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  1. Every year we have something educational under the tree:lol: Guinness Book of World Record 2012 Mad Libs(Star Wars & Christmas Fun) Legos Citiblocs Apples to Apples Junior Vocabulary Cartoons
  2. I think I'm more concerned about him getting confused. Especially since HWOT use a two line paper and ZB use three lines. He has used ZB since 1st grade. This is only our 3rd month in OT and it hasn't been a problem as of yet. But since he's getting reading to transition to cursive with ZB I'm getting a little concerned. I'll make sure to ask his OT on Thursday when we go. Thanks
  3. If the OT is using Handwriting without Tears 1xw with my son. Should I stop using Zaner Bloser handwriting program and order HWOT?
  4. Thanks for the feedback. I decided to keep the PE. I really do think the boys need the physical outlet and I enjoy working out for an hour twice a week. I will continue to work with my youngest while my oldest is in therapy. I'm going to add a few things on the weekend for my oldest. Hopefully that will help and I won't feel so burned out trying to get everything done during the week. I just need to find balance.:001_smile:
  5. I feel like I'm drained and just tired. My 8yr old started OT/PT about a month and a half ago. We go twice a week. We only live 5 minutes from the Therapist Office. I also have a 7 yr old that's not in any therapies or tutoring. He does a really good job tagging along and working on the I-PAD. But I'm having a difficult time managing it all along with school work. When we get home on Mondays we are tired. We are able to get a math and spelling lesson done but that's about it. And than on Friday's between Co-op and tutoring that's our entire day. Let alone fighting traffic to get home. We aren't home until about 6pm!! I'm really trying to think this through for the New Year. I'm thinking about dropping PE. I know my boys will be crushed. I just can't seem to think of any other solutions. Any suggestions??? Mon-9:00am P/T, 11:00am Piano Lessons, 1-2pm homeschool PE YMCA Tues-Home Wed-Home, 1-2pm Homeschool PE YMCA Thurs- 8:00am O/T. Friday-9:30-2:00 Co-op/ 3:30-4:30 Tutor for Dyslexia
  6. We have dinner at my sister house but I always cook something small for the 4 of us. We don't eat Turkey or ham. Fried Fish Mac & cheese Green beans Baked sweet potatoes Corn bread Devil eggs Pumkin pie Carrot cake TJ's cider
  7. This may seem like a really dumb question but how does one school from Jan to Jan? I'm intrigued! Hypothetically I would love to start my year over fresh. We started in Aug and usually school year round but a number of things I purchased for my 8.5 yr old is not a good fit. Do you mind sharing your schedule? Thanks
  8. Yes I know Dyslexia doesn't mean dumb:lol: He is a very bright boy! I'm amazed by the things he knows. I have an appt with a COVD dr but it's in another two weeks. He's already wearing glasses(near sighted) but his OG tutor thinks he's having some eye tracking issues. We were able to get the OT appointment before the COVD appt. N As far as curriculum this is what I'm using. I do think he would benefit from short lessons and maybe doing the most important things but keeping it simple. I think he is getting burned out at least that's what he said in so many ways two days ago. Math- MUS(ok) doesn't progress fast enough for him/ he thinks it's boring Writing-WWE- We like AAS1-We like Handwriting-ZB/ I think we should get HWOT Phonics-OPGTR(Not working)/ thinking about Recipe for Reading and the workbooks. This is what his tutor use Grammar-FLL3(brings tears) Star Wars Mad libs(he likes) History-SOTW(he likes) Science-Apologia Astronomy/Swimming Creatures/dvd's/living books-this kid breathes and lives science! He would like more experiments. Bible-VOS Bible/devotions book for boys Co-op 1xw Piano Lessons 1xw
  9. Sound like my boys! Have you tried a good brand of fish oil like Barleans Swirl or Carlson Lab. I can tell when I don't give it to my sons. Just a thought!
