I tried that and it never posts my ad. :,(

It has been awhile since I posted on the sale and swap board, and I can't figure this new one out. Can someone help me figure out how to post an advertisement for curriculum??? When I try to write up an ad it just says it saved it, but never posts it. Yes, I am techno challenged. Teri

I just posted for sale ads for level 4 and level 5 of the Barton Reading and Spelling System on the classified board. Teri

Been on this forum for the last 16 years and it still doesn't recognize me when they update the system. :-O Teri

16yo 11th grade

Do you happen to know which software program it was?

Thanks, geodob. This is similar to what our audiologist talked about doing. She also suggested having him listen to audiobooks with earplugs but only using one side. I don't remember the procedure right now, but it was along the same line. We did end up going to the hearing aid specialist. Saw a big difference. It was really interesting, because after we were done we were all talking and trying to find out from DS if he noticed a difference. At first he said "A lot" (Which is what we saw. His response time to simple questions was much faster.) Then he changed it and said maybe moderately, then he said "Well, maybe only 25%." We were pondering that and then out of the blue he says "You know, one thing I noticed was that I didn't have to think so hard to figure out what you guys were saying. It wasn't as exhausting!" BINGO.....I think we are going to go with the hearing aids. It is like we have this list and we keep working through it to address each individual need. Next I think I will see about finding an OT with the SIPT certification like you were talking about, OhElizabeth. We took him off of processed breakfast cereal, which he ate every morning. HUGE difference after a few days. Started upping his protein in the A.M. and he has been much more energetic. Looking for some high protein breakfast type recipes or ideas. He came to me and said he felt so much better. Just going to keep chipping away at it all. :)

I'm sorry. I don't know how to link to previous conversations but hopefully this link to my original post will point you all in the right direction for context; http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/503802-new-to=boardintro-and-questions-about-adhd-and-language-disabilities/ I wanted to thank those of you that gave me input in this area I am so deficient. My first two boys practically taught themselves to read and spell. Because of that, for years, I chalked the differences I was seeing with the next two boys as just that; differences in children. Though we saw many Drs., none raised any red flags. After recently having my son tested by an educational psychologist, we were puzzled with the test scores that we saw. There were more questions than answers. After talking with this board, and a lot of researching, we stumbled on very interesting family dynamics. We began our search to address the needs of my 14yo son, and through it found out our 17yo is Dyslexic, as well as my husband. It has been an eye opening 5 months around here. In a nutshell, we have found out that 14yo ds has CAPD as well as his ADD and written Lang difficulties. In fact he can't hear people at all when there is any background noise around. It explains so many things we have seen and wondered about. We were given the suggestion of trying a hearing aid, by his audiologist, that can help eliminate a lot of background noise so he can hear conversations close to him. There is an 80% chance it will work. We will be fitting him with a demo H. aid next week and trying one out. We still need to deal with his very slow processing speed, his ADD/distractibility, and writing issues. I'm not sure where to go from here to meet his needs, so am stumbling around a bit with all the information that is out there. It is a bit overwhelming. I started a couple of things but am not sure how effective those will be. I've read about the metronome therapy and called a couple of Drs. about Interactive metronome. Their input has not been encouraging as they were unimpressed with the results they saw and discontinued using it. Any feedback from moms regarding that would be helpful. I have started him on some Dianne Craft Exercises so will see how that goes. The audiologist is a specialist in diagnosing CAPD but not treating it. So, she really didn't have many suggestions. I have seen an SLP mentioned on the boards. I am assuming that is a Speech/Lang, specialist of some sort? I wonder if that should be our next step and if they would give us the best direction on dealing with his learning differences. What do you all think? I'm grateful for the input you have given me. It certainly put us in the right direction and I'm not sure I would have stumbled on that info myself. So thanks.

A Naturopathic Dr. recommended 1 TBSP ground flax seed in a liquid daily to me many years ago. It works wonders without bloating and gassiness. Don't know if that would work for your son, but I know it does around here. Three people in our house are GF intolerant and I suspect one of them is Celiac, but hasn't been tested for it. The Celiac can't have virtually ANY gluten, Quinoa, Kamut or any alternate grains just rice flours.

Block test was timed and he finished before the time was done. Comprehension seems to be a bit challenged. I referenced the link that Geodob gave and that was tremendous help. I need to take some time to digest all this. I think we are going to have a 2nd opinion done and see what we get from that. I can let you all know what we find out.

This site is fabulous, Geodob!!! Thanks!!!!

Another thing is when I was asking him about some of the tests, ds referenced the digit orders. He said he found it easier to remember and say them backwards than forwards.

