Yes, we did that this past year and it was good for everyone. It was a great fit for dd who is now 5, as well as for older dd and ds. Ds10 requires my help for almost all of his work and preschool made the year much more fun for little sis, and less distracting for the older sibs. I felt great knowing she was able to do the fun, messy preschool activities she enjoyed, while I could give ds the help he needed.

We're actively pursuing our state scholarship program to enroll ds10 in a small local private school that specializes in kids with ASD and milder LDs. He is bright, highly verbal, and catches on well to social situations when specifically coached. He's getting to the point where having mom hover during co-op or other classes is not cool, however necessary it is to avoid meltdowns. He would really benefit from a safe place to practice social interactions. Homeschooling is fine academically, even if exhausting for me. We (and he) met with the school and I'm confident they would do their best to make ds successful in the classroom. Accommodations that would be extreme in a ps are standard at this school. However, he would need an aide full-time (at first, anyhow) to help avoid meltdowns/physical aggression and getting the funding for that is proving sticky. So we're 3 weeks out and don't know what's going on for schooling for 2 of 3 kids. O.o

Not a comparison, just my 0.02 about using an adaptation workbook. I used the hardback 2nd edition for 65 this year and tried to use the associated adaptation workbook and found there wasn't enough room for my son's writing. He's finishing 4th grade but his handwriting is more like 1st/2nd grade. I know I looked at intermediate 5 samples when I was choosing, but I can't remember how it looked. I never saw samples of the one I bought, just took a chance. :). I don't know if that matters to you, but I thought I'd share just in case. :)

I'm an SLP and used to work in schools with kiddos, but the last version of the CELF I've given was the CELF 3, so take this with a grain of salt. :) The sentence comprehension subtest has kiddo listen to a sentence and pick the corresponding picture from a choice of 4. The differences are in the grammatical words used, such as "is going down the ramp" vs "is going to go down the ramp." So not understanding a particular verb form, with minimal context (one sentence read aloud) would lead him to pick the wrong picture. There is a developmental sequence to which ones are understood first. In Formulated sentences, kiddo is given a picture and a word, and told to make a sentence with that word, from what's going on in the scene. If he has trouble with social cues, he is likely to have trouble figuring out what's going on in a picture and making a grammatically correct sentence that is relevant to the picture. It's a lot being asked in that one task. It sounds like he's a bright kid who can use context clues in real life to compensate for these areas of weakness, at least some of the time. :) You're right, working on his reading and writing has to be at his language level. I don't know if that helped. I'm muddling through writing with a 2e Aspie myself.

I'm an SLP - definitely look into apraxia of speech and use that term when inquiring with local SLPs about therapy. Unless they're in a specialized center, most SLPs that I know wouldn't work with someone for dyslexia, but rather the other speech and/or language issues that are present. :)

We're continuing on with the next level for history, science and math. Dropping Latin for the time being and doing Greek and Latin roots for vocabulary. I'm going to use the IEW U.S. history vol 1 and modify as needed with visuals. We'll try IEW Fix-it grammar book 1. We'll continue WWE2 for learning to summarize. I'm reading Michelle Garcia Winner's Thinking About You Thinking About Me now and trying to get ds into a social group somewhere. I'll spend some time every week discussing the ideas with him, but he needs an opportunity to practice! Trying to persuade him to take swim or gym or martial arts. Anything to get him moving more. :)

That's true, I make copies of the tests.

