We use these http://store.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70_76_90&products_id=257 The lapbooks and hand's on activities bring the story to life and make reading fun for my dyslexic son who is not a fan of reading at all. It also includes vocabulary work, comprehension, etc. I add a fun book report project at the end just as something extra since he is older. Something like writing a newspaper story about the plot, dressing up as a character and doing an oral report, or something in that realm.

I have a dyslexic son who I have been having trouble getting reading fluency up for, although his comprehension is just fine when he is given as much time as he needs to read the text. I am currently doing the Saxon Phonics Intervention program with him in hopes it will help. However, I just gave him the Miller-Word-Identification Assessment and he is scoring at only 11 wpm on the first level. There is not a 10% or greater slowdown between the holistic and phonetic lists, which I believe is good. However, he did make quite a few mistakes. On the phonetic list. They tell you to go back and have the child spell the word out loud and then say the word again. He did that, and each time was able to say the word correctly without hesitation. In the interpretation section it says this about it: What exactly does this mean, and what can I do to try and overcome it when trying to bring his fluency up? He is 11 by the way, and he was homeschooled last year after I grew tired of trying to fight for interventions for him.

Have you tried Saxon? The problem we are having with my son who is almost 12 and very dyslexic is that he has trouble with the memorization aspect as well as obviously any reading, even of instructions. He also is not good with holding focus when working independently such as watching online instructions. Saxon has easily understandable worksheets that he can navigate on his own, as well as a great review of past skills each day. This actually helps boost his confidence when the first thing he sits down to each day is a worksheet full of problems he recognizes. This puts him in a better mood to tackle the new skills.

I have heard a lot of good things about MUS, and we almost went with that. In the end though, I chose Saxon. The reason why, is because with my son's severe dyslexia, he needs the constant practice of old skills mixed with new in order to really solidify the knowledge in the long run. I don't plan on pushing him to do every problem on each lesson because there are a long, but I loved their integration of old skills practice with new skills presented. Plus, Jordan doesn't thrive well on doing work independently on the computer just yet. He will be 12 in December by the way.

Khan Academy has some good step by step teaching videos. I use them in addition to my teaching to help reinforce the lessons. https://www.khanacademy.org

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Club Vacations location there last year for Spring Break and it was fantastic. They have villas that go up to three bedrooms I believe and they are withing walking distance to almost everything in Gatlinburg.

I haven't, but I will check it out now. Thanks!

Are you looking for baked goods recipes? Or are there recipes that are using coconut oil or almond milk? You can always use the recipes and come up with substitutions. I always used natural grass fed butter instead of coconut oil and you can use flax seed for breading things instead of almond or coconut flour. I do not like coconut flour, but I do like almond flour and do not taste a difference in baked goods. Flax seed will work for breading, but not for baked goods, really don't know of a substitution in that case.

I bought a Saxon 5/4 worksheets and tests book off Amazon last week and it arrived with over 100 pages missing. They offered a refund if I paid to ship it back, but I wouldn't even get half my money back once I paid to return it. It was listed in "very good" condition. Glad it all worked out for you!

Thanks! I will look into Simply Grammar as well.

We have been part of both Baptist and Methodist churches in the past.

Okay, so I think I have my curriculum planned out for this upcoming school year. A little background. I pulled my now 11 year old out of school last year because he is severely dyslexic and they wanted to hold him back for the second time. Their interventions were a joke and he was not making any progress. This year we did Time for Learning and then I put together my own eclectic mix of stuff for the end of this year. We have also started the Saxon Phonics Intervention program and the AAS program these last few months. I wanted to really get him going this upcoming school year though, so do you think this plan is "enough"? Reading - Hands On Unit Studies found online with interactive lapbooking/activities of the classics. We are doing Treasure Island right now. Spelling - AAS. Level 2 and 3, may make it further throughout the year. Phonics/Grammar - After we finish up the Saxon Phonics Intervention, I wanted to start him on a grammar program. I was thinking First Language Lessons. Writing - We are currently using Writeshop Book C and would move on to Book D. Science - Elemental Science Physics the Grammar Stage and coordinating science videos like Bill Nye. History - Time Travelers CD'S New World Explorers and probably 1-2 more throughout the school year. Math - Saxon 5/4 and possibly some videos from Khan Academy to go with it. Art - He will be taking pottery and then graphic art classes locally as well as our art projects for history and reading. Music - He will continue guitar lessons I was also wondering if anyone had any suggestions of free and fun Bible curriculum?

LOL Trust me, it doesn't always look like that. Well, the living room, kitchen and dining room usually do, but the rest of the house, not so much. I just pulled those photos from my blog posts on our remodel, so the current view is a little messier. :laugh:

I actually hated it when we put the first coat of blue on, but I grew to love it once it was done.

Let's see if this works LOL. We do not have a big house, but it is what it is. Our dining room Most of our living room. Our homeschool corner that is in the dining room now.