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  1. Hi all, My 9 year old girl has worked really hard to get to where she is at. She can read a paragraph on grade level, but her comprehension is lower because she is still working on decoding words, etc. She is still doing her vision therapy program too, so her eye fatigue kicks in the longer she reads (bilateral strabismus). She really hates chapter books, hates them. But at least "likes" picture books - I say like because she sure doesn't love to read...yet. Do you all have a list of some great picture books, but at her level? I have many volumes of FIAR, and was going to go back and look at those of books. Thanks.
  2. Yes, sorry, I just noticed that too. Oh well, I am new to selling. :) Thanks.
  3. Hi, I have tried several times to post a few items for sale, but every time I try, I get the same message saying you must have one post on the forum first - I have a lot more than one. :) What am I doing wrong? I sent an email to the "contact us" spot a few days ago, but heard nothing yet. Any one else having this trouble? Thanks.
  4. I am trying to post some items for sale. But every time I try and do it, I get the same message, something about how I need to post at least one thing (which I think I have over 1000 posts). I sent a help message a few days ago and haven't heard back yet. Thanks, Suzanne
  5. I have been on and off the boards a few years now. Well, dd went back to a neuropsych now that she is older. When she was 6, they flagged her for dyslexia, saying she was too young for an official dx. Well, now it is official. Deep dyslexia. She is both visually and auditory dyslexic. UGH. She is going to work with an OG reading tutor all summer. She has been seeing her for awhile now too. Anyone else have a child dx with this? What worked? What didn't?
  6. I didn't even get to use it all...and I loved it. I bought it for $544.95, it includes the LiPstick. I bought it based on the recommendation of a speech therapist who saw my dd one time, during an eval. But, it isn't exactly what my dd needs. So, after much frustration, I packed it up, and there it sits. Not sure I can post this here too, but I thought I would try it. Contact me if you are interested. Thanks.
  7. One of my kiddos is a very visual learner, one is auditory. Which Spanish curriculum has been your favorite and why? Thanks. Oh, my kids are 8 and 10.
  8. Especially in the dyslexia world? My dd is really having trouble with getting thoughts down to paper. She can try to say outloud what she wants to write, but to write it down is so hard for her. So, instead, she barely writes anything, which then really doesn't show what she exactly knows.
  9. Yes, I agree. My husband and I just discussed this very thing. She goes in 2 weeks and finishes up in a month. But...was glad the school told me their thoughts, but was kind of surprised by how fast they were thinking this.
  10. My 8 y/o dd can read at a third grade level, but hates it. I thought I heard of a horse curriculum at one point. I am thinking I could make it "fun" for her if I had a curriculum geared at her passion. If I could especially hit the language arts with it, that would be great. Thanks.
  11. So my 8 year old dd can read, but hates too. But, she love, I mean loves horses. Anyone know of some good curriculum geared towards kiddos like her? Horse loving girls? She can read at a third grade level, but doesn't like a lot of words on the page. Thanks.
  12. This is my concern...she was flagged for dyslexia back when she was 6. They couldn't dx her with it at that time. She is going back for testing in 2 weeks. I do want to obviously wait to make any decision until she gets all the testing done. We will meet with the neuropsych mid April. It could be that this private school just can't quite make all the accommodations she needs either. Totally, she is the definition of a child left behind (in the school system that is). Sigh.
  13. It is a private school, and in my experience there already, it is far better than the ps she tried for a few months. She would continue to get help (we pay for it). I know to hold a child back and get the same old same old, is not good. But...this school is a college prep school with major hands on learning - project based, which is how she learns best. The class size is small too. But...then I read the research and think, oh man. I would homeschool if I thought is was best, but it is tough to do when she loves her school. I may quietly approach the subject in a round about way without letting on what I am saying. I have mentioned already that her new school is over a year ahead of the ps. (Which it is in some ways).
  14. I use to be on here all time...when I was homeschooling both girls. Then when we moved, our oldest was begging to go to school. We tried the public - it was horrible for her (she was extremely bored), we moved her to a private school, and she is thriving. Okay, now DD2, she is the one I have been on and off this board about for years. We were hesitant in letting her try ps, but we did. We couldn't get her to qualify for an IEP, because she needs to be more than 2 years behind in multiple areas. She is, in the writing, and spelling, but they count that as 1 area. So, she got no help. We moved her to the private school too when her teacher emailed me and warned me she was going to fall through the cracks, etc. So, she loves her private school (she loved the public school - just didn't learn a damn thing). This morning her teacher met with me (2 class teachers, reading specialist, and speech therapist). Here she is getting extra help, a lot of it (it costs a lot too). They brought up the topic of holding her back for third grade. UGH. I get it, I do. She struggles so much with getting thoughts down on paper. Her penmanship is good, actually. She loves cursive. It is more her decoding, spelling, phonics, getting thoughts down. She can read at a third grade level, but can't comprehend that well at that level. So, all the research I am seeing is anti-retention. I am debating between homeschooling again, vs keeping her in the private school and seeing what happens. I think it is too soon for them to think this, because we have many months left, and she is finally getting help (the reading specialist is OG trained). Any thoughts? Thanks.
  15. Reading wise, spelling, anything school and non-school like. What do you feel has helped your child succeed the most? My dd is 8, and we will be seeing a neuropsych in the next month, but in the meantime, I am trying to find out other ways to help my dd. One thing, non school related, is letting her take horse back lessons. She loves it! And just can't get enough. She feels so proud of herself after her lessons when she masters something. Thanks
  16. Yes, he knows the states/countries by shape, but can ace the Map It portion on the app, for better than me, that's for sure. Thanks for the ideas.