They intended the answers to be written on a separate paper, but we write in the text too. :)

I run into the same thing here with ds10. I've been looking at "classics", both modern and older, a bit below his reading level and just picking a few to require him to read. If there's dated language and I really want him to hear it, I read it aloud to everyone. If it still bombs, I shelve it until later. The Secret Garden was like that. Everyone tolerated it, but it's pretty slow so we've shelved it for a bit. This year he's read The Door in the Wall, The Great Brain, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Farmer Boy, Cricket in Times Square, Dangerous Journey and Castle Diary. Adam of the Road bombed. I'm going to have him finish the year with Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi. I'm just trying to expand the genres he's exposed to at this point, as he reads dozens of nonfiction and Star wars, mine craft, my weird school series type books on his own. Next year we're trying for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Wrinkle in Time, Holes, My Side of The Mountain, Hoot, Sherlock Files Book 1 and Johnny Tremain. We'll see what happens. ;-)

Yes, what Innisfree said. :) We're working on the same issue with 10yo ds. At this point we have to have a positive incentive (computer use when all responsibilities are fulfilled) and potential removal of a valued item if he refuses, in order to get him to write. It was copy work for years, and just this year he is finally able to write a sentence from dictation (he complains, but can do it.) Activities where he needs to generate the idea are separated from the act of writing. He's finally seeing the value of being able to type, so I think he'll work on that over the summer. There's only so much we can work on at one time, when he could potentially use up much of the available working time with complaining. It's *much* better this year than it was a year ago.

We are using level 4 and we use something else for writing and dictation as well. Easy to ignore, as the lessons are in the student workbook, and we just use the student text. I will look for some examples of dictation tomorrow and post them.

I have also bought and sold items on this swap forum hosted by Speakingofspeech.com. You might possibly find LIPS, VV etc. there. Here's the address, I can't seem to link it. http://members7.boardhost.com/swapmeet/

What kind of materials are you looking for? I have bought used books and DVDs for speech/language/autism on amazon and ebay as well as homeschoolclassifieds.

I'm using them with vol. 2 for my 4th grade son. He listens to the audio and the next day he does the quiz and can look answers up in the hard copy text if he can't remember. He's not very independent, nor has he been interested in doing many projects this year, so this has been a nice way to add mild review and an independent activity.

The specialist you need would either be an SLP or an OT, either could specialize in feeding issues. In my area we have this group http://mealtimenotions.com, run by an OT in conjunction with SLPs. You could ask your current SLP if she knows anyone who could consult with you for that issue, or check your nearby hospitals. SLPs in hospitals deal with feeding issues regularly. Pediatric issues are very different than those in adult and geriatric populations, so you want to find someone who had experience with children. Hope that helps!

Can she handle leggings? If so, maybe leggings and tunic length jersey knit (t-shirt type material) tops or simple dresses? We can usually find those year round online at old navy. My oldest has a HFA dx and we've been managing sensory needs for many years, but my girls both have sensory issues as well.

Thanks, I went to the site through the download link and it worked. :)

I just tried this with First Form Latin but it told me I didn't have any applicable items in my cart. ?

Yes please! By individual title with option to bundle, PDF of consumable text would be great.

I bought a self-paced VP course last Christmas when they had a BOGO sale. I set the start date for 8 months later and it could be used for the following 12 months after the start date, so check the details for this particular sale.

Hi! What is your reason for asking on this forum? I'm an SLP, but I don't know what type of response you're looking for from the classically homeschooling community. :)

I think I heard in Pudewa's November newsletter video that IEW will have a big sale on cyber Monday, possibly scratch & dent items? ETA: Use code CLEARANCE14 to get 50% off clearance items Dec. 1-5.

I recently bought my son Lycra sheets from an etsy shop, Skweezrs. He loves them, and sometimes crawls into bed if he's particularly overwhelmed. It is a royal pain to take off, wash and put back on (it's basically putting a tight Lycra sack on one end of the mattress) but worth it during this season. :) She also makes sensory bags that the child can get into, which would avoid the problem. I saw on a blog recently where someone bought their own length of Lycra and tied it around the mattress, which was much less expensive than the etsy sheets. HTH:)

Yes, this type of test by an audiologist who tests children regularly is the best next step to figuring out the problem. (Speaking as a speech-language pathologist). Definitely have him describe the problems he's having. If a hearing loss is ruled out, they may recommend speech-language or other testing. Yay mom for working to figure it out!