Handwriting without Tears would be good. Peterson Directed handwriting would also be good. I just wanted to say I think you have something backwards. You said the dysgraphia is mostly from going on a writing strike for 3 years. It is much much more likely that he went on a writing strike because of the dysgraphia.

Have them take the Saxon placement test. My guess would be either 5/4 or 6/5...

Or to get work samples from some other kid.

And what if the parents are trying to get the child to go to school and the child won't? I know of a case like that. (The child is now an adult.). The child decided that "you can't make me" and she was right. The parents withheld privaleges. Removed everything but basics. Tried to physically drag the child to school. Tried a reward system. The school provided a few rewards, likd the child got to participate in a special program at the art gallery.... child would go for the half a day that day of the week. Truant officers came. Truant officers saw parents doing all they could. Truant officers gave up and stopped coming. Child saw physcologists. Parents did. Family did. Parents asked other parents for advice. This child attended school maybe 15-20 days a year. Extreme case of truancy. Would have been horrible to add punitive consequences to the parents. Sure, punish the parents if THEY are not letting the kid attend. Don't if the parents are trying. Fortunately, that is what the truant officers chose.

And how would this even possibly be enforced? This is absurd. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

You watched Degrassi AT SCHOOL? Trying to figure why they would do that? Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

My parental decision to homeschool my kids does NOT put them at a greater risk of being abused unless you are saying that the act of homeschool somehow makes it more likely that I would abuse my kids. Homeschooling doesn't cause abuse. Yes some abusers choose to hide the abuse by homeschooling the kids.... and the risk of those kids being abused is the same because thd parents are the same. There might be a higher risk of it not being noticed, but even that seems to be not a lot higher. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

The point is that it could easily have gone very bad. I am not going to support routine investigations because I choose to homeschool. I am innocent and do not want to be treated as if I'm guilty of something, And I doubt it would be effective against abusers like these m9st of the time. Sent from my SM-G903W using Tapatalk

Says a person that I suspect has never been reported on. Do you have a clue the type of stress being investigated causes? My family was reported on, both to the homeschool office and to cfs. Yes it was unfounded. But it was a nightmare. The initial cfs intake worker was anti-homeschool, and it showed in their questions. The search of the house is invasive. It affects the kids. And the case remained open for about a year. Fortunately for us the worker assigned to us was not against homeschooling but many in our cfs office is. Living knowing that they can drop in on any day. And the homeschool office.... with our new liason who has been trying to add requirements that aren't legal. Having to drop my planning (it was about 2 weeks before school was to restart) and regather up the stuff I had put away from the year before. Have my kids go and be questioned (after being questioned by the cfs people not long before). And this expert had no real concept of dysgraphia, which my son has. Oh, yes, we were found to be fine and the cases closed. But it still was a very stressful experience on the whole family, for a prolonged period. And, as I said - we were lucky, because although there are some fantastic case workers, there are bad ones too. And many that figure that if you are homeschooling yoj must have something to hide. No, I don't wish that on any innocent person. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

I realize that these adults looked very young, so not arguing something wrong.... But I have looked about 10 years younger than I am for ages. Nothing wrong at all.... but when I was 26 most people thought I was 15 or 16. I was asked if I had permission to use my Mom's (mine) credit card. I owned my own house, but people thought I was a teen. I remember being downtown returning to my office after lunch and overhearing some old guy muttering (about me) about teenagers skipping school. So I think a person can be i their 20's and look like a minor and nothing is 'wrong'. I don't think this was the case here...

I love getting gift cards... but I mostly use them for homeschooling purchases.... and a safety net. They do produce a lot of anxiety, but they are also my safety as my dh doesn't generally ask to use them. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

It sounds like dysgraphia possibly Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

So what is the point in having the requirement (which I don't agree with) anyway if you can just go find someone else to sign you off? Isn't just a lot of extra beurocracy for no purpose at all then???

