scrapbookbuzz Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Not sure whether to post this here or in the Learning Challenges forum since my daughter struggles with dyslexia and Aspergers. Anyway, she is now 15yo, mostly 9th grade, with Biology. She has gone through a full Apologia Biology course before, dissections and everything but not for a grade because she struggled so much then, as well. She believes she wants to work with marine animals (study their behavior) as a career, so I've put her on a college prep schedule. However, she is now in a small co-op setting, using the BJU Biology and is struggling a lot withthe biology vocabulary and all the wordiness that comes with a science curriculum. Part of her struggle today is recovering from the weekend, I'm pretty sure. But Biology class is tomorrow and she's struggling. Anyone have any advice on how to help her with this? I have a full schedule, too, with homeschooling my 9yo (high training age), working on my own schooling, and this week also having to help my husband at work because his business partner is unavailable. Is it too early for a Mike's? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I know when my dd's were taking biology, Bozemanscience videos were a huge help for clarifying complicated topics. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A750281106CD067 They are free to watch on youtube. I love this guy!! (Mr. Anderson ