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    FLL1 or FLL2?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My dd7 is an upcoming 2nd grader. She was in ps for 1st. I'm wondering where to start her in FLL? She knows what nouns & verbs are...but that's about it. I see there's some review in FLL 2 but it doesn't seem like that much. While looking through FLL1, there's a lot of good stuff in there that I think she could really benefit from. Should I just go through FLL1 at a fast pace? Do you think we'll be burned out by the time it comes to do FLL2?

     

    Thanks!

    Help with fluency? Phonics Pathways?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    That's EXACTLY what we do...I start with the first page, then we take turns from there. I would say we have been doing that for about 4-5 months now. If she hasn't picked it up yet, would it be maturity?? Or something we need to work on in a different way? She just turned 7 last month.

     

    Thank you!

    Help with fluency? Phonics Pathways?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My DD7 has some trouble with reading. She just ended her 1st grade year at the ps. She seems to me to be very 'choppy' when reading. She doesn't pause in the correct places and just seems to mesh all the sentences together. She does read chapter books, however, I just think that she would enjoy them more if she could be a little more fluent. Her comprehension is fine.

     

    What are my choices to help her with fluency?

    workboxes/bins for a toddler ideas??

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I'm in the process of doing the same thing for my 20-month-old little boy. Right now some things I am thinking of:

    -Lacing beads

    -Peg boards

    -magna tiles

    -Sorting games

    -Lacing boards

    -objects to put in muffin baking tins....like those colorful pom-poms you use for crafts...only have him sort them into the right color tin. he'll use tongs to help with fine motor.

    -I found a nail board activity at learning resources. I *know* my boys would love this. Plastic hammer, plastic nails, and a board. I just have to justify spending $30 on it. I'm looking for something cheaper somewhere else.

     

    I'll be following this thread for more ideas!

    AAS???

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I'm wondering when you start AAS? Do you wait until they can read? My DS5 knows his letters/sounds and CVC words. Do I start now or do I wait until he can actually read? I wasn't going to do it with him...just my DD, but I see a lot of threads with children in k doing this.

     

    Thanks!

    Well, that was money down the drain!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Thank you for the advice! I think I really have to just try something first before deciding on switching to something else. I do have the Math Mammoth download for grades 1-3, so I will probably try Abeka and Math Mammoth over the summer and see which one seems to work better for them. If neither of them work, then maybe I will try RightStart or MUS.

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