[Is there still a WWE placement test?]

I searched for wwe+diagnostic+test on the PHP site to locate that document.

 

 

Ah. I was searching for wwe+placement+test, since that is how SWB refers to it in WWS.

[afterschooling a 2nd grader for enrichment & looking for curriculum suggestions]

WWE is easy to after school as it only takes about 10 minutes and they can eat while you read. Audio SOTW in the car is supposed to be good. For maths it depends what you want but you really need open and go and short for after school.

 

BUT if you already home school one why send her to school and then have her do extra work? You could do the whole lot in little more time than it takes to after school. I can think of several reasons I just wondered whether you could reconsider.

 

I've really been going back and forth on that. I realized when I posted that my decision to afterschool DD probably sounded a little strange, but this will be our first year homeschooling. I made the decision to keep DS13 home just recently, and I'm still working on pulling things together. DS is on the opposite end of the spectrum; he struggles with math and, although he's come a long way over the last couple of years, his reading level is still behind most students his age. He is also strongly opposed to DD being homeschooled. Of course, that's not his decision to make, but I'm worried that he will not be as productive if DD is here - when DS and I can work one-on-one, things go really well, but when DD or DS15 are also working with us there's a whole different dynamic. I think he feels insecure, and my hope was that we could build some confidence (and skills!) and then revisit the question of whether or not to have DD join us next year or even mid-year (which would also give me some time to map out some plans for DD).

 

Also, in second grade, there are a few more opportunities for advanced students, so part of me wants to see if this year will be more challenging and fun for DD, though perhaps that's just wishful thinking. ;)

[Is there still a WWE placement test?]

Thank you!

[My new (FREE) geography curriculum]

This is fantastic, thank you!

[afterschooling a 2nd grader for enrichment & looking for curriculum suggestions]

I plan to afterschool my 2nd grader this year. She was offered enrichment in both math and reading last year but still regularly complained of being bored. She was reading at a 3rd grade level toward the end of first grade, so she's not extremely advanced, but I'd still like to challenge her a little more. I'm curious to know if there are certain curricula generally considered to be well suited to afterschooling and/or well suited to afterschooling for enrichment?

 

My 8th grader (who will be homeschooled) is studying ancients this year, so I plan to use SOTW (vol 1) with DD. I'd also like to work on writing and math but am undecided on curriculum. I'm leaning towards Singapore for math and am wondering which components we would need if we go that route. I'm not at all certain about a writing... Is WWE a good fit for afterschooling? I would love to also throw in some grammar, but I'm worried that I'm already getting carried away. I'd love any recommendations that you have for us!

 

 

[Is there still a WWE placement test?]

I understand that at some point there was a WWE placement test available at peace hill press, but I can't seem to find it... I've found a few threads asking how to locate it, but the links in them no longer work. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[How do you decide what to focus on?]

How do you decide what areas to include and exclude from afterschoooling? Do you choose one or two subjects in which your kids' school is deficient so that you can bolster them or do you try to go for greater depth in multiple areas? I actually think the school does a fine job in teaching but I really want DD to have a deep understanding of numbers so I spend a lot of time on math. But maybe I should instead be spending time on history, which isn't really covered until later in elementary. Realistically, we will only be able to afterschool 20-30 min a day, and even if we had more time, I wouldn't want to do more.

 

My eyes are getting very big as I read about more and more curricula. I really want to try AAS, but I have to draw the line somewhere!

 

I entered this board to ask this very same question, so thanks! It's so tough to choose... I want to do it all!!! ;)

[8th grader testing at a 7/6 in saxon?]

Thanks. This has all been very helpful and reassuring. Putting him into 8/7 (or even pre-algebra, which he would have had in public school this year) didn't seem to make sense at all, but because we are so new at this I'm second-guessing everything.

 

Welcome!

 

One question might be why he struggles with math--different reasons might suggest different curricula.

 

And you might want to also post on Learning Challenges area.

 

Generally Saxon 7/6 may well be a good fit, and as others have posted, getting him secure at his stage would be better than trying to push ahead on a flimsy base.

 

However, if he needs a thorough refresher of everything, then something like Chalk Dust's 6th grade math which uses Basic College Math by Auffman (spelling?) and Lockwood and has videos and teacher support could be good--or just the Basic College Math text if videos and teacher support would not be useful. BCM starts with numbers, adding, and so on, and goes on to cover everything that would be before pre-algebra.

 

Thank you! I was not aware that there was a learning challenges area. :blushing:

 

He does seem to have a pretty throrough grasp of everything below 7/6, but I'm going to take a look at the Chalk Dust program to see if that might be a better fit.
 

[8th grader testing at a 7/6 in saxon?]

First of all: Your student is not THAT far behind. 7/6 is recommended for a slower math student in 7th grade.

Your student is not THAT far behind. 6/7 is recommended for a slower math student in 7th grade.

 

Do not rush math.

If he places into 7/6, that's what you should use. There is absolutely nothing gained in skipping just to be "caught up" - fractions and decimals are vital math skills your student must have mastered in order to progress to higher math. A grade of 68 is barely scraping by without mastering the material (if that was one of my college students, he would be required to repeat the course.)

 

I personally dislike Saxon, but the incremental spiral and the tons of review may be a good fit for your struggling student.

If you want to speed up progress, work on math through the summers.

 

That's what I'm thinking... I feel like the reason he's been been doing so poorly is because he has just been pushed through his classes, and continuing to do that (by placing him in his "grade appropriate" level) would not help him at all.

[8th grader testing at a 7/6 in saxon?]

I'm super new here, so apologies in advance if I'm going about this all wrong.

 

We recently decided to homeschool ds, who will be entering 8th grade this fall. I had him take a saxon placement test, and according to his results, 7/6 would be the appropriate level for him. Math is something that he's always struggled with. Throughout his 7th grade year he averaged a 68 in math, which tells me that he was not grasping the concepts; however, I feel like 7/6 is incredibly far behind his grade level. Do we back up and start over? I feel like the things he's fuzzy on (decimals and percents, even some fractions) are not only important, but essential in order to move up to a higher-level, but at the same time, I'm worried that he'll be so far behind. Is it possible to do some sort of refresher and then jump into 8/7? I realize that even 8/7 is below where most kids his age will be working, but I sort of expected that... I just didn't expect him to place at 7/6.

 

I would love your thoughts. I'd also appreciate any recommendations for curriculum that has worked well with your homeschoolers that struggle with math, if you have them.

 

Thank you!