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Thanks for the input. I was thinking the CAT might be the ticket. I will check into Seton and Chritian LIberty (CLE).
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My dd also has learning challenges (but no IEP) and now that she's in 9th grade I was thinking that it might be good to give
her a standardized test (in the home, given by me), just so she could have a feel for how it might be.
(Almost all of the tests she takes at home are not timed and she can do them open book.)
Eventually I'd like her to move up to where she could take a "normal" standardized test (given by someone
else, somewhere else and timed). She may eventually take some courses at a local community college where
they have tests and I thought if we started now, that we could do this quite a few times before she actually would
have to perform in those "normal" settings.
I vaguely remember that certain places allow you to "rent" (for lack of a better word) standardized tests (the CAT,maybe).
And, I'm thinking those places might have been HSLDA and/or Bob Jones.
Has anyone else tried this and had success?
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You got it. I'm praying!
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We'll be using History At Our House this year. Dd will be doing the new Asian history using the once a week live class, with the recordings option the other 3 days. You can do all live classes. We'll also do the recordings for American history for the whole family.
Sandy
Sandy, could you tell me more about History at Our House? Can you start in the middle of a year or do you need to begin in September or whenever the semester starts? When is it offered (during the day)? How much time does it take? How much does it cost?
Thanks,
Karen
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Currently my dd and I are using History of the World by Abeka. We've done loads of history studies up to this point, mostly using Sonlight, but more recently using MFW. My dd is having a hard time putting all the pieces together in her mind. So I was thinking if there was a DVD or something else visual (maybe kinesthetic) that she could see and/or touch that might help her. We have used a time line (Sonlight's) that's in a book and that really hasn't helped much.
The Abeka History of the World is good but long (for what I'm looking for). I was looking for something that could, in an abbreviated form, put the major events together so that she could "see" them. I am especially interested in Church History (the Great Awakening, the Second Great Awakening, etc)
I have heard of Drive Through History but never seen them. Is that something that you would recommend or do you have other ideas?
By the way, although we are doing 9th grade, my dd has dyslexia and upper elementary/middle grades' material would work for us.
(This is a cross-post)
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Currently my dd and I are using History of the World by Abeka. We've done loads of history studies up to this point, mostly using Sonlight, but more recently using MFW. My dd is having a hard time putting all the pieces together in her mind. So I was thinking if there was a DVD or something else visual (maybe kinesthetic) that she could see and/or touch that might help her. We have used a time line (Sonlight's) that's in a book and that really hasn't helped much.
The Abeka History of the World is good but long (for what I'm looking for). I was looking for something that could, in an abbreviated form, put the major events together so that she could "see" them. I am especially interested in Church History (the Great Awakening, the Second Great Awakening, etc)
I have heard of Drive Through History but never seen them. Is that something that you would recommend or do you have other ideas?
By the way, although we are doing 9th grade, my dd has dyslexia and upper elementary/middle grades' material would work for us.
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lil' maids in a row,
Could you tell me so more information about your home schooling? How old are your children? How long have you been home schooling? You've mentioned some things that you've used in Math for your oldest? What about your first grader? Are there other children in addition to those two?
More information might help others respond more intelligently :-)
Thanks.
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Thank you ladies. I'll pass on the information :-)
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Thanks, redsquirrel. I'll look into "Middle School Chemistry".
Here's another question for y'all: If money weren't an issue, what middle school science would you recommend that has built-in accountability and why?
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I have already made a post about Free Science curriculum. NOW, I'm also asking for suggestions
for English & History curricula.
As with the Science post, I am interested in finding a FREE English & History curricula that come with accountability features built in.
A home schooling friend has 2 little boys who are very active with LOTS of energy with some learning issues.
She also has a dd who is in 8th grade.
My friend does not have the time or energy to do much with her 8th grader because of what is required with the boys. She would LOVE to find a free (no extra money at this time) good solid English & History that her dd could do independently and would somehow hold her dd accountable for the work she does. My friend would LOVE it if had teacher interaction or somehow graded the work but realizes that that may only happen if she purchases something like Abeka DVD.