  10. We are back and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed to say the least!:crying: My son seemed very tense and nervous. The OT had him complete several writing exercises like writing his lower case letters/Upper case letters. He really seemed to struggle with this. He mixed some lower case with upper case and skip two alphabets all together. She will use handwriting without tears with him. I was using Zaner Bloser but now I think I'll also use HWT. She did state that his formation of the letters were good but it seem as though he is very tense when he writes. She had him to come up with a sentence and being the great verbal kid he is he came up with a sentence that was very difficult to write and spell( last month we found out he has dyslexia). She also called out 6 letters at a time to see if he could remember them and write them to test his memory. We are going back next week to see if he would be a good candidate for Interactive Metronome. She also stated that most kids with dyslexia can benefit from speech therapy? She stated that she is dyslexic and I may want to look into the Wilson reading system since we Homeschool. I feel very overwhelmed! My son is a great kid. He loves to build and he walks and breathes science. I really want to make sure I'm giving him the best education and resources he need. I feel stuck!! Where do I began?? It looks like I need to revamp my entire curriculum and schedule to best suit his needs!
  11. My 8.5 yr old is having his first OT appointment tomorrow at CHKD for dysgraphia and low working memory issues. What should we expect and are there any specific questions I need to ask? Thanks
  12. How could I accelerate through Beta/Gamma? Watch DVD, complete 1 lesson and review lesson, give test?
  13. Please come back and give a review. I was just looking at the samples on the website a few weeks ago. I'm thinking about ordering it.
  14. My 3rd grade son is 8.5 he will be 9 the end of Jan. I'm thinking about doing a transition year for him going into 4th grade. He's a smart boy but having some struggles. My youngest son is 7 in the 2nd grade but he has a birthday in July. Next year he will be 8yrs old for his entire 3rd grade year.
  15. It looks like there are two COVD doctors within 23-25 miles from my home. My son shows a few signs and symptoms. I will call and make an appointment on Monday for a consultation. I'm also going to order the readers strips. Thanks YW
  16. We are 1 month into our OG Tutoring with our 8.5 yr old son. She stated today that he is having tracking issues. He is able to read big words but when he has to read small three letter words his eyes weren't staying on the word. She had him use his finger under the words as he read and she wants me to continue with this at home. I'm trying to figure out what I can do to help him with tracking? Any suggestions?? On a side note: I have noticed when we are doing AAS lessons he makes the words look like they are 3D. Do you think this may have something to do with his vision? By the way he already wear glasses. Thanks In Advance
  17. I like some parts of both schedules. I also have a 8 yr old ds. I like the 3R's schedule with the exercise early in the morning. I think I'm going to try this! Have you thought about doing bible and memory work while you are eating breakfast or lunch? It works great for us. I didn't see any time for resting? Although I could be wrong. I do think your days look a little long but every family is different. Have fun and I hope you find a schedule that work I'm still tweaking ours!
  18. My boys are 16 months apart. We do Bible, reading, memory, history, handwriting, and science together. Than I work with them individually in spelling, grammar, and math.
  19. My 8.5 yr old just started tutoring 3 weeks ago. He attends once a week for an hour. The tutor is using recipe for reading along with other OG materials. She suggested that I couninue with AAS1, practice his handwriting(lowercase letters at the dotted line), and have him read 30 min a day. Now I'm thinking that maybe I should order the recipe for reading manual along with the workbooks and add that AAS 1.
  20. I forgot to say I have the Mislabeled Child on my nightstand getting ready to start reading it this week. I will look at the other books you recommended as well.
  21. Thank you! Yes it was a student who administered the test. I put HOP and ETC to the side right before the summer. I also have OPGTR. Right now I'm not doing anything for phonics until I can figure out what will be best. He is only seeing his OG tutor once a week. I am doing AAS 1 4 days a week and that's going pretty good. I was thinking since the OG tutor is using recipe for reading than maybe I should order that with the workbooks from eps. I hear what you are saying about Latin. Right now it's just for fun. Does anyone have any suggestions or grammar or shall I wait until his reading and spelling is solid. I don't think FLL3 is a good fit. I was looking at The Sentence Famiy or Growing with Grammar?
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