[Grammar recc?]

No idea if this will help you but Fix-It Grammar is working well here (the new one).  15 minutes a day or less and only 4 days a week, starts out very light but ramps up, DD seems to be retaining well and if you want to complete two books in one year it is easy to double up the lessons so you complete 8 lessons a week or even 10 if you want to do grammar on the 5th day.  The student is dissecting one sentence each lesson from an actual literary selection.  TM is very helpful.  I recommend buying just the TM.  That should give you access to the electronic version of the student pages.  Print them out as needed.  DD has a notebook she files the pages in.

Thank you-I will look into that as well. :) 

[Grammar recc?]

Winston

Thank you! 

[Grammar recc?]

Hello. me again. :) I now need a grammar recc. :) I am using sequential spelling, which seems to work for him, so I do not need spelling. Reading comp is not great-for that I am looking into beyond the code. What I really want is a grammar program for sentence structure-really something purely grammar. His grammar is ok-he does have the basics-noun, verb, adejective. But, we need to progress past a 2/3rd grade level...his visual memory is good, so I want something that incorporates that. He learns well by seeing + doing. His short term memory is bad. Any suggestions for a very interactive or multi-sensory approach to grammar? Thanks!

[multi-sensory math curric for child with no short term memory?]

Maybe Miquon might be a good fit? It would show the concepts purely visually, in a way he might be able to grasp. It helped my DD understand the relationship between multiplication and division much earlier than she would have been able to if she'd been given the numbers on paper.

 

The Al-abacus we use in Right Start is also great for visualizing two-digit addition and subtraction. 

thanks-will look into miquon. :) 

 

Have you looked into Ronit Bird? 

 

Side note, I always think of short term memory as being located in the pre-frontal cortex, but if your son had that area removed, that would mean that he had a lobotomy.  I had no idea that was still done.  Just taking note of my own personal ignorance, that's all.

He had a resection of his left temporal lobe. Looking at RB, thanks

 

Hmm, I didn't read that very carefully.  You said rote.  BJU, in the old editions at least, had very direct, very traditional instruction.  They just did a really good job of parsing through which steps, which operations, why.  

 

If you're looking at RB, what you might do is write her.  You can find the contact through her web page.  I've written her quite a bit and she's fabulous.  She might have some ideas for you.  Or if she doesn't, well at least you can clarify which materials you might pursue of hers.

thanks for the info-looking at RB right now. :) 

[multi-sensory math recc?]

I'd look at Miquon and Ronit Bird.  You might also ask on the Learning Challenges board.

 

 

Maybe look at Right Start? I've only used it for the younger grades, but it is very hands on and incorporates a lot of games as opposed to memorizing facts.

 

Thank you all so much-will look into those, and I posted this on the learning challenges board. :) 

[multi-sensory math curric for child with no short term memory?]

I started this thread on the main board, but I should have come here first. :) 

 

We have been HS since December. My son lacks a short term memory. We actually removed it during a brain surgery. So, no short term or working memory. His visual memory, however, is good. And, I am seeing that with rote memorization, slowly, eventually, some things bank into long term. Math is a huge struggle. He can memorize basic facts(like single digit multiplication), but when he has a problem with more than one step(borrowing/regrouping more than once in 2-3 digit subtraction), he missteps, forgets. And, I am finding that he does not understand the mathematical concepts at all. He does not know why he is borrowing in subtraction. He doesn't understand why he carries the 1 in addition. He doesn't see how division and multiplication are related. He can understand whether to use subtraction or addition or multiplication in word problems. In working with him, I already know that a rote memory approach is best for math, and mastery, not spiral. I am actually considering Kumon for the rote memorization/practice he needs. BUT, I need a curric that addresses his conceptual problems. 

 

What I am looking for his a multi-sensory math program that will help him understand the concepts of math. The WHY, HOW. Etc. His visual memory is good, so I need something that incorporates the senses. Any help is appreciated. 

