deep sensory her body needs so she can focus] or she lays flat on the floor. This is part of her "sensory diet". We are still working on Phonics mastery and fluency. If she is getting frustrated or I find myself getting frustrated we back off and read easier books.

Definitely read the book first!

The After Schooling forum has some good ideas :)

I just changed my schedule so I can HS full-time. :) I now work PT. I use to work overnights but it was hard so now I work Sat, Sun and Mondays during the day. Monday is the only day I have to worry about with DD-2nd grade. She typically will go to a friends house while I work then we do school after dinner. The rest of the week is open.

MP grade 2 Lesson Plans w/ STT, MSTT and NAC1. Our focus is the 3R's. Specifically focusing on reading.

We use Snap by Redken.

I work at a hospital doing admitting/registration.

We just switched back to MM.

We will be starting MM2 by summer. If we work through MM2 for her upcoming 2nd grade year will she be ready for BA3 for 3rd? Can BA be used as a stand alone math program or should I plan on using MM3 in addition to BA?

ok so just teach sound 1 is _ sound 2 _ sound 3 _ She likes listening to the sounds..... I think b/c of my accent its sometimes easier for her to listen to the CD then to me even though I do sound them out each time and she follows. She just keeps telling me that My sound is "different".....

I am teaching the first 54 phonograms. The ones with mulitple sounds give her the most trouble. When I say the sound for each one is it ok if I associate the word on the back on the card with it? Also, I have the phonogram sound CD from AAR is this suitable to have her listen to for specific sounds or should I be using a different CD?

Thank you everyone for your responses. I am thinking we will probably ditch saxon and move to MM. She did the first part of MM1 and she liked it so I think she will have no problems switching back to it.

We do eggs, chocolate bunny and jelly beans and a DVD from the $5 bin :)

You didn't fail him. If he didn't miss that many parts in 2a/2b I would maybe take the time now to shore up those areas and start him in 3a?

DD #2 when practicing math facts will take forever to recall the answer of lets say 4+5=9. BUT if I say write all the facts for 9 she can whip them out no problem including subtraction in the form of number bonds. I dont understand it. She does have slow processing so could this be a factor? OR is it b/c the "number bond" is a visual thing.... how she best learns and the flash card is not? Also, we are using Saxon and will add in CWP for 2nd grade. I love it. It's how I was taught and fits my teaching. She will do it. She however does not need the repeition. SHe is the I know it lets move on with just a smidge of sprial review. She gets is conceptually with little effort.... Will Math Mammoth fit the bill and not drive me crazy like Singapore? I want to stick with ONE main math program from here on out and will add BA when she is ready for it. I hope this has made sense.. I am short on sleep :)

yes :)

There is only 2 flippers. :)

I work at a hospital. Most coders work either in office or at the facility. I have a few friends who work from home doing medical transcription. They both completed an online program. PM me with you want the specific company they used. They were also fully employed within a month after completing the program. One is an independent contracter sets her own hours once is considered FT but no benefits.

organic beef, Milk, eggs, Havarti Cheese, Kerry Gold butter, Kcup coffee, Ziplock bags, trash bags, Cliff Bars, Pinapple slices, Mango slices, butternut squash cubes, Aspargus [i freeze all the veggies], bags of organic frozen fruit, DH's breakfast sandwiches, there is more I just cant remember.

I think a lot is going to vary depending on where they are at when she hits middle school. Is there a way to HS her now while she is working FT? Why wait? What are the biggest challenges? My biggest challenges are keeping up with my house and all my other mom duties and just finding downtime for myself. This maynot be specifically related to HS. What are ways to fit in schooling around a fulltime job? Yes. We school year round, in the evenings and weekends. My DD is 7 so school for us will look different then school for a MS aged child. What sort of curric is best? I'm assuming curric that isn't teacher-intensive. We opt for open and go and lots of bunny trails. BUT I teach everything. Again she is 7. What does she need to have in place or it Just Won't Work? Thats something I think only she can answer.

When my son passed away this quote was given to me by a dear friend and it now sits on my wall....and I refer to it daily. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

Kay, My father passed away last week from cancer. I will be praying for you, your DH and son. Know that your light will always be here. God Bless.

Agreed. I live 15mins from woodridge.

I had to shelve STT and MSTT until her reading was better.She can read thos books now with some help from me. I do not require her to read those on her own. Independent reading is done with books I know she can read without my help. We use AAR not the phonics program in MP1. We also use Saxon Math. I use the lesson plans as a guide and love the books scheduled as read alouds. I couldnt use it exactly as written to much seat work- the componets I do use I love and work well. NAC is working well here too. I pick and choose what I want from the program that work for us. We will be continuing with MP2- RS spelling 2, NAC, LC, the lit guides when she is ready for them and continuing with other materials that work well for her.