Pam H Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Do you have any tips on summering this teaching method? Or do you just start all over after the summer break? Or do you school all year long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I've done both--gone through the summer and given the kids a break. We tend to do at least some school over the summer. If I think that something is going to be lost over the summer, I'd keep up the drilling, but not add new stuff. I have found with my kids, however, that they don't tend to lose that much with a break. I don't know that I've ever gone a full summer without some schooling, though. I just pick back up with a monthly test and we go from there. The thing with overteaching is that stuff really has STUCK. It doesn't get lost in the same way. Even if they miss a particular item on the first review test after a break, it goes through the system faster than before. How's that for an equivocal answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam H Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Sounds great. I usually school throughout the summer. When the months get very hot, there's not much else to do. Frankly, I'm looking forward to this year's break more than the students. :w00t: We'll keep it up. He's doing better since we've begun OTM in Spelling. :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Glad to hear that it's helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiki Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 What is OverTeaching? I have never heard of it. Kirstin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I posted as a new thread so it will be easier to search in the future. I cc'd it from the cached one by google. Don't know how to get to the old boards directly anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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