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My Ds has been dx with processing speed problems so computation errors are big issue for him. I bypass that issue by giving him the answer when he stalls out so that he can move forward with the bigger math concepts. For instance, sometimes he can't remember what "3x4" is, sometimes he can. Rather than throw him off his pace and ruin the lesson, I will plug in the missing fact for him.
Over time I can see that he is getting better at remembering his math facts. He needs information provided in an application rather than rote memorization, so my helps actually help him to learn the facts.
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I would propose that coming to the wrong conclusions sometimes leads to learning once one discovers the error. If I recall correctly there are scores of scientists and inventors who experienced failure long before success. ;)
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Homeschoolbuyerscoop.com if offering Words and their Stories right now.
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If you are not wanting an in-person tutor, Currclick now offers live classes online and there are several other businesses offering online classes either live or pre-recorded. Some local co-ops offer access to individual subjects and I've seen homeschool highschoolers or former homeschoolers in our area offer to tutor.
I have taken the children to rock climbing and art classes in the past, but in general don't use tutors simply because I don't want to worry about who is around my kids. I'm a pretty anxious person in general though. ;) I tend more toward the pre-recorded online options.
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Granted, we did not have an evaluation until Ds was 10, but the therapist did not miss the gifts. She actually encouraged me to recognize them. When the child converses with adults on their "level," they can usually tell. ;) It's probably harder to pick up on the intelligences that aren't expressed verbally. Plus, even though the behavioral issues can really mess up and IQ test our therapist was still able to get enough information to know that DS was a smart guy. I don't want to say gifted because I think every child has some type of gift, DS just happens to fall into the "smart" category.
Ds has several similar issues to those you described and they really exploded at age 9 when his brain started entering the next phase of development. We still don't have a final diagnosis but are working through the behavioral issues with his therapist, etc. Go with your instincts and if there's nothing to worry about, the doctor will let you know. I would suggest that if you are uncertain get more than one opinion as there are always some doctors who just don't get it and some who exaggerate. We felt our doctors were pretty spot-on with what my own research had uncovered so I'm comfortable with the treatment plan we have in place.
In hindsight, I probably wouldn't have taken him sooner because of family issues, but I can see where earlier intervention would have helped with his social skills and anxiety. We could be farther ahead with his social development.
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Jumpstart online has math games with rewards similar to Math Blaster, but it may be too easy. Try looking outside the "learning" box. Take a look at a game called Katsuko and also Nonograms. To learn how to do nonograms you can start with the World Mosaic style games. Once you've mastered how those games work, then at the Nonograms website you can try larger grids either online or printed.
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We started out with no foods when Ds was 1 and finally diagnosed, just formula. Then we finally got to where we could have everything except pn, tn, dairy, egg, soy, wheat, barley, fish and shellfish. We were able to have oatmeal- are you avoiding that due to the gluten issue? Now we are "just" dairy, egg, peanut, treenut, fish and shellfish. ;)
Home cooked meals made with whole foods. Rice and potato for starches, baked meats, simple vegetables. Chicken broth can be used to make mashed potatoes rather than milk and butter. Oil can substitute for your butter in most dishes. Fresh fruits for snacks. We pretty much ate "dinner" type food for all the meals as breakfast was hard to do with all those limitations.
When you are ready to try them, beans can work in a lot or soups and stews to bulk up the proteins and carbs. (We avoided all legumes in the first few years b/c of the peanut and soy allergies.) I also use sunflower seeds and sunflower seed "butter" as a peanut butter substitute now. I was more cautious about seeds in general when DS was a baby as I didn't want any new allergies cropping up! I supplemented his intake with Neocate and/or Alimentum until he was nearly 5 years old. Then around age 6/7 he got soy, barley and wheat back in his diet.
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I can pretty much only get my Ds to read non-fiction. Even some of the violence in the history/Biblical texts is upsetting to him.
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We didn't have our activities restricted, but there is always a very slight possibility of a delayed reaction so we did keep an eye on things for several days after the testing actually. I wouldn't worry about the rest of the day, just stay on low alert.