But the stories would likely say homeschooling anyway

I remember being in Brownies..... every kid in our school old enough was in Brownie or Cubs (or Guides or Scouts). Broewnies and Cubs met right after school in the school gym (the night varied) so you wore your uniform to school. I know I had an old uniform (the current style then was a dress, mine was a skirt and blouse). Fortunately it was close enough it wasn't an issue. My Dad asked if I would be ok without the book as it was just a story (he had the one with the badge requirements). Having read it as an adult, that book might have made a HUGE difference to me.... But the thing I remember (that relates to this thread) is that you were supposed to wear brown socks or tights to match the uniform.... and I didn't have any. Oh, the weeks of losing inspection points because of my white socks! I didn't dare ask my parents for some.... I knew they scrounged for my dues. And I didn't tell the leaders why I kept forgetting brown socks. I think one of the leaders must have figured it out and called, because one day (payday I bet) some were bought by one of my parents... (or maybe someone gave some to my parents...) Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

Oh yes! If the power goes off.... the quick run to the window to see... a) all the lights etc are off at the neighbours' houses... (yeay, just a power outage), or b) the utility van driving away.... (oh shoot), or c) neither.... (probably still oh shoot)...

We did a bag of gumballz (or jelly beans?) Clear plastic bag and balloons inside....

Ikea.... the ikea nearby sells hot dogs for, I think it is 1.50 for 2.... we have been known to stop there for a lunch while out and about...

We still have a Royal Fork in my city! But it costs us more every time because the kids are priced acording to age and our kids are spaced 3 months apart in the year.... it gets frustrating and now that a couple are "adult" priced it isn't really in our budget anymore....

We have to do that at times a day or two before payday.... trying to figure out where we need to go, versus other needs, and compard to how much money we have left....

Halloween costumes.... I was always trying to figure out stuff that could be done with nothing. One year I was a 'teenager'... I wore a jean jacket I had... my sister put makeup on me. One year I was a blind person (sunglasses and a white coathanger straightened up)... Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

Well, I should mention the kids don't have up to date clothes particularly. We use second hand shops a lot. But when he was a kid he was the kid with holes in his pants and very few clothes... and not much food.... so that is his priorities as well as the occasional big thing. My parents divorced. My Mom had a low income but was careful with money.... I never felt poor at her house. My Dad had a higher income (until he didn't..... he had periods of unemployment.) And no money sense at all. He was/is also a hoarder. He would buy pool table (yes, symbol of wealth) - and it was greatly sale - one month, water cut off the next. We have had utilities cut off in our family too.... my ability to fight for the bills being paid waxes and wans.... it is such a hard juggle. My kids have mostly not experienced it (my step kids have a lot) but it is often one missing payment away. When our child tax (Canadian) gets messed up it is a disaster. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

This! My dh is all about 'buy it now'. I'm mostly a 'do without'. Or at least agonize over it. I'm a pay the important bills first and figure out the rest. Dh is buy the food and needed clothes first... the utility companies will get their money... (um, yeah... when I force the issue). I get a reaction if I see a utility company van on our street.... is it coming to our house? Are we up to date? Did we forget an arrangement?

Well the first time I watched it in those first seasons, I felt they were pretty even... but Thomas' actions and motives are a lot easier to see. Each time I have rewatched the series I have noticed her actions more and more. She is much more wiley and manipulative. She is often the person saying quietly "go do this". The first couple of times I watched the series, I thought Thomas had tripped Bates.... then I was watching and realized.... O'Brian tripped him! Sent from my SM-G903W using Tapatalk

Baxter (whom the OP hasn't met) and Thomas have a backstory. O'Brian and Thomas do not particularly that I can remember. O'Brian is related to Alfred (whom the OP probably hasn't met yet either). Yes, O'Brian does have that moment right before her Ladyship slips where she regrets her plan. And she treats her Ladyship differently due to regret. But she is otherwise still immensely nasty and conniving to a very evil level otherwise. Sent from my SM-G903W using Tapatalk