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Walk Two Moons...that's a great idea. I read this one with my class many years ago. I will look into "Williwaw". Yes! Definitely nothing too depressing.
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I'm trying to create a list of possible titles for my seventh grader to choose from for his literature studies. We are doing a year of World Geography and I was trying to match titles with regions. I think I have a good selection for him for every area EXCEPT the USA! I'm not looking for historical fiction, I feel we have read plenty of those. Maybe something that reflects the current culture of our country and that is appropriate for 7th grade.
Any suggestions?
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Yes! Fantastic suggestions! I've been lost on YouTube wasting soooo much time. Thank you!
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I'm working with a group of teens who are writing a script for a skit they are performing. I'm trying to think of songs with two parts to share with them. I want the two parts to be kind of arguing with each other...like Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better Than You. They will be writing their own song, I just want to show them a few examples.
Do you know of any songs that fit this requirement? They can be any genre of music...just looking for that musical back and forth
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I'm working with a group of 7 middle/high school boys. One of the things they are struggling with is sharing an idea and then letting it go, not being emotionally attached to that idea. For example, there are two boys who are working together on a script writing project. They both have great ideas, but neither one is willing to give up his own idea and go with the other. Are there any activities we can do to work on this? I'm thinking of some type of team building exercise, just not sure what.
What Do You Do With an Idea? might be helpful to read and discuss. I haven't read it so not sure if it fits what we need. -
On 8/15/2018 at 4:07 PM, Rosie_0801 said:
So far, I've managed to remediate those sorts of problems by teaching them to finger spell.
This is interesting. Although he's a bit "reluctant" to put motions with sounds I do them anyway when I'm modeling. I catch him doing the motions without realizing it!
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22 hours ago, PeterPan said:
You're describing pretty typical dyslexia. Does he pass the Barton screening? Grade retention is NOT evidence-based as a solution for this, and given how old he is, he's on track to be more likely to drop out later, etc. It's essential at this point the parents get private evals, get everything diagnosed, and get complete intervention. How much time do you have with him and how prepared are you to do dyslexia-appropriate intervention? He needs 3-5 hours a week of dyslexia-appropriate intervention at this point.
Have you done the Barton pre-test or something similar? It sounds like he might not pass, in which case it gets more challenging because you're looking at the convergence of his speech and phonological processing problems. You might end up wanting to refer them to an SLP who focuses on literacy or someone who is prepared to handle that.
Does he have other delays? Can the parents make private evals happen or go through the dispute process with the school and make the school pay for independent evals? It's outrageous that the dc is not receiving intervention and was retained. That is NOT evidence-based and that's something they could have fought. There's possibly more going on, a larger picture. Definitely something isn't right.
I don't have experience with dyslexia, but that did enter my mind. Thanks for posting about the Barton pre-test. I will do that with him next week. Unfortunately, I only see him for two 30 minute sessions per week. I wish I could see him every day...all day! He lives with his grandmother and she does all she can for him, but funds are very limited for private evals. I am going to be on her to be on the school though! When I started with him at the end of the school year last year I was confident I'd have him up to speed when school started in August. I was hoping the school would reconsider and place him in first grade if he could pass the assessments. He can't pass them though and they won't move him on. I think if they could have done private testing over the summer and had a diagnosis to take back to the school they would pass him. I'm thrilled with the progress he made, but he's not where he needs to be. I totally understand every child learns to read when they are ready and I agree 100 %. However, there is definitely something else happening.
I did find a dyslexia clinic at a local children's hospital. Again, the $$ for testing is a problem. Also, getting him there would be nearly impossible. ?
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Do you mean sign language?
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I am tutoring a boy who is repeating Kinder at the PS. I asked on the Pre K/K board for some help and got great ideas, but they also suggested posting here.
The child is 6.5. He can not name all of the letters. There are about 10-12 he still struggles with. However, the letter sounds...no problem. He has low phonemic awareness though...does not identify rhyming words, has trouble telling me the first sound of cat (for example), how many sounds are in the word ____,etc. I've been using Elkonin boxes with some success. Sight words, which they worked on all year last year in K, are not happening for him. Today I noticed he has trouble telling words apart. I had words from our Bob book spread around the room and we were walking the path of words. He would come to a word and not recognize that the same word was on the card 3 spots back. Then I had him walk around and find all the "has" cards. He thought has and hot were the same. Even when I pointed out that the first letter is the same, but the other letters are different, he wasn't seeing it.
