TulaneMama Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 or would it just be LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Isn't reading part of LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisak Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Items I log into Reading: any reader, any living book that is not part of a different category such as history or science, any phonics related workbook or activity. Any other Language Arts related item gets logged into LA, such as penmanship, grammar, writing, spelling, vocabulary. Since WWE is all about writing, I would log everything the student does with it into Language Arts. It just makes it easier. In MO there is a group called Families for Home Education that puts out a book called First Things First. Within this book is a sample logging sheet that I have used since we began homeschooling. They break reading and language arts apart since it is listed separately in the homeschool law. However, as the child gets older and knows how to read, it really gets fuzzy how to separate reading from language arts. So for my high schooler, I just list all literature related activities under language arts to satisfy the law. Here is the link for that book: http://www.fhe-mo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=37 I found it helpful when we began homeschooling. I purchased a new copy recently and have referred to it a couple of times. Hope this helps a bit, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulaneMama Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Isn't reading part of LA? nope - not in Missouri :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulaneMama Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Items I log into Reading: any reader, any living book that is not part of a different category such as history or science, any phonics related workbook or activity. Any other Language Arts related item gets logged into LA, such as penmanship, grammar, writing, spelling, vocabulary. Since WWE is all about writing, I would log everything the student does with it into Language Arts. It just makes it easier. In MO there is a group called Families for Home Education that puts out a book called First Things First. Within this book is a sample logging sheet that I have used since we began homeschooling. They break reading and language arts apart since it is listed separately in the homeschool law. However, as the child gets older and knows how to read, it really gets fuzzy how to separate reading from language arts. So for my high schooler, I just list all literature related activities under language arts to satisfy the law. Here is the link for that book: http://www.fhe-mo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=37 I found it helpful when we began homeschooling. I purchased a new copy recently and have referred to it a couple of times. Hope this helps a bit, Lisa thanks Lisa! I will then log the Usbourne Complete History Encyclopedia that DS has been reading into the Reading slot (just need to figure out how many hours now :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 In WA we are required to teach reading and writing. LA isn't listed, so spelling, FLL, WWE goes under writing for me. I put down 30 mins for reading everyday, which is a conservative estimate because most of what we do is reading and either my dh or I do read-alouds ever day plus my son reads on his own. I'm not disciplined enough to time us on our reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I don't think your log needs to include the titles of any books or whatnots that your dc reads. I think it only needs to be the time spent doing it. Rule of thumb: don't supply any more information than is required by law. I don't see anything in the law that requires your log to be that specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 nope - not in Missouri :001_huh: Oh....huh.... Sometimes I just don't realize how spoiled I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulaneMama Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 eliie, but I can have all of that information stored elsewhere, correct? I have an hours log that is seperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Absolutely, you can record all the information your little heart desires. If anyone ever asks for your hours log (an unlikely event), you just want to show the hours though. That is how many of each type of hour logged. What exactly you were doing during that time does not need to be in that log. I have a schedule for each day. My lesson plans are all there and I record my actual time spent with each activity. Every activity is logged as being for a course which logs automatically as a certain "type" of time. (I use a database.) I spend very little time on this, but have all the info at my fingertips. I love it. If anyone wanted to see my hours, I would print just my hours report, nothing else. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulaneMama Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 thanks debbie. would you mind sharing with me your multi-faceted (or so it sounds) database. Mine is just for hours for each day of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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