Suggestion Writing program similar to VV.

[richieheleng]

My son is 14, PDD- NOS, and has a very hard time writing anything. Just to give you an example The teacher gives him the paper and ask him to wite about his weekend or vacation and he will basicly write a sentence and then he goes blank. When he writes something he is very concrete and do not use too many adjectives or details.

He was doing vv with a wonderful tutor and he was making very good progress, but my tutor she is moving and I was wondering if anyone can recomend a good writing program similar to vv, that i can do with him druring summer time.

Thanks

[lorenajhernandez]

Hi, I am not on this board very often, because we are not strictly a "classical" homeschooling family, but I check it out occasionally and I just saw your post and had to reply.  I was trained in V/V last year becuase I wanted to teach it to my kids (since the LMB centers are so expensive).  Anyway, V/V has also been amazing for my oldest son (going into 5th grade).  He also has a PDD-NOS dx. 

 

We always had a very hard time with writing and I finally decided to get SWI-A (Student Writing Intensive, Level A) from IEW.  We have been working through it over the summer and it has been great.  My son also had a very hard time "maturing" his writing (especially with word choice).  IEW methods help so much with that.  There is a great yahoo group that I joined that helps you really understand the program.  Parents ask questions and get answers from IEW staff and other parents and is especially helpful in what to choose.  You could google yahoo IEW Families to find it, if you are interested.  Also, they have a 100% money back guarantee.  You can use it all year (or as long as you need to see if it is working) and if it did not work for you, they will let you send it back for a full refund.  It also helps with the "blank page" problem.  You can see some presentations on their website (www.iew.com).

 

One other thing since your V/V tutor is leaving - we do V/V on our own at home.  I wrote about it on my blog in hopes that some other homeschooling parents could benefit:

http://hupostasis.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/lindamood-bell-programs-general-overview-using-gander-publishing-resources-at-home/

http://hupostasis.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/visualizing-and-verbalizing-at-home-3/

 

I hope that helps a little.

 

[Heathermomster]

Hi, I am not on this board very often, because we are not strictly a "classical" homeschooling family, but I check it out occasionally and I just saw your post and had to reply. I was trained in V/V last year becuase I wanted to teach it to my kids (since the LMB centers are so expensive). Anyway, V/V has also been amazing for my oldest son (going into 5th grade). He also has a PDD-NOS dx.

 

We always had a very hard time with writing and I finally decided to get SWI-A (Student Writing Intensive, Level A) from IEW. We have been working through it over the summer and it has been great. My son also had a very hard time "maturing" his writing (especially with word choice). IEW methods help so much with that. There is a great yahoo group that I joined that helps you really understand the program. Parents ask questions and get answers from IEW staff and other parents and is especially helpful in what to choose. You could google yahoo IEW Families to find it, if you are interested. Also, they have a 100% money back guarantee. You can use it all year (or as long as you need to see if it is working) and if it did not work for you, they will let you send it back for a full refund. It also helps with the "blank page" problem. You can see some presentations on their website (www.iew.com).

 

One other thing since your V/V tutor is leaving - we do V/V on our own at home. I wrote about it on my blog in hopes that some other homeschooling parents could benefit:

http://hupostasis.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/lindamood-bell-programs-general-overview-using-gander-publishing-resources-at-home/

http://hupostasis.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/visualizing-and-verbalizing-at-home-3/

 

I hope that helps a little.

 

Wow! Great explanations of LM. Please join us more often.

 

OP, we use IEW too.

[lorenajhernandez]

Thanks.  I always feel like I am "intruding" a little bit here because a strictly classical education did not work for my kids, but I have found lots of good information here.