When DS was 5th grade, I applied everything that I read from Overcoming Difficulties with Number by Ronit Bird and How the Brain Learns Mathematics by David Sousa. I also used the information gleaned from this Cuisenaire kit. Where you start depends upon where your student actually tests. CLE math is very popular, but for basic subitizing, Ronit Bird e-books are recommended. Some parents use Semple or Touch Math. Maybe give your child a CLE placement test and start there.

especially when they don't believe you 99.1% of the time. I recall looking at DH last year and asking him at what time did our children learn more than me...

Do you have a Mg brand that you prefer and in what quantities?

The MillerMom Blog has an entire board dedicated to the special ed law and how to go about the process of getting ps helps. Here is the link.

Thank-you for the link. How do I assess his self awareness?

He's about 6ft tall. He has been tired and just got braces. Maybe he's in the process of another growth spurt. I called the local nfbk people and left a message. They never returned my call, so I'll try again. Here's what I don't understand about Cogmed: DS has a WISC-IV WM of 97, which is something around 47ish%. The processing and spatial scores are over 2 stanines above. Supposing he saw a 5% jump with Cogmed, what are we left with? 5 pts on WISC-IV doesn't seem like much, and I was told by NP#2 that the dysgraphia confounded the WM and processing scores. I guess I don't believe that WM is the issue. Recall that this was a 6 year old that remembered PSALM 150 as his first Kindie verse. I am not familiar with PACE so will explore that. Please tell me about your DD's progress with nfbk now that she has attended camp.

Home chicken is starting 10th grade very soon, and fuzzy brain syndrome kicked in about 2 weeks ago. OM goodness! The kid scares the crap out of me and wants to drive, which ain't happening..but that is another story. Has anyone used the book The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens: Help for Unprepared, Late, and Scattered Teens (Instant Help Solutions)? I need something that I can use to help the boy develop and use his metacognition. We have Smart but Scattered for Teens, and I actually use the authors' ideas. I would like something laid out nice and neat for the student's direct use so that I can incorporate it with a Health credit. I hope to include mindfulness videos as well. Thank-you, ~h

Why not enroll her? The only disadvantage I could see would be her bringing home sickness. You have to manage your time and the needs of your family. Do what works for your family and make no apologies.

Just for general knowledge, here is a link to Rosie's videos with c-rods and fractions. For what it is worth, I have read on the WTM where Singapore word problems become a challenge at your DD's stage. I expect many children in your DD's class are struggling. Have you considered picking up the HIG and using that? I'm sure the teacher will help.

Yawning and tiredness can also be a sign of mental stress. Are you using manipulatives at all? How does she respond to manipulatives? What Singapore book is she using? She may just need another problem solving approach first. Is there something unique about Singapore word problems? Maybe speak with her teacher and let her know what is going on.

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I just want to encourage you. FairP posted a webinar by Dr. Charles Haynes about the subroutines of writing, and the very first subroutine of sentence composing is handwriting. You know that your child has dysgraphia associated with the sensory issues. Otherwise, your DD speaks well and has plenty to say. The work around for handwriting is to scaffold and scribe for her. Don't be burdened emotionally by what she cannot physically or developmentally do now because all that will change with supports, time, and explicit instruction. Start looking at text to speech and typing software. She may require a more explicit writing program. Also, try not to compare your kids and don't be down on yourself. The last 6 months have been overwhelming for you and your family. PTL that your DH sees the need for VT and is helping you work with her. I'm thrilled that you discovered that she required the VT. You are heading in the right direction. :001_smile:

DS has a maths and handwriting disability with the dyslexia. In all honesty, the dyslexia has been the least of my worries for the past 4.5 years. Around here, the dyslexia is an afterthought. I don't know whether that is good or bad. It is just nothing that we even discuss. Even the handwriting is an afterthought. The maths and EF issues are a totally different issue because those are the things that could really disrupt future plans. I appreciate the article because remediation does take a long time, and I have had to think long term or fall into a pit of despair. We should be promoting our kids strengths and gifts. DS did not learn parts of speech until the end of 7th grade. That same year, he learned to write a cohesive paragraph on his own with no assistance from me. While DS sat in a NT classroom, we were always playing catch-up. It was 6th grade when we realized that the playing catch-up served no good purpose and was actually injuring DS. Parents really need to become single minded and step out and plow a new path to help these kiddos blossom. I just wish homeschooling did not have to feel so revolutionary. I don't understand how the author can claim dyslexic brains are not different unless one chooses to ignore all of the MRI studies performed by Dr. Sally Shaywitz and her peers at Yale University. DS has been tested by three NPS and the numbers are basically unchanged. DS is just as forgetful now as he ever was, and I just don't see that changing anytime soon. (Says the mom who just spent 2.5 hours looking for her car keys that her DS used last and accidentally threw in the trash. )

