Hi, pretty new with the boards and learning the ropes here, hoping someone out there has some ideas or thoughts... My ds (8) is currently in vision therapy. He is not an independent reader, and struggles visually with many things. He is excellent at auditory learning, and excels at math. He has always been very agile, good balance, good self awareness w/environment, and a bit of a daredevil. ;) Since starting VT he has complained of headaches, watches television with head turned sideways, and has walked into walls. Has anyone experienced such traumatic changes when a child starts VT? Looking forward to any thoughts,

We are currently using SOTW and they all 3 really enjoy it. I have been reading the chapter in SOTW to them, then they do the workbook pages and we all head to the library and find more book on the topic we are learning about. For math we are using Khan Academy w/some worksheet supplements. And playing around with Saxon to see if it will work. It seems to me that Khan leaves gaps in their learning so I doubt I will ever be able to use that solely, but I really think it's a great resource. I have just purchased the Real Science 4 Kids and am looking it over to see what I think, then will present a few sample lessons to the kids to see what they think. We usually do much of our science outdoors in nice weather (so we have not done much, if any, science during the winter months). We are all out of doors type people, so when the weather is nice we will do school work at a park, or the front yard, or wherever feels nice to us. :) So books/activities/etc. are nice to find that can be toted around. We have a variety of vision games; block by block, brick by brick, tangoes, rush hour, rush hour w/trains, flash focus, and several apps that they are allowed to use occasionally.

THANK YOU!! You are all so helpful. My oldest is in PS (by his choice, and he seems happy there). My younger three are all at home, they have each tried PS very briefly and found that they really do not like it and will never go back (they are very animate about that fact, and will do almost anything not to have to go back, so I have to be careful w/my over pleasers and watch closely at times). My dd 12 reads/comprehends around upper7th / lower 8th grade levels. However her math is around 5th grade at the moment. She struggles w/severe dyslexia, an anxiety disorder, sensory processing, auditory issues and vision issues. She has been through VT and although at the time they said she was doing well, we just found out her eyes are starting to revert a little (which they are watching and may redo some VT). She has had 5 sets of PE ear tubes. We tried MUS for two years, but she really never liked it and started crying through lessons (time for a change here). We were thinking Saxon because of all the constant review from previous lessons (but I'm unsure). My younger two (dd 9 & ds 8) really struggle with the reading but do well in math (actually they are about on the same math level, mult. & div.) and they seem to like Khan Academy w/some workbook pages as review/practice. I'm planning to start Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading with ds (who currently does not read much other than the one word easy readers at this time), sometime next month. I am also planning to start First Language Lessons with all three around the same time. dd12 although reads very well and loves to write, her spelling is improving but still poor and she does not use (or recognize when reading out loud) any sort of punctuation. I've also heard that "Speed Reading 4 Kids" is a great program for children with dyslexia, but have not tried it yet (it just sits on my radar at the moment). I greatly appreciate any/all help that you all have offered :001_smile:. I am truly struggling to plan out my 2012/2013 school year.

Thank you both! My older dd seems to struggle most in math and math concepts, younger dd w/reading comprehension, and youngest w/reading in general. I will look into your suggestions and see what will work for us. :)

I am wondering if anyone has experiences with homeschooling dyslexics and what types (or specific names) of curriculum worked with your child(ren)? I have 3 at home w/dyslexia (dd 12, dd 9 & ds 8). Would greatly enjoy any help/advice on what worked for you... Thank you! :001_smile:

it really depends on your area and what is around you. You might check local dams, parks, check w/your community center for ideas, museums are great field trips, vet clinics (there's one in our area that will allow you to watch surgeries through a viewing window), animal shelters, pet stores (for viewing animals of study or interest), if your near an ocean - tide pools, maybe a local post office (some in smaller areas are not as picky). Good luck! Hope you find some fun things to do.

it is hurtful to exclude family from celebrating. when my kids (ages 15, 12, 9, 7) have a year w/a 'friend' party, we also do a 'family only' party. I try not to do two parties a year, but when they start getting to the age where they want a friend party, I felt that was our only option. I don't like to exclude family, and birthday parties should b family events too! Maybe there is a way you could explain that to your sister? Or offer to throw a family only party at your place? I doubt your nephew will complain about two parties! lol! :)