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Alright, I think we’re going to give English from the Roots Up a try. See about teaching her to look at words more analytically
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Alright help me find some new books to read? I don’t generally like Christian fiction, but I would appreciate finding some novels that don’t spend six or eight pages describing the *tea party* in detail
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On 5/31/2021 at 10:11 AM, stripe said:
When you say she is a voracious reader, that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s reading things that would improve her vocabulary. And also, some people skip over what they don’t understand. So I would say, that is an important component. You might want to increase informational (non fiction) reading and listening. Listen to something aimed at an at least moderately educated adult audience. Watch shows like “Nature” or “Nova” on PBS. It helps if it’s about something she might be interested in, like, say, a rat driving a car. Try TED talks; there are a million of those. There are a lot of audiobooks of non-fiction topics, too. Try podcasts, like, for instance, Milk Street Radio. Watch Jeopardy! Try to solve NPR’s Sunday Puzzles. Add in anything that is more personal; I am trying to suggest pretty generic things since I don’t know what she’s interested in. See if your local public librarian can help; many can advise even if your library is closed. If you do these things together, or talk about it after she reads/listens/watches, it might lead to discussions, which might help her vocabulary. But if it’s a consistent problem, I would consider reaching out for help to make sure nothing is overlooked, or if there are more targeted things that might help her.
These are great suggestions. Maybe I should return to having at least some of her reading time mom-selected books
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On 5/30/2021 at 4:32 PM, PeterPan said:
Any context here of visual processing or auditory processing oddities? Difficulties understanding speech in background noise? Trouble visualizing or with visual memory tasks like spelling?
You can have the list you've described (strong student, etc.) and get diagnosed with an APD. Why's she still using so many audiobooks in 6th? It's ok, my dd did, but then again my dd now is diagnosed with APD. 😉
Vocabulary is considered a marker for overall language development, so having discrepantly low scores *could* indicate something more is going on, a relative weakness. It's why you'd look at context, other things she's shying away from or having trouble with. And I'm a little surprised that she's not gaining vocabulary with the audiobook access. So both with auditory *and* visual inputs she's having trouble?
Any other developmental differences or history there? Did she have speech therapy at any point?
No visual or auditory processing issues. The audiobooks aren’t for school work, but we listen to them in the car and at bedtime
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1 hour ago, prairiewindmomma said:
I used Wordly Wise 3000 with one of mine who needed a boost in this area. Learning the root words helped a lot. I have also used Spectrum Reading. For a different child, the issue was sustained attention in reading. They were just kind of tuning out while they read.
Does Wordly Wise teach word roots? It does look pretty easy to use
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3 hours ago, HomeAgain said:
I would go with something like Word Roots or Words On The Vine, or something else that explicitly breaks down words into prefixes, suffixes, and roots so that she can analyze a word for meaning.
This is kind of what I was thinking. That maybe she doesn’t pick up vocabulary from context and needs to learn to analyze the words instead
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On 4/15/2021 at 11:07 AM, 8filltheheart said:
THe way I have used them is my kids read them on their own (usually about 2 pgs per day). I select catechism questions I want reinforced and assign as copywork into their own catechism books (which doubles as handwriting bc their handwriting has to be neat.) We don't usually do any of the additional readings connected to the books bc we do saint readings and bible reading together or through books assigned. The only thing we do out of the books are the self quizzes at the end of the chpts. We do those together. Doing about 2-3 pgs per day, it is easy to get through even the upper level books.
I don’t even do the self tests with my 3rd grader. We just read and I make up a few questions or ask her to narrate. Other we do the same, a couple pages a day
I forgot to add. We read these books together so we can discuss
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My sixth grader is a voracious reader, listens to a lot of audiobooks, and scores very well on reading assessments, but her vocabulary scores are consistently low. It’s not just a testing issue. She regularly complains about people using big words that she doesn’t understand. Anyone else have a kid like this? My others have basically just learned word meanings by osmosis. Any ideas about what kind of vocabulary teaching she might need?
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I have decided that fourth grade reading is just going to be a big basket of excellent books to read for 30 min every day. #easybutton
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Forgot Henry Huggins and Ramona. And Paddington!
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What are the not to be missed reading selections for this age? I'm thinking Boxcar Children, Charlotte's Web, Narnia and Little House type of books.
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Seton’s spelling and handwriting and vocabulary would probably work well in a classroom.
Maybe Memoria Press’s lit? It’s pretty Catholic friendly at least
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My daughter will be in fourth grade next year and her spelling lessons so far have been pretty scattershot. We’ll start Megawords in fifth grade, but I’d like to do a crash course/review of elementary spelling next year. Any suggestions?
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Little Women or Treasure Island
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Giver
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If you have used this, did your student complete all the material included? I’m seeing Learning Checks and Exercises in the Textbook and quizzes and tests and review guides in the digital files. What was most valuable?
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I like CLE for the independent workbook format
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I’m looking for something Catholic or Catholic friendly that will plan out history/literature/geography for me. Any ideas? I’m going to have girls in grades 4, 7, and 8.
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I got a subscription to The Week Junior for my 11 and 13 year olds, and it seems to be working well.
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1 hour ago, Melissa Louise said:
The woman's been brainwashed. She's in a cult. She also has t been charged with possession of child abuse materials.
How about we keep the outrage on the perpetrator?
Ottakee, thanks for sharing. I wonder if there will be any state-mandated therapy for AD to help her get deprogramned, for the sake of the kids? I'm guessing not.
Depending on the circumstances, she might be required to attend non-offenders treatment. Basically therapy or group that helps women learn to deal with a partner whose an abuser and protect themselves and their kids.
That would be more if Josh abused their kids though, which I pray didn’t happen
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On 4/15/2021 at 8:26 PM, eagleynne said:
I thought of a few other possibilities: Warehouse 13, SeaQuest DSV, Eureka, and the Librarians.
SeaQuest! That brings back some memories. Lucas and his dolphin were the best. I'll have to see if that's on Netflix or anything
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On 4/14/2021 at 11:02 AM, eagleynne said:
SG-1 would probably be good, with the caveat that the pilot episode, which was originally filmed as a tv movie on Showtime, has one scene about half way through that features full female nudity. None of the rest of that episode has anything objectionable in it, nor does any of the rest of the series, it was just that one scene. I've always felt like they thought they needed to do that because it was on premium cable, but who knows.
If you decide to try SG-1 you also consider SG-Atlantis.
My bigger girls and I love Stargate, especially Sam Carter, scientist extraordinaire. But I'm keeping it another year for the little one. Some of the violence is just a little too realistic.
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We’ve decided on Avatar: The Last Airbender. Thanks!
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37 minutes ago, Farrar said:
How about Netflix's Lost in Space? The Flash? Supergirl? Doctor Who? Eureka?
Thanks! Lost in Space might be just about right.
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So my daughter just turned 9 and we need a new tv show for mommy time. We really like 90s era scifi. She loved ST: TNG and DS9 but I thought the latter was just a bit dark for her at times. I was thinking about Babylon 5 or Andromeda or Earth: Final Conflict. Anyone remember these shows well enough to guess if they’re too intense for a 3rd grader?
(We’re planning to watch the rest of the Star Treks later in the year with Daddy, so that’s why we’re skipping Voyager/Enterprise)
What do you use for memorization?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We use Classically Catholic Memory, but I’m thinking of adding some more poems and longer Scripture passages. How do you all organize your memory work and review it?