Any helpful suggestions will be most appreciated! :001_smile:
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I am interested in finding a FREE solid science curriculum that has accountability features built into it.
I have a home schooling friend who has 2 little boys who are very active with LOTS of energy with some learning issues.
She also has a dd who is in 8th grade. My friend does not have the expertise nor the time & energy to do much with her 8th grader. She would LOVE to find a free (no extra money at this time) good solid curriculum in Science that her dd could do independently and would somehow hold her dd accountable for the work she does. My friend would LOVE it if had teacher interaction or somehow graded the work but realizes that that may only happen if she purchases something like Abeka DVD.
I don't know if what I have written makes any sense. I hope so!
Does anyone have any wonderful ideas I could share with my friend? She is feeling pretty discouraged right now and it would be great to be able to say, "Guess what the hive suggested ?"
Any helpful suggestions will be most appreciated! :001_smile:
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A shout-out to the decluttering! I cleaned up the piles in the kitchen and then cleaned out my purse. And THEN cleaned my desk--and found $300 in 20's! I have no idea why it was tucked in there, but before I could think of all the places I could use it, I gave it to the starving grad student! We both cried as she had no idea how she was going to make rent this month...
This is SO cool -- that you found $300 that you didn't know you had AND that you gave it to a worthy cause :-)
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I would LOVE to have a more organized home. So would everyone else in this house! So I'm going to sign up and pray
that I can just do each day and not get overwhelmed with it all!
Thanks for the links and information. I just signed up. Yea!!! :hurray:
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Could someone tell me the difference between Great Illustrated Classics and the Treasury of Illustrated Classics books?
I am looking for "true to the story" books that are easy to read yet represent the real thing, give a genuine sense of the
book. Are there other series worth considering as well?
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This is the best Jane Eyre I've ever seen. It's long (about 5 hours), but stays true to the book with very little added to it. Of course, even at 5 hours there is still a lot left out. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
We just saw this (as a family) and enjoyed it very much. I can't thank you enough for this recommendation!
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This is such a good post and you have a lot of wisdom about this while your kids are still young. :iagree:She definitely doesn't get negative consequences for not participating. We just kind of ignore it and tell her she is welcome to join if/when she wants to. The thing with Girl Scouts and gymnastics is that she LOVES them. We're definitely not forcing her. If I took her out, she would be completely devastated. She loves being around other kids and she does participate, for the most part. It's just that, when she doesn't want to, she completely refuses, and I don't see other kids doing that so I guess it bothers/concerns me. And she isn't in church choir--just church, which I'm obviously not going to pull her out of. At home, we're a very singy family. We sing songs together every night, plus in the car. Even then, she usually refuses to sing along with the rest of us (me, dh, and ds). She has always seemed just really self conscious. This is going to sound ridiculous, but it seemed to be there even when she was a baby. If she did something cute or funny and we laughed, she would cry, and way back then we commented that it almost seemed like she was self conscious and upset that we were laughing "at" her. This was like eight months, maybe even younger.
My dd, who is now 15, was similar to this. When she was 6 or 7, I made her get up on stage at a church to recite a Psalm that I knew she knew. I thought this would be good for her (she is shy) and cause her to rise up out of her shyness. The result? She ended up sobbing on stage, she was so terrified of being in front of others and having to perform. I was mortified (all about me) because I had to go up on stage to remove her.
I have had the "conversation" with her more times than I could count about how she appears to others (looking like a brat, uninterested in others, etc.). Because much of it was said in anger and embarrassment (on my part), it had a very negative result in her. I am so sorry I hurt her in these ways.
I have since learned that she has some social issues, that she doesn't pick up the cues that others give easily, that she doesn't make the connection between what she is doing and how it may be perceived. It is only in the last few years (say from ages 12 on up) that we have been able to make some headway on these issues. And that's only because I realized that she struggles socially and that I read some books and learned how I can help her in these ways. She does not purposely hestitate to participate in new situations and/or with new people (one of the posters aptly called them strangers - -I had never realized that is what they are to my daughter) or to purposely shy away from the unknown. That is just how she is put together and it is my job to gently give her the skills and then gently introduce her to those safe situations where she can use those new skills.