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The header column is: days of school right now I have a chart covering days 105-127; So there is a column for each across the top: 105/106/107...
The lead row is:
Student Name
Subject Matter Areas
Sub Categories
Example: 105 106 107 108
Life__________________________________
Bible______X__X___X___X______________
Character_____________________________
Field Study____X________X______________
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So for day 105 we may have done Bible, Grammar and Math and there would be a check in the corresponding box formed by the row and column. (Clear as mud, right?)
I can't do a lot of handwriting so I have to key in as much material as possible. That's why I don't use a pre-printed teacher's planner. I use an Excel spreadsheet so I can print out the chart with gridlines.
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I have severe seasonal allergies, outside is not my friend. ;) I will go sometimes, but not daily- my body couldn't take it. We have a fence, but also installed closed-circuit cameras to cover the back yard so I can watch from indoors. (DH is a bit of a tech geek. :001_rolleyes:)
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I have a grid-style chart for the days we are to record attendance (180 days per year- so it's actually several pages long). Along the side column, I have a list of the various topics I'd ideally like to cover, plus blank spaces to write in new subjects or topics. If I have more than one resource that I use regularly for a subject I put that in a separate row. So under the row for Social Studies I have U.S History, Geography, World History and a few blank rows for write-ins.
Each day, I check off our attendance on an "official" attendance record that I can turn in to the state if required. On my subject matter chart, I mark what we actually covered that day. My planning consists of a box with the books we are using for each child and the chart to remind me of the subjects we do from other resources and online. If I take a look at the chart and see that I've skipped something for several days I re-evaulate if it's "OK" to skip it or if I need to get back to covering that material. Sometimes I realize that I just don't really want to cover a topic right now or don't like the resource we are using and need to replace it.
But as a day to day matter, I kind of just go on the fly. I want some minimal coverage of the 3 R's plus social studies and some arts and we just go from there. :001_smile:
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If she has a specific circumstance that she's trying to work through and knows she will re-enroll next fall, then I'd recommend she communicate with the school directly and see if they can work something out. Alternatively, if $ isn't an issue, she can simply purchase the textbooks through the textbook vendor or a third party source. Most books are pretty costly though.
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Giving accommodation for his weak areas when working at higher levels has helped. Such as being his scribe in math and science work. It has helped ds to advance in his knowledge base without holding him back because of the higher writing requirements.
As we addressed some of the SN we began to see the gifted stuff surface.
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The projects probably help reinforce the learning and (hopefully) involve the parents in the child's schooling. By including visual and audio components, the presentations would also benefit children with a variety of learning styles. Not everyone can or will succeed with a memorization-based model. In addition, making a presentation to the class allows the rest of the class to learn the information from a peer's perspective. We do the same thing here, only it's called the big kids teaching the younger ones. ;)
Finally, there is a public speaking component. Some children are natural performers and others are not. Learning to present information to others in a way that is engaging and effective is a valuable skill. In your hs you do this via narration. I wouldn't say it's harmful to not have presentations, but it probably wouldn't hurt to allow a child to research the dress or customs of an era now and then and put on a show. ;)
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*punishment*
On the other, it could be ridiculousy humiliating and cause discomfort to our friends. Any ideas?
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My DD is not fast on her math facts and she's enjoying the math drills on JumpStart. I've not tried DreamBox. On the JumpStart game, the facts start slow and then come faster. You earn points for each correct answer and when it gets to fast for you to answer, the game ends.
For a game that wouldn't require timed responses you might try Katsuko. It asks the child to come up with combinations of adjoining numbers to create the target number. You can probably trial a free version of it for an hour. Full disclosure: I purchased the game because I thought it might work for my slow processing speed guy but he doesn't like it and won't play it. (He rather do a worksheet- go figure.) For reading, take a look at Starfall.
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I read the book The Bipolar Child and basically came away with the impression that often finding the medicine that works does make the diagnosis. A child may be bipolar but look ADD, but when put on an ADD medicine they will react differently than an ADD only child would. The same is true with ADD, OCD, depression, anxiety and various other conditions. Many of the conditions occur together (comorbid I think they call it in the research journals), some of them mimic each others' symptoms.
