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  1. Well, like you we've seen progress with Spelling You See (but we have used the actual books). The coloring seems to really help my child pay attention to the spelling. I was going to come on and recommend SYS, and since it is working for you, I recommend continuing with it.
  2. I think a really big thing to understand about remediation is what Heathermomster mentions - it doesn't fix the problem, but brings them (hopefully) to a place where they can function. With our LD diagnoses, I know that I was excited to get help in addressing the concerns I'd had for years - and it was and is AMAZING the growth we've seen. BUT - I have also had a couple of years to come to terms with the fact that an LD is an LD, even when remediated. It doesn't go away, but having tools to help a child work around and stretch to their best in areas of struggle is a big helpful thing.
  3. Another thought - it could be useful for you to separate out the skills you are working on in writing. I know a number of people who have enjoyed using "Editor in Chief" books to have children learn about writing, and they don't have to write things out, they are editing. http://www.criticalthinking.com/editor-in-chief.html I have not used it, but have heard good things.
  4. You could take a look at Spelling You See. My child who has had a really hard time with spelling has made good progress with this program this year. If you don't want to use up their writing time on writing, you could try just coloring the words and not copying/coloring as well. I think you'd still need to do the dictation at the end of the week to test the spelling, but most days would be writing free.
  5. Signing Time is often at the library to check out as well, so no investment on your part for trying it out. Look for a theme that might suit. ASL Pro is a good website for finding signs for specific words. My First Signs is a great book to start with. It does have a little bit of food vocabulary (milk, cookie), but it is lots of other things and very relevant to the age you are talking about.
  6. When we had testing done with a psych, we were told specifically to discuss the results with our child (8yo at the time). I believe that was because of the 2e nature of the results and the psych thought it would be good for my child to know they are very bright (even though they struggle with some areas of learning very much). Even then, we didn't really go into the #'s, but did talk about the bell curve a bit and %ages. But my child didn't care one bit and I doubt they remember that at all. We had some other testing done through a school, and were told we were under no circumstances to share the results with the kids. That bothered me a bit, and made me want to tell them everything! ;) But my kids didn't ask about the results as we'd framed the testing as an entrance exam/assessment for where to start with studies and so they didn't care.
  7. My kids have been really enjoying the Vertias Press online history class we enrolled in (self-paced).
  8. I don't know if this has crossed your mind, but the principle of osmosis, and various experiments that go along with it, would be very appropriate.
  9. I've always felt some sort of resonance with what you post, but couldn't put my finger on why. Now I see it is our shared literary history. ;) I did the same thing. I too would not recommend either series to my children (or anyone's children!).
  10. I wish I could! I got it at the store. I tried to imitate it at home, but my results were not stellar. :( ETA: You got me googling. Here is the recipe they used to make the one they sell at the store: http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/butter-chicken-lasagna/13129/ I should have used that! :)
  11. I had a very good butter chicken lasagna. It didn't need cheese. But perhaps this is such a change it is no longer lasagna?
  12. FWIW, in our area chicken prices are on par with expensive beef cuts. Pork is the cheaper meat. After the avian flu thing the chicken prices never really went back down. So, perhaps there are ways to save on meat if you re-assess what the actual comparative costs are nowdays. I know I was surprised at how expensive chicken has become.
  13. Maybe something here would work? http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/curriculum.html#science
  14. The breeder should be the one who surrenders the dog to the surgery-giving organization. That way the family keeps its reputation solid, and could possibly even adopt the dog after it is all done (although probably not after they've already been in contact with the organization about this). I understand why different animal rescue groups end up with the rules they do, but they sure make it hard for people who want to do the right thing but aren't "perfect" to do the right thing.
  15. When we did Calgary/Banff/Jasper we went up on a glacier in one of those big vehicles - but we didn't go to glacier national park. I believe it was the Columbia Ice Fields/Athabasca Glacier Tours.
  16. Calgary/Banff/Jasper is one of the most ruggedly beautiful places I have ever road-tripped. Highly recommend it.
  17. I just want to put in that I empathize with the feelings you are having related to losing the school option for your younger son. In getting our 2E results a few years ago, I had to process my own grief about the loss of what I had been envisioning for myself (and what I had as my stress-relieving fall-back plan). It isn't a little thing to have the plans you have (ever so tentatively charted out in your brain) erased, and new plans pencilled in. FWIW, finding the balance between being overly lax, properly supportive, or oppressively pushy with a 2E kid is like walking on a tightrope. Sometimes I've got it all figured out and I think I could join the circus with my act. Other times it is a wonder I am still standing with the near precipitous drops and unpredictable vacillation along the wire.
  18. Simply Charlotte Mason has a nice copybook of old hymns (print or cursive, two styles).
  19. Well, it isn't "new", but The Writer's Jungle by Julie Bogart is a fun read. If you like reading curriculum. :)
  20. I haven't used Apples and Pears, but Spelling You See (after 1 year) seems to be working well for my dyslexic type child. It uses searching for and highlighting portions of words (they call them chunks) to notice how things are spelled. http://spellingyousee.com/ Very easy to implement. My child loves the erasable colored pencils (it's a little thing, but somehow makes it fun). ETA: You don't start at level A - you start at whatever level seems appropriate. For us it was level C, but for an older child who has had success at a spelling curriculum before, it would likely be higher. There are examples that help you see what would suit. Here's a link to the guide for choosing a level. http://spellingyousee.com/downloads/SpellingReadiness.pdf
  21. My dyslexic does well BUT I have to read it with them AND it is a program that involves a lot of complex mathematical thought, so it is not for the faint of heart.
  22. It is a really icky feeling to come out of a meeting like that. I am sooo glad our psych wasn't like that, because when I hit a pediatrician that was, it really threw me (and my kid) for a loop. Try having a doctor tell your kid repeatedly that their anxiety is their parents' fault and that going to school will fix it (um, no thanks Dr. Didn't read the files we sent, a.k.a Dr. Doesn't know us from Adam and is giving us personal biases and general observations of kids without actually considering our particular case). I don't know what you are dealing with or how it all affects how you need to approach things, but I empathize with the issue of needing a doctor who understands home learning. Funny thing for you - our psych specifically told us to continue homeschooling (for an extended but indefinite period of time) because of who my child is and the damage that would likely occur in the system because of the challenges and strengths my child has, and then this pediatrician who didn't read the reports subsequently went on this "send the child to school" soliloquy.
  23. Regarding the work the OP mentioned - a fair bit of that is actually appropriate for a dyslexic. FastForWord is. The phonics lessons online are. I agree that this child is probably working very hard. When we did Fast ForWord (or however that thing is spelled), we were encouraged to dangle a big bribe in front of our child to encourage them in the work. Fortunately for us, my child wasn't discouraged, so we didn't need to. But, OP, that may be something to consider. Find a great Lego set that is worth the hours and hours of effort he is putting in. Also, It is great to remediate the reading, but one thing that was emphasized to us was that it is just as important to feed the strength. Kids who struggle really gain a lot from having a chance to be good at something and use their talents.
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