In my experience, it can be very difficult to determine whether or not your child is doing these things out of stubborness, disobedience or because she is not equipped to handle them. But time will tell. Your dd is very young and so there is lots of time for you to figure all of that out. Be gentle with yourself and with her.
I would tread very carefully. I would not punish your child for not particpating. I tried that and realized too late it was so wrong for her. I would treat her with kids gloves. I love the many responses here. I would stay home with your small brood and just enjoy your family. Let her shine at home and enjoy having you all be together. She is only 5 and will shine in the years to come. Just love her and nurture her and hang in there. There really isn't much a 5-year-old needs to do but play and interact with your family.
I would very much agree that ps would just exacerbate all of this. When I used to ponder ps for my dd, I would realize time and time again, that it would have just caused her to would just pull inside her shell even more. It would have so made it all the worse. The only way to pull her out of her shell (get over her shyness and learn the necessary skills) was to use loving gentleness to teach her what she needed to know and then give her safe opportunities to try out her wings.
I would agree with the poster that said we all have insecurities about something. Either it's parenting, homeschooling or both. I don't think any of it every goes as we think it should or we how we plan it out.
I'm sure you're doing fine and will figure it all out as it comes.
Make homeschooling just an extension of your family and it'll work itself out in time.
God's blessings to you
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Having taught public school for quite a few years, I can say that, in truth, we got very little done in the month of December prior to Christmas break.
And I so agree with everything said. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: :iagree:
Just enjoy having her home :coolgleamA: and try one or some of the above ideas. :grouphug: to you and your daughter.
I'll be praying for you and she and your prep for having the others home soon.
God bless.
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Help! I posted an ad to Classifieds (I think) yesterday (also, I think) and can't find it. In the past, you could search for ALL the posts you made (or anyone else made) but I can't do that with the new setup. Or if I can I don't know how to do it :-) .
I also can't remember the exact words of the ad so I can't really search for it under Classifieds. I tried all the things I could think of doing and can't find it.
Can anyone help me?
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Sue is St. Pete is right. Click on your name and if you choose "Content/Follow" you will see what threads you are currently subscribed to. You can "unfollow"
ones that you no longer want to keep track of. Also, when you are on a thread that you want to follow, up near the top right, you'll see "Follow this topic." And if you click on that, a little box comes up and you can select what you want to do (how often you want to get notification and if you want to follow it anonymously).
Hope that helps!
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I must have hit the Post button several times, oops! :bored:
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Sorry, I didn't address the iPad issue ...
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Sorry, I didn't address the iPad issue ...
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I can't find them on my desktop computer. All I see is the Smiling Face, which I clicked on and got a bar across the bottom, with the group hug, etc. That's it!!!!! So click on the smiling face (when you got to reply to a topic) and there you go!!!! Sorry I got a little carried away ...
:grouphug: :iagree: :hurray: :cheers2: :lurk5: :party: :party: :party:
By the way, what does the Popcorn one mean :lurk5: ?
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Something I didn't see any of the other replies take into consideration is the information you have in your signature about your son's diagnoses. I think you would get some different suggestions if you posted this over on the special needs board. I don't think what works for an average kid is going to work in your situation.
I've been there done that with some (not all) of those labels and ages 7-9 was absolutely the hardest. I didn't have the option of putting him in school but it would only have made things worse anyway. It was the ladies on the special needs board here that saved my sanity at that time. It is so nice to know that others have had similar experiences and lived to tell the tale.
Mondays were hard every week, but a four day weekend is even harder, especially if there has been a big celebration involved. Maybe what would work better than taking another break (which would be hard to recover from as well) would be to stick to a routine but just expect less each day. My DS actually asked to spread school over 6 days each week so that each day was lighter and there was less Monday "fall-out".