 

Thanks

[multi-sensory math recc?]

Hello. :) My son does not have a short term memory. Remembering, and learning new math concepts is hard. Rote memory is good for basic one-step issues(like he can memorize multiplication facts with enough practice), but working memory makes math hard(if he has to borrow more than 1x in a 3 digit subtraction problem, he has trouble). And he does not understand the concepts at all. He has no idea how re-grouping works, even though I broke out the toothpicks, etc. So, what I am looking for is...

 

a multi-sensory math program to hammer home the CONCEPTS. There are alot of programs for rote memory, and I will get one of those as well(for rote memory I am actually considering kumon). But what I really need is a program that uses a multi-sensory approach so that he can 'get' the concept. See, his visual memory is very good. So, if I can find a sensory math, I think he can make the link. 

 

Can anyone recc a good multi-sensory math program for learning the concepts of math? Thanks! Heidi 

[curricula for severely memory impaired?]

Have you talked with a neuropsychologist to see if cognitive therapies could help develop new pathways?  They do this with other people with brain damage due to stroke, etc.  It would be worth asking about.  Also maybe post on the LC section and see if Geodob notices?  This would be right up his alley.

 

Welcome to the boards.   :)

 

Yes. We see a neuropsychologist a couple times a year. We do the tests, and he gives us recommendations on how to tailor his learning to his needs. His best recc is to break up work into small segments, and repetition of concepts, and using visual, real life examples. 

[curricula for severely memory impaired?]

Heiditam,

I would rather re-title your thread, as severely auditory memory impaired.

Where it is important to recognize his 'good visual memory' !

 

Though something that I wonder about? 

Is if he learned some basic ASL sign language?

If he could learn to sign a word, and retain it in his short term memory?

With practice, retain it in his long term memory?

 

Sign language is not just a method of communication?

But for people born without hearing, it is also a way of thinking.

So that they think in signs,

But they do this without physically making the signs,

As they imagine the signs.

In the same way, that you would be imagining the sounds of the words, as you read this.

 

So that sign language could provide him with an additional way of thinking?

 

That is an idea that I will explore-thanks :) 

[Resources to test comprehension]

Is there an online resource I can access to teach my son's comprehension of the books he reads? I am thinking of something that maybe gives me chapter summaries, or provides questions for the chapters, and even something that is like the accelerated reader program(which I don't love for other reasons but do like for testing comprehension) which will test the overall understanding of the book? Basically anything that gives me resources to find out whether or not my child has understood the book, the small themes(chapter facts), and the larger picture(the entire story). I just cannot read every single book my kids read! HA! 

 

We have sonlight, so we have Q for each book, but in the future, if I wanted to build my own literary curricula, I would need to have some resources like above to test comprehension and retention. 

 

Thanks!

[curricula for severely memory impaired?]

Hi :) My name is heidi, and my older son has a severe seizure disorder. We had surgery a little over a year ago, where we removed his short term memory. As you can imagine, learning new concepts(especially math, which needs a good working memory) is especially difficult. He still has seizures in the areas of his memory that we left intact. He has a good visual memory. Auditory memory is extremely weak, short term gone...long term is okay if you can get information banked there...

 

We are currently using sonlight for history and reading-he loves to read, but we are trying to figure out how to help him comprehend more. I have the visualizing and verbalizing materials, but need to really learn it myself before I start with him...that should help...what other reading comprehension techniques can I try with him? 

 

We are using sequential spelling, and starting at level 1...spelling is very hard for him. 

 

For math, we are currently using calvert and math mammoth for extra practice. I know he needs a mastery approach...we are currently 3 years behind in math, so I am doing 3rd grade right now...open to any and all programs-to use in conjunction or alone after we get through year 3 materials...this is his hardest subject-the short term memory disability really is obvious when we do math...really would love to know what anyone uses for math with a memory impaired kiddo...

 

Thanks!