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  1. rowan25
    What did you like about it? I've only used the early grades and wasn't overly impressed. I'd heard the upper levels were better, but I'm unsure.
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    Not yet, but I'm planning on it.
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    Ok, that was my overall feeling as well. My daughter is continually drawn to the promise of project vs. so much constant writing, summarizing, etc. I was drawn to the combination of english with the history as my last few english purchases have been a bust. Think we might just use SOTW and HO as a jumping off point and find project to match. sigh.......................LOL And now to find something Englishy........ :-P
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    What grades did you try for OM? What was disappointing? We also tried K-2 and were disappointed. Like you, I've heard better things about the upper levels, but......once bitten, twice shy!
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    Thank you. That is sortof the feeling I got from flipping through it. :-/
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    Yes, we've done this until now and I will continue to do this with my younger son. But my daughter is moving into middle school and is requesting a bit "more" while still keeping it fun. I'm running out of steam for creating my own thing and would really like something to use as a springboard/spine.
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    Hello everyone, I thought I had everything set for next year and then......I didn't. Right now I'm flip-flopping back and forth between History Odyssey Level 2 Ancients and Oak Meadow's fifth grade English/History. I'm looking for opinions on both, please. English hasn't been a focus the past two years because my daughter was very advanced in this area. But as a result, writing hasn't been a focus either and needs to be brought up to snuff. She isn't very excited about doing ancients, but most of the books in OM's program have already been read multiple times. Nothing is really lighting my fire. We tried HO level 1 ancients a few years ago, but she really hated SOTW and CHOW. Any thoughts on these programs, or even suggestions for others would be greatly appreciated! rowan
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    Thank you, everyone, for chiming in with your suggestions!! I haven't made any decisions yet, so if you have other thoughts, please keep them coming. :-)
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    Thanks!!! I will!
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    Exactly!!!!
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    I believe there are some aspects of Waldorf schooling that could help crossing midline, etc. I need to pull my notes out and review that aspect. Thanks for the heads up on this.
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    Yes, multi sensory is DEFINITELY what I need for him.
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    Thank you!! The "ding ding ding" method makes sense to me! LOL He does have some auditory issues, but mainly I see visual mistakes. Also his secondary characteristics fall closely upon the visual side as well, i.e. clumsy, trouble crossing midline, awkward running, etc. And he is highly visually oriented as well, so I'm thinking that something leaning visual will help more than the auditory will---of course, not to exclude the auditory aspect, but perhaps less strong of a focus, if that makes sense. Sounds like the best thing is probably going to be a mix of methods!!! So typical of my kiddos!! :)
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    This does help a lot. It's a very good breakdown and gives me a starting place. I do intend on getting the book, but can you tell me what about the Davis method is different? What makes it work better with some rather than others/all?
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    I had heard of them and looked at them last year around this time, but somehow I had a very difficult time navigating the webpage and deciding what I needed to purchase. I'm not sure. It seemed odd to me, but that's all I remember about it. I'll look again. lol
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    Thank you for the book suggestion. I have never been exposed to how a "normal" learner learns to read. My teaching experience was middle school and my daughter basically was born reading (20 months reading my email!!! :confused1: ) I will take any and all book recommendations.
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    Thank you!! That is a good idea to start with. I know that he has some auditory issues just from the way he mishears what people say. We have done the general hearing test at the pediatrician, but they were quick to point out that discrimination is not assessed through that test. I suspect there may be a working memory problem just because I know his father has a definite weakness in short term memory. Finding someone qualified to assess his visual processing has been problematic; there just aren't any around here and money, as always, is an issue. Are there any other pretests that I can use to help me target my approach. I know that my Special Education training will stand me in good stead. Unfortunately without a brick and mortar school to use as a base, my training as a diagnostician is limited to the tests I already own. :-(
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    I am looking for a reading program for my 7 year old for next school year. We have done little "formal" work thus far because I suspect he may be dyslexic. I was curious if he would mature into reading via more standard methods (Bob Books, ETC 1 and 2, early readers), but that hasn't happened yet and I'm not willing to wait any longer. Currently I am considering All About Reading and Dianne Craft's reading program with brain integration. Does anyone have any experience with either/both of these? Can anyone give a brief review/recommendation from actual usage? There is quite a price difference between the two programs, so it has me curious as to quality/quantity. If something is unclear or I have left some vital piece of information out, please ask. I've promised movie night and I'm flying to get things done so that we can!! :-P Thanks in advance, rowan
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    Hello everyone, We started homeschooling back in 2009 and I found a webpage called 3moms. On their site, they had state homeschool compliance and record keeping sets that I ordered. They have been so valuable; it is the one thing that I STILL use on a daily basis. I was looking for the site to recommend to a friend who was just starting out and discovered that the site is gone. Does anyone remember this besides me? Does anyone know if it has morphed into another site? Does anyone know if this sort of thing is still available somewhere else? Thanks in advance, rowan
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    I think I've narrowed my choices down to IEW and the Junior English from Galore Park. I'm going to have to spend some time reading through each one and seeing what isn't included that I will have to add. Thanks everyone!!!
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    LOL!!! Then I guess you didn't have any issues!! LOL Thank you, that's good to know. :-)
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    Did you run into any issues with British vocabulary vs. American vocabulary? I'm assuming that it is secular, so there shouldn't be any issues with religion or politics, right? My daughter liked the looks of these, so I'll need to read about them in more detail.
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    I haven't heard of this site before. Thank you!
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    Thank you! This is what I was looking for to help me understand their program from a practical standpoint, rather than from a making a sale standpoint. I will definitely be looking at this more closely with your response in mind.
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    You mentioned IEW. I was looking at their webpage and samples and I do like what I can see. However, it says you need to be trained in their methodology. In looking at the sample pages, I see nothing that would require specialized training. Do you think it can stand alone, or is the special training really necessary?
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