With regards to the melting over being told that his handwriting is not neat: It is likely that he is hearing this comment as a personal attack on him and interpreting it as "I am no good. I can never do good enough". I know, it doesn't make any sense but it is often how these kids think.
What I wish I had known when he was seven was to worry less about the schoolwork and focus more on our relationship. I finally figured it out just before he turned 9 (thanks to the SN board ladies) and it took nearly two years to rebuild our relationship.
Hugs to you, and please do head over to the special needs board for some support.
I very much agree with this. My dd has dyslexia, is possibly ADD or ADHD and needed vision therapy. I'm sorry to say that most of our years of home schooling have been very hard. There are a few reasons for that: I didn't realize that she had those issues (her style of approaching things and "being taught" or told about what needs to be corrected looks like rebellion and/or stubbornness. Also, I am a former public high school teacher and I had a way that I taught PERIOD. I had a method that worked in a classroom of 25, so why didn't it work with her?????!!!
She has a very hard time with personal correction. She would have melt downs over much of what I attempted to do. It was only in the last few years that we've figured out what works for her and how to have it work for me as well. I would very much agree that it works quite well to minimize the academic schooling you are doing and to focus on your relationship. I was WAY too serious in the beginning (we started at age 4) because of my teaching background. Because of my overenthusiasm for teaching (teaching and not teaching my child) and ignoring/not seeing/not knowing the issues with my dd, I caused much damage to our relationship. It was only when she was 11 that I realized what was going on and it has taken 3 or 4 years to get to a place where we are happy with each other & our relationship and school. Part of that is because she had tutoring for her dyslexia, is having vision therapy now. Most of it is because I have come to accept her the way she is and the way she learns and have finally relaxed in what we do and how it gets done.
Someone one wise who has home schooled 6 children told me that it's really the high school years that count. That's when you need to be focusing strongly on the academics. Before that, have fun and focus on spending GOOD time together. I'm not saying that you abandon the academics prior to 9th grade, but major in the majors (reading, writing, arithmetic) and leave the rest for later. Focus on his strengths & interests, make it fun and it'll work itself out. Home schooling for many is hard (I thought it was supposed to be easy :-) but it is so worth it when you get farther along and can see where you've come from and what you have accomplished (or in my case what God has allowed me to do).
The Special Needs Board has been SO helpful to me. I would also highly recommend it.
Son was just diagnosed with convergence insufficiency. Tell me all you know.
in The Learning Challenges Board
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Bethany, my dd has been doing VT since last June when she was first tested. She did 6 months in the office (plus the work she does at home). Then we ran out of $$ (my mother helped us with one of those 3 months). Then we realized that she wasn't "done" with VT but we just didn't have the cash. So she is now doing once a month in the office with the rest done at home. I asked if there were other options. I have heard of some in the HIVE who have done every other week as well.
My dd had issues with pretty much all the areas that developmental optomistrists test for: binocularity, tracking (oculomotility), focusing, some vision perception issues (visual memory especially). So those deficiencies combined with dyslexia made teaching for me and learning for her very difficult.
She had headaches before with blurred vision along with double vision at times.. She just coudln't work for very long at school and we didn't make a whole lot of progress.
Since then, we have seen incredible improvement in both her attitude (Oh, I can do this now!) and her ability (she really can do it). And the headaches and vision issues are gone.
I remember first reading about it on this board and thinking, "There's no way we're going to pay for that!" One hive member suggested doing whatever it takes to do this (forgo a vacation, forgo buying curriculum or whatever it takes). I thought that was drastic at the time but I totally agree now.
And our dd was 14 at the time (when the testing was done). I would imagine that the sooner this can be found out and improved the better.
With that said, it's all worth it. I KNOW it's a lot of money but to see her able to do school work and enjoy life (being able to go out and track the geese flying over head -- she coudln't do that before) or focus on things near and then far away, is a blessing. For her to be able to enjoy her school work and do well at it, is a double blessing.
I'll be thinking and praying for you as you discuss this with your dh.