Angela13 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hi there, I've been researching programs for next year! Im wondering if I could get advice on the most suitable program for writing, grammar, logic and maths, for a child with HFA/Asperger's. Im using mcp maths and it's working well but as it ends in Grade 6, I'm considering Teaching textbooks.(my ds,10, struggles with Maths.) Which would be the most user friendly programs. I cant view any as I cant get them here in South Africa. I dont want to buy anything unsuitable again, as I've done many times before!!! Also what exactly is a workbox - how does that work? Thanks, any advice appreciated. P.s - I have not done a specific logic or writing program with him before, just comprehension, dictation, narration, spelling, EM grade 4 grammar and a little creative writing.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlgimmelli Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi Angela, I am using Teaching Textbooks for my son who has just finished 5th grade and he has done wonderfully. I will be getting 6th grade math Teaching Textbooks for next year. When I pulled him out of PS in the end of 4th grade he was in 3rd grade math, which is just a bit over 1 year ago, and now because of Teaching Textbooks he is ready for 6th grade math.....which is quite a jump in one year. He was diagnosed with High functioning autism at 2.8 years old and he was diagnosed at 10 years old with aspergers. I definitely recommend Teaching Textbooks. Good Luck. Lillian:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 HI there! My going-into 5th grade Aspie guy will be doing the following, after MUCH trial and error: Math (undecided to keep MM or move to a drill and kill like Saxon. Or add something like R&S into MM). He's hyperlexic so prefers anything he can read and get his hands on rather than watch- believe it or not. VP History - the cards work for him. Then we supplement with the textbook and VP History suggestions. He has a great memory so we're going with his strengths there and actually adding in Classical Conversations (Foundations only). Literature: VP Lit suggestions but we *NEED* to add in more comprehension work so I'm looking at options there. I'm thinking Jacob's Ladder Science - Apologia works. He likes the science videos as well (Bill Nye, Beakman's, and Magic School Bus) but he stop/starts/FF/rewinds them constantly - completely nervewracking to endure by others in the room but it's how he watches it to absorb anything. Grammar- We switched to R&S and the drill&kill of it (again) works for him. I want to add in MCT materials, we'll see.... Logic Liftoff series. I think we're going to go for LAtin Alive next year. Writing- ugh. This has been tough. He can write well just not in any organized manner and getting him to do so is like pulling teeth. I printed off some printables on STep Up for Writing from the internet and BAM! 10 sentence organized paragraph with a topic sentence, 3 facts w/supporting detail sentences, and a conclusion! I'm trying to get my hands on the text now. The author uses a 4 light traffic light and any gimmick like that seems to be KEY for my guy. (I'm also looking at, but undecided on a few of the writing programs up on the K-8 forum right now. And I really do hope to try SWB's WWS when it debuts!) My goal for the summer is to nail down good paragraph writing (we'll probably add in EPS's Paragraph book in a month or two). I think eventually we'll add in IEW but ds does not do well with videos so anything that involves HIM watching a video would not go over well (i.e. the science videos). Quick visual clues, yes. Videos, no. Oh and anything with a song (the VP song, Lyrical LIfe science, etc....) he does well with. Again, he has a fantastic visual and auditory memory as long as it's spoonfed to him in brief intervals. Art history + composer studies (one each a month). Need art lessons, thinking Mark Kissler's ... Plus piano lessons 2x/week and tennis lessons 1-2 x/week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela13 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Thanks so much for the replies, Ive got loads to google now!(one of my favourite past times.) Thanks again x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsouthern Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 we suspect dd has aspergers as well (waiting for the appt to confirm)... but we have used teaching textbooks for the last 2 years and she does rather well with it :) hth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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