Quiver0f10 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 My 10 yo has issues with his his memory in addition to dyslexia and seizures. He is slowly making progress with reading but I would guess that he is at a second grade reading level. As far as comprehension, if he is doing the reading his comprehension is nil. If I am reading to him and ask him to narrate back often during a section, he can do OK. He is using Winston Basic grammar this year and it's pretty slow going and I am not sure if he is really grasping the grammar. We are taking it slow with lots of review. I am worried though because we haven't done any writing yet. I don't know if I should try now or wait until he is reading better and has a firmer grasp on grammar? I know I shouldn't worry about age or grade level but he is 10 and I am worried he is never going to catch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Until he's really reading, I'd just do handwriting with a workbook like HWOT and some copywork. If you're doing narrations, I'd continue to write them down for him. When he's reading and spelling at about a third grade level, I'd start some dication work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I started writing with my son last year despite several issues. Once he was able to make all the letters of the alphabet independently and knew that sentences were complete thoughts (he could identify them orally as such), knew that they began with capitals and ended with punctuation of some sort, I had him start writing short paragraphs daily. I first had him draw a picture of something and then write 5 or so sentences about the picture because the picture helped him form thoughts. Or, I would have him draw a picture but about some activity we did recently (a field trip or the like) and then write his story. I didn't check spelling or give a grade. We did work on the topic sentence being the frist sentence and that was what the entire paragragh was about, but that was essentially it. I did this just so he would have a fear of writing anything. He just kept saying before we did this how he "couldn't" write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 I started writing with my son last year despite several issues. Once he was able to make all the letters of the alphabet independently and knew that sentences were complete thoughts (he could identify them orally as such), knew that they began with capitals and ended with punctuation of some sort, I had him start writing short paragraphs daily. I first had him draw a picture of something and then write 5 or so sentences about the picture because the picture helped him form thoughts. Or, I would have him draw a picture but about some activity we did recently (a field trip or the like) and then write his story. I didn't check spelling or give a grade. We did work on the topic sentence being the frist sentence and that was what the entire paragragh was about, but that was essentially it. I did this just so he would have a fear of writing anything. He just kept saying before we did this how he "couldn't" write. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Andrew Pudewa (of IEW) recommends not starting writing until the 3rd grade. So, I won't focus on writing until a child reaches the 3rd grade reading level no matter their age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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