The Feingold Diet has been known to help some families control ADHD symptoms. Processing speed scores are very sensitive to motor planning. DD's OT told me that 50% of children with ADHD will also have some sort of motor planning issue. As your child has been diagnosed with dysgraphia, your child may benefit from a full OT evaluation. You need an OT that will evaluate developmental motor (prim reflexes), vestibular (balance), pincer/core strength, and handedness. The OT can also assess whether your child merits a further sensory evaluation. My DS completed Interactive Metronome (IM) therapy with the OT. You can try evaluating the prim reflexes yourself . The directions are here. My DS had a retained spinal galant, ATNR, and STNR, and they all required reintegration exercises. DS has worked with both and OT and pediatric PT. The booklet S'cool Moves may also benefit your child. Dysgraphia affects not only legibility and writing speed but the ability to organize thoughts and create coherent sentences and paragraphs. You will need to scaffold for your child. You will need to scribe for your child and do it freely and without guilt or concern. Dr. Charles Haynes produced a webinar that breaks down the writing process very well, and I encourage you to view it. Accommodate....Scaffold.....and accommodate some more. Be prepared to teach your child to type and/or use speech to text software such as Dragon Speak. Since your child's verbal comp and visual perception scores are high, exploit that strength. We use audio books, manipulatives, and hands-on learning. DS learned his multiplication tables by using methods prescribed by Ronit Bird. Which Ronit Bird book to recommend is dependent upon whether your child knows the add/subtraction facts to 20 well. I can't think of anything else at the moment. We have never used Cogmed, so I can't speak to its efficacy. With the low WM scores, Cogmed seems like it might be worth the investment. Good luck!

I don't have time to address this at the moment, but I want to tell you that you CAN continue to homeschool this child and he will be in a better place for it. Your child is 2e. I don't understand the SLDs. What was he diagnosed with? I see the dysgraphia. Was he diagnosed with maths disability and dyslexia too?

I took the "what it feels like to be maths disabled" simulation, and the experience was paradigm altering.

Would anyone like to recommend any other online forums that focus on learning disabilities, especially ones not associated with Facebook? Outside of WTM, I am not really finding anything so am I missing a good one? Forums that focus on adults with LDs depress me too much, so I'd like to avoid those if possible. Thank-you, ~h

I see that the Dancing Bears people compare using Toe by Toe to taking cod liver oil. :ack2:

I have been cruising for dyslexia forums lately and came across a British O-G reading program titled Toe by Toe. I then looked it up on Amazon and discovered that it is inexpensive. NAYY but wanted to share...

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges or The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard...

You know the answer to this...Test. Whether testing involves a NP for ed testing and/or a neurologist to rule out the issues associated with the seizures, discuss this with another ped. You want a second opinion wrt the seizures. If handwriting is an issue, maybe seek an OT eval that can pre-screen for sensory issues, motor planning, vestibular, core/pincer strength, and developmental motor. BTW, supposing that your child is depressed, there is no law that will compel you to medicate. I have been reading about NVLD lately. It seems that it is connected with behavior, handwriting, and math, and a NP can rule that out.

The format that our kiddos use to express themselves is different and awesome. We are also compelled to step away from print materials and get creative with the hands on projects and documentary type work. I meet parents all the time that have turned their kids off of classical ed because they did not adjust the materials to suit their NT learners by restricting everything to book, pencil, and paper. Not all kiddos respond well to that.

Socratic type questioning and exposure to excellent literature is never a bad thing for any student; however, not all kids respond well to classical ed written output requirements. The seat work alone makes me crazy plus classical ed as prescribed touches upon all of my child's organic brain weaknesses. It would not be fair or sensible to attempt classical ed with my eldest without accommodations. Here's a list of accommodations that we use, and I make no pretense that what we do is classical. DS types everything and uses mindmaps to outline. DS listens to audio books at a high rate of speed. His history timeline is kept on the computer. Instead of studying Latin, he studied Latin/Greek roots. DS uses Quizlet and prefers hands-on type activities. I pulled DS from the classroom beginning in the 7th grade. During that year, the focus was learning to write and study skills. The focus after 8th grade has been to continue exploring study strategies, writing, and incorporating technology in a way that is amenable to his everyday living. In the classroom, he uses an Echo Smartpen and types notes and tests. When possible, I attempt to exploit his strengths and direct his energies towards school related projects. DS loves computers and computer graphics for gaming. During informal logic, DS used the skills he gained from computer graphics technology to create print advertising that demonstrated logical fallacies. In the past, DS has presented slide shows to his father that demonstrated his understanding of mitosis and meiosis. DS has built a gaming computer with Win 7 and performed an Ubuntu sw build on his Netbook. Some students create blogs and discuss their projects and interests instead of writing about academic subjects, which is fine. Ultimately, I want DS to learn to pursue his interests and become a lifelong student that expresses himself well.

Our last NP met us late in the day for the results. I want to say it was around 6 pm.

Why not reschedule the appt so that your DH could attend? Two brains for listening and asking questions in that situation would be better than one.