It is interesting. On the coding, I remember her saying that a lot of kids would reference the codes they had already placed down by the numbers in order to find other ones. They would work faster because of that. She was saying DS kept looking up at the top and never referenced the ones he had already done which in turn made it that much longer for him to complete the coding. I'll take a look at the link and see if I can recall other things she might have said during our conversation regarding the different tests. Thanks!!

It was the block building she was referencing....:)

I just want all of you to know how much I appreciate you trying to help me wade through all of this. I feel like I am learning a foreign language.........

Here are the WISC results for my son: Verbal Comp. index = 100 (50%) Subscale - Similarities: 5% Vocabulary: 84% Comprehension 25% Perceptual Reason. index = 119 (90%) Subscale - Block Design: 99% (didn't miss any) Picture concepts: 50% Matrix Reason: 75% Work. Mem. index = 104 (61%) Subscale - Digit Span: 63% Letter-Num Sequencing: 63% Processing Speed index =80 (9%) Coding: 2% Symbol Search: 37%

I'll go ahead and post the scores from the WISC that I received. Maybe that will give a better picture of what I have.

All fluency was low.

Thanks for asking those questions OhElizabeth as I really didn't even know what I wanted to know! :) We just got the report back last week. I've kind of had in the back of my mind something just wasn't right for a while now. I thought maybe it was me not teaching him well enough, but when he kept sliding back in his studies I started getting really concerned. He just wasn't recalling stuff we had covered time and again, and I couldn't figure out what was going on. I think I read something about the interactive metronome, but at that time I didn't know he had a problem with processing speed. I have been so overwhelmed by all of the information that I really didn't know what I needed to address or start with. I guess that is what I mean by I didn't know what to do with it. His processing speed came in at 9%. Your questions were good, and I think after reading them maybe a good place to start is trying to improve his processing speed. Fluency seems to be his main issue on being behind, so if we improve his processing speed will that help his fluency? How do I deal with his memory? That came in at the 60th percentile. When you ask about his adjusted IQ would that be referred to the full scale IQ? He struggles with math. Right now he is MUS Delta. He seems to be doing well with FLL level 3. I think I need to find a composition program. We are using Classical Composition. It works well with my daughter, but I wonder if I need to do something that breaks things down a little more for him... So is this a right brain issue? I noticed I am finding a lot of stuff referring to that. Thank you for your encouragement!

Hi all, A little background.....I have been homeschooling for over 15 years, with three kids still at home and two kids graduated - one of which is in college and the other trying to find his place in the world. I had it all figured out <*sarcasm* Do we ever?> and then was thrown a curve ball that I don't know how to handle. We recently had my 13 year old tested for educational issues and he came back with a diagnosis of ADHD with an inattentive disorder. He also came back with very poor processing speeds that have hampered his math and writing fluency. His tester gave him a written diagnosis of a "Written Language Learning Disability" so that in the event he went on to college, and accommodations needed to be made, the schools would have a written diagnosis to support that. My problem is I don't know what direction to go in order to address this. After talking to the psychologist I tried to find out if this falls under Dysgraphia, but she hmmm and hawed and said she really hesitated to put him in that category. She kept going back to his low processing speeds impacting his fluency in subjects. His IQ tested out average, but his perceptual reasoning skills were off the chart. She said in all the years she has tested she has never seen them that high. He is definitely an out of the box thinker. I really don't know what to do with this..... Does anyone have any thoughts or materials they could point me to in addressing this issue? Thanks for any help or direction you could give me, Teri

Although you're posting on an old thread, thank you!! My son is going to attend PHC as a freshman this fall, and he is on cloud nine. Although, like you, I am afraid once he gets there it may be awhile until I see him. We live in Oregon so I asked if he really had to pick one of the furthest states to go to! <sniff> I am excited for him though.

for all your help HiddenJewel!!!! :)

DS was notified about being a National Merit Semi-finalist, and I have been looking at the application I need to fill out! I am completely overwhelmed by the Build Your Curriculum Sections. (A testament that anyone can homeschool thier kids if I can do it! I can't even understand their application! LOL!) Is there anyone that has done this before, or is doing it now and has figured it out, that can help me understand how to fill out these sections? Could you email me offline and walk me through some of my questions? I called NM but the gal I got seemed to feel I should know what they wanted, but I don't! It seems contradictory. In one part they say do it and in another it says you really don't need to if you homeschool. ??? Help please....?? :tongue_smilie: growing5plants@centurytel.net Teri

Is that the Writing Workshop section? Thanks!