Also, the medications often treat symptoms and the therapy modifies behaviors, so the actual condition may not matter for initial treatment purposes. In the long run, you may figure out what's going on, but I've not found it to be a quick answer. We still don't have a final diagnosis for our child after a year of work with a phychiatrist and therapist. BUT, we are making progress in modifying some behaviors and we are finding some medications that make improvements in his day to day life. We are closer to knowing the full picture and have some answers.
If you aren't comfortable with your doctors, then you have to find a set that you are comfortable with because you will be a team for some time to come. But, it also helps if you do a little investigating here and there. I do recommend The Bipolar Child just because it offers a good summary of the various medications and treatments for bipolar and the other conditions. I also have a book about Aspergers by Tony Attwood, but I've not read it yet so can't offer a recommendation. The book was recommended to me by someone on an Aspie support board.
Here are some of the materials I looked at when I started researching:
Bipolar Information: http://www.jbrf.org/pdf/CBQ_Development.pdf
Bipolar Questionnaire: http://www.jbrf.org/cbq/cbq_survey.cfm
Scoring Guidelines: http://www.jbrf.org/pdf/cbq_srv.pdf
http://www.psbmed.com/pdf/teenChildBipolarQuestionnaireForm.pdf
Vanderbilt Assessment Tool:
http://www.cap4kids.org/new_york_city/download/ADHDParent.pdf
Scoring: http://www.nichq.org/toolkits_publications/complete_adhd/07Scoring%20Instructions.pdf
ETA: It looks like your doctor is not doing any testing? My son was tested for IQ, ADHD, Aspergers, etc. We were able to learn about what areas were working well for him and which ones were not- he has a slow processing speed and high ADHD, but also anxiety and other issues. I would probably try to find someone who can do the testing. Reading online, I see there is some conflict as to whether the TOVA test is accurate at indicating ADHD or not. This was one of the tests DH took. But the therapist also looked to history, in office behavior, school performance, the performance on the other tests, etc.
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I'd probably crock something like a beef or pork roast that could cook overnight and still be good at lunchtime. We just crock it until it falls apart so it can be made into a pulled-whatever sandwich or mixed with instant rice for a one dish meal. You could serve crocked beef over a microwave-baked potato as well. Bean soup will sit well in a crock as will chili, vegetable soup or pea soup.
Alternatively, I might consider packing a cooler and having sandwiches that the kids could eat in the car on the way home from church now and then just so you could have a little more down time.
If they have to last until 6 and you aren't dealing with allergies, I'd probably pair whatever I'm serving with a high carb/high protein smoothie or something similar.
The truth for us is that my oldest can't go longer than 2 hours without a protein and has food allergies so I'd have to pack a small cooler full of sandwiches for him to make it through a day like that. ;)
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For math, we make accomodations. I allow Ds to learn what he can of concepts, but I help or allow a calculator because he has trouble with the details. So my advice, is to continue to work on concepts but also allow lots of room for success. Use the digital clock to continue forward with time concepts, while matching up the learning with analog lessons now and then. For instance, if I were doing story problems involving time, I would not throw in analog reading along with it. KWIM?
For reading, the book Reading Rescue 1-2-3 helped me a lot. I learned that DS had a legitimate problem with words seeming to jump all over the page. He simply couldn't keep his eye on the word or line. I helped him over come by first blocking off everything except one word at a time (hole cut in an index card) then just underlining the line as he read. I also had him work on his eye tracking skills by doing word searches (which he hated). Some folks have had luck with colored overlays or other methods to help the eye focus.
I don't know about your child's specific needs of course, but don't be afraid to try different ideas with him and see which ones work for him. :001_smile:
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It is for my 8 year-old! Working with money is helping a little.
Where to buy paper? (not copy paper)
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For art paper I purchase from Hobby Lobby with a coupon or when it's on sale. I purchase card stock and construction paper at Sam's Club. Haven't looked for index cards. I would probably look to Rainbow Resource for lined paper for handwriting.