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Kathy in MD

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  1. schedule. Because he was taught to do it, it works. It may not be as efficient as a strict schedule, but it's a needed life skill is to work independently. (That's not to say if I'm gone (he's 13) he won't play a game or watch TV instead.:rolleyes: Here's how you might start teaching your dc to work somewhat independently, combined with the psych. recomendation. At the beginning of the day, tell your dc the day's schedule. This may need to be written with pages to be covered. (This is important for the SPD part, to let the child know what will happen and give him some control). Break your day into 30 min blocks with 2 assignments for each block. You can build your sensory sessions into this schedule. Gradually work it up to where you hand out assignments for the morning and even day. Anything not completed is homework. This may take years, so don't rush it. But by giving your dc their assignments ahead of time, they will know what to do if you are busy with another child or interupted by life. They may need a reminder to go to the next item, but they are still kept on a schedule. Also by giving out the morning's assignments, they may chose what to do when, so if they feel they need a break from heavy concentration, they may follow math with music.
  2. Prentice Hall Science Explorer but I wasn't happy with the overly busy graphic layout. Also CPO stresses the underlying science for geology. CPO devotes a chapter to each scientific principal. PH just has a page or two.
  3. Voyages in English. SC is teaching my ds how to write good sentences by immitation and VIE gives instruction on paragraph writing.
  4. English - Analytic Grammar Sentence Composing for Middle School IEW (probably) Sequential Spelling Wordly Wise Literature - Historical fiction ala WTM midieval historical fiction and study guides History ala WTM - midieval Math - Chalk Dust pre-algebra Science - CPO physical science (probably) Logic - The Art of Argument Latin - LFC or Classical Press' new program for middle school Music - piano lessons PE - horseback riding Art ? Health ?
  5. It's his first experience with Latin and he enjoys it. It helps that he's doing better than I am with it. :p The new DVD's also tickle his funny bone. We aren't moving as fast as we could because I let Latin slide before other subjects. I also assign all of the work sheets from the web site, plus the activity book. BTW, Classical Press is coming out with a new Latin program for middle schoolers. I believe it's due out next fall. I may do LFC 2 next year to let them get the bugs out.
  6. Friday the high was 50. And today the wind chill is supposed to be in the single digits. Oh well, at least we got a room with a view of the ocean so we can sit inside and watch the waves crash.
  7. My ds also needed both VT and ST in order to learn to read. Neither one by itself would have worked. So VT is good, it just doesn't automatically develop an instant reader. But especially for Stirsmommy, check the auditory portion of reading. Auditory problems often run in families.
  8. There are two major areas where reading can fall apart - auditory processing and visual efficiency. There are other things also, such as working memory and miscellaneous cognitive skills. So was your dd a late talker, does she seem to misunderstand questions and comments? Does she speak in stock phrases? Efficiency in vision is not checked in the standard eye exam. The basic eye exam doesn't cover if the eyes can track across a line of type for a period of time. It doesn't cover if the eyes converge easily. It doesn't cover..... Check out this site for symptoms of developmental vision problems: http://www.childrensvision.com/symptoms.htm There are a variety of places to get evaluations. An inexpensive place to start evaluating your child is the public school system. They often can do a speech evaluation and ed. psych eval, saving you over $1000. Do check what the speech eval covers in detail. You need to send them a written letter requesting services. A dvelopmental optometrist can check for vision efficiency. If your dc needs therapy in either vision or language, it won't guarenttee an instant reader. Often cognitive training is needed to train the brain to use the new imput from the senses or there may be additional problems that weren't initially discovered. However it is possible to get a non-reader to read.
  9. I found doing homeschooling for a half hour before school meant that ds was fresh and could concentrate on seat work. Also come visit us on the Special Needs board with more info on your dc's reading problems and current reading level. We have a lot of recomendations based on your dc's level and problems. For example, we have 3 different spelling methods we like for dyslexics. If your dc is reading at a third or fourth grade level or has a large vocabulary, I'd recommend Sequential Spelling for afterschooling. It's fast, low pain and effective for most dyslexics.
  10. If it's in the KMC area (Kaiserslautern), there are a lot of German classes for the Americans in the area. Unfortunately, I'm not at home and I can't remember the name of the program my teacher used. However it was a German developed program used to teach all immigrants. You bought the basic set in German and then bought the workbooks and translations in the language of your choice, ie English.
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