Any suggestions?
He has been tested at school but so far only qualifies for Speech/Language. -
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I haven't read this blog in quite a while, but I followed it in the early days when she found out her baby has DS. I remember it being realistic, but with a twist of optimism. -
It was suggested to jump right to phonics. I have been doing letter names and the sounds. I've been working on the letters he doesn't name automatically (so a random assortment) and I started Spalding phonics at the beginning (a,c,s...). We are about 10 sounds through Spalding. He is definitely picking up the sounds more quickly than the letter names. Does anyone know why this happens? I'm just happy he's learning, but curious as to why he can pick up the sounds, but not the names. He immediately told me the "qu" says /kw/ and he named a bunch of Q words, but he couldn't tell me the letter was q. I think he was having trouble articulating the name. When I said it and had him copy he told me it makes his tongue tickle to say "Q".
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Wow! Thank you!! His phonemic awareness is extremely low. Does not get the concept of rhyming words, has trouble segmenting sounds...I was using Elkonin boxes with him for CVC words. He would say "ne" and "t" for net. Or "n" "et". I'm really enjoying working with him. You've shown me some ideas and websites that are new to me so I'm super excited! Thanks again!!
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Great ideas! Thanks for the suggestions. I'll put some to use tomorrow.
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I worked on letter names for a while, but then moved to phonics. I keep working on the names for the ones he doesn't know because he will be tested on those as soon as school starts again. He will be repeating Kindergarten this year.
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My kiddos are in middle school, but I'm tutoring a little boy who is really struggling with a few letters. He is 6 and has been through pre-K and Kinder in public school. There are a few letters that he is having trouble learning so I'm looking for some tips and tricks. The letters that are not clicking are Qq,Kk,Vv, Ll. There are a couple of others, but these are the ones he consistently misses. We play games, flashcards, crafts, etc. I know repetition is great, but looking for some fresh ideas here. No known vision issues and he's definitely a kinesthetic kid!
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I am looking for a straightforward grammar program with lots of practice. I do not necessarily need a writing component and I do not want to diagram sentences. What are your favorite grammar programs for middle school? I will have a 6th grader and an 8th grader. We have used IEW for two years, just looking for a change of pace.
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On 5/27/2018 at 5:30 PM, Chelli said:
Sorry, I just saw this. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1FO8qiQWaq9AikWXOsffdDQIouBbi58BE/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword
It is very much designed for my oldest who enjoys writing and projects so feel free to adapt as needed. There's also a mini unit about superheroes stuck in the middle because a lot of comic book heroes have their origins or counterparts in mythology.
Thank you so much for sharing this! My son will love this!
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Are those very durable? I saw them in one of my searches, but was worried about durability.
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That's what I was thinking, but my husband thought it would look funny. I think the idea of the extra panels is to make sure it has the waves though and you would never know it was multiple panels. I just need to find a picture!
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Cute! Yes, blackout...at least room darkening/thermal is required. I'm having trouble picturing what it would look like with 3 or 4 panels instead of 2.
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My sliding glass doors have been bare for a year. Luckily we don't have neighbors behind us! I'd like to put some blackout panels up though since we live in FL and will help keep things cooler in the summer. It's a triple width slider though...108" wide and 96" tall. I'd like the panels to hang out on either side of the door, covering the wall space, when they are open. What size do I need to order and would be possible to use 3-4 panels instead of two really wide panels?
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We did the first book last year. This year we are going to do Book 2, but I was wondering how other people use it? Every day? Together? Independent? How does the implementation look in your home?
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I just just did a quick search, but is this the kind of thing you're looking for? It's a dictionary of literary terms. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198715443.001.0001/acref-9780198715443
Yes, but much more basic. :-)
My kids do Figuratively Speaking by Delana Heidrich followed by the Walch book linked. I know that I could teach the terms without a specific curriculum but I find it easier to just use a premade workbook.
I will check this out, thanks. I'm much more into premade things these days.
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I'm looking for a list of words such as theme, voice, main idea, etc. I have a 7th grader and I want to make sure we getting beyond the basics when discussing literature. Does such a list exist? I started making my own, but there has to be something already made!
alliteration
allusion
analogy
antagonist
aside
audience
author
bias/objective
cause/effect
character
characterization
climax
compare/contrast
conflict
connotation/denotation
context clues
dialogue
dynamic character
fact/opinion
figurative language
Middle School Literature
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Holt McDougal World Geography 6-8