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    Book suggestions for healthy living

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    This home educating year was full of stress, a wonderful school year, but it was to the detriment of my health. I have a developmentally delayed daughter that takes a lot of my time and the home educating of the other children.  So, my "theme" for the family this summer is going to be a focus on Healthy Living, mentally, spiritually, and physically. I'm looking for book suggestions to help with this process, any ideas? I bought "Whole Life Nutrition" which is a wonderful whole foods guide and recipe book that i'm going to start using. So I have the nutrition end covered. 

     

    Thank you!

    Easy Classical?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Anyone have a good experience with this curriculum? I'm leaning towards it this year. Something neat and packaged. I do love Sonlight but I'm looking for something a bit more Classical. Another thing, I don't see any scheduled readers. Is that something that I would need to add to it? Thanks you!

    MP Comp and IEW writing

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    okay, i'm thinking ahead to next year. I'm using the full Memoria Press 2nd grade program with my 2 oldest and am really enjoying it being all layed out for me pretty much. Next year there will be the Intro to Composition course and i'm torn between it and IEW's Student Writing intensive. I know that IEW has the teachers training. I have a few ideas to go on. I could go through the IEW course myself and use the Intro to Comp with my kids using the knowledge i've gained or use both with the kids. I'm afraid this would be to much though, although I think that IEW is only once a week? Am I wrong on this? Or i could use only IEW. Could anyone with experience give me a quick compare and contrast or memopia presses comp courses and IEW's writing classes? It would help ease my mind on this decision. Thankyou

    need direction...and feel helpless

    in The Learning Challenges Board

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    I have a lovely 18 month old daughter. She has fought her way through infantile spasms. They havn't completely disappeared but mostly. She is currently on a few medications and the ketogenic diet (which has worked wonders), halved her seizures within the first 2 weeks. We have a PT come to the house for instruction and a local speech therapist. She will be starting occupational therapy once her trunk in a little stronger and also will be purchasing a gait trainer once that happens. She is aware and expresses emotions well. Her verbal skills at this point are single sounds and squeals. She can roll but does not explore her environment in this way. She can eat solid foods cut up small with us feeding them to her. We are currently working on her sitting up, she can support herself with her hands in front for about 5-10 seconds! I thought this would give a clear picture of where my daughter is developmentally. she hits toys off of her highchair but does not grab as of yet. Her development progression is slow but there is progression.

     

    I would like to have a clearer vision of what lies ahead for her and our family. What are the options out there? I would like to be trained throughout to be able to be her primary care she will probably be living with us for the rest of her life. I found a book titled "Negotiating the special education Maze" but it seems like it's directed towards someone who is planning on placing their child in the public school system. Has anyone read this book? Is it worth the read? Is there a book out there with home educating parents in mind. Now, with that said, I do realize that she will eventual benefit from a few hours each day one on one with PECS. I was told that in a few years or so (hard telling when) this is probably the program that would be good for her. Does anyone have any experience with this program? Is it worth sending your child to, or is it something worth being trained in and doing yourself at home? I was also told about ABA?

     

    I feel to scatter brained and would love any advice or other options/books suggestions are most welcome! Thank you for your time and have a wonderful New Year.

    mixing Memoria Press and Sonlight Lit.

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Okay, so I bought the Christian studies I by memoria press and LOVE IT! I want to switch over to more mastery base learning. Buuut, I also loove the Sonlight Read-alouds and their choice of books (missionary stories and learning about people around the world through historic fiction. My children are 8,7,6 and 5. Does anyone here mix these two programs? How do you make it work? and with different ages? thanks! I know this is mixing philosophies. I would love the best of both worlds. Thoughts?

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