  17. Great ideas, thanks. Yes, I was holding off on the reading, because although he loves being read to, I don't want to push it. We just try to instill a love of learning in our house, which is why I try and jump on strengths early. I was thinking the strong love of puzzles and building, goes more with a mathy kid.
  18. So our little pre ker has memorized all the Geo puzzles just based on the shape of the states/countries. He is also a whiz on the ipad game Stack the States and Stack the Countries, just because he has memorized the shapes of everything. I am not stating this to "brag", but to ask, what next? Knowing he is doing this, and every single day he begs to do more, where else would you go with him? I don't want to just keep buying more puzzles, we would go broke with his love. He is big into building, too. He will build beautiful symmetrical, intricate buildings, and then bomb them with his angry birds stuffed animals. Also, when playing Stack the States/Countries, he has memorized the questions and just chooses the right answer, not because he can read, but he must have memorized certain letters/words or something. We are wondering if we should get out the BOB books for him and go from there. Any advice would be great. Thanks. Let me edit this add that I am not trying to "brag" (I saw that thread). My middle child is a SN child with dyslexia, and who knows what else (still working it out). I did not homeschool my dd until 1st and 2nd grade, so the younger years are new to me. I just have learned with all my kids, that all kids have strengths and weaknesses. I feel it is my job to capitalize on those strengths and go from there. Thanks again.
  19. So, we have finally hit a point where we realize we need to get our dd officially tested so we can better find her strengths and weaknesses. Pretty sure she is dyslexic, but am sure there is more there too. I finally found a doctor that takes our insurance, but the secretary commented on the fact that we need to tell her what the dx is because "dyslexia testing" is often not covered. ?? I didn't think I was the one who was supposed to come up this. So, how do I go about this? Thanks.
  20. Oh thank you all so much. To explain/answer a few ?'s, yes she does read "okay". I would say on a third grade level, where is phonics is back at first grade (sometimes kindy). She does not have any speech impairments, and does say words correctly. I can just tell, she is still guessing at words instead of decoding them - when she is not sure of a word. She doesn't even attempt. This is why friends and all have said PHONICS. I agree, but man, it is really painful to watch her get so frustrated. I am thinking of just sticking with it, a little at a time, but every day...just be consistent. Bribing couldn't hurt either. :tongue_smilie:
  21. Hi all, Yes, we have/are doing AAS with her right now, but very slowly. I did buy Dancing Bears because I thinking that maybe that was going to "help more". It is hard with this kiddo, not really knowing what the problem is. She gets frustrated easily, so then I switch up curriculum, which probably isn't the right answer either. We started with LiPS, but she got so mad, the tears were non stop. That is when the OG tutor switched us to Fast Forword to help if there was the slightest issue with "auditory" even if she was testing negative for auditory processing disorders. Hope that makes sense. It might be too many cooks in the kitchen thing...everyone has their own opinion, and we are just confused as to "what" to do.
  22. So...my third grader (8 y/o) has been struggling from the get go with phonics. Now, yes, she has been tested. At 6 they said "red flag" for dyslexia, but she was too young to be truly tested/diagnosed for it, per them. At 7 she was tested for auditory processing disorder - it was negative. We were told due to her history of lots of ear infections (three sets of tubes by age 5), that she was a child who couldn't hear well, and now can, and therefor needs lots of phonics. Now, this is how she spells some words... uses is spelled yoosits when is spelled wenw pass is spelled plsa (This word was spoken to her - the other ones were in her free writing) special is spelled screrd (this too was spoken to her) I have been sorting out what and how to best help her. She was working with an OG tutor for awhile (we were going to go broke at that rate though) We do have AAS, Dancing Bears, you name it. Someone today was telling me that some kids learn part to whole, some learn whole to part. She said the kids that kid a certain way (whole to part) don't do well with phonics. I am wondering what then to you do? Do we get her evaluated now for an "official dx"? Just so confused as to the next step. And yes, she did 9 + months of vision therapy. Still doing some actually. Thanks.
  23. So...my third grader (8 y/o) has been struggling from the get go with phonics. Now, yes, she has been tested. At 6 they said "red flag" for dyslexia, but she was too young to be truly tested/diagnosed for it, per them. At 7 she was tested for auditory processing disorder - it was negative. We were told due to her history of lots of ear infections (three sets of tubes by age 5), that she was a child who couldn't hear well, and now can, and therefor needs lots of phonics. Now, this is how she spells some words... uses is spelled yoosits when is spelled wenw pass is spelled plsa (This word was spoken to her - the other ones were in her free writing) special is spelled screrd (this too was spoken to her) I have been sorting out what and how to best help her. She was working with an OG tutor for awhile (we were going to go broke at that rate though) We do have AAS, Dancing Bears, you name it. Someone today was telling me that some kids learn part to whole, some learn whole to part. She said the kids that kid a certain way (whole to part) don't do well with phonics. I am wondering what then to you do? Do we get her evaluated now for an "official dx"? Just so confused as to the next step. And yes, she did 9 + months of vision therapy. Still doing some actually. Thanks.
  24. My little guy just turned 5. He is forever into counting and puzzles. Like all. Day. Long. Totally into it. I am all for it too, but running out of ideas to keep up with him. We do our own version of stack the states and countries with our puzzles. He does fun games like Camelot jr. And tanagrams too. Any other ideas for a little one who loves math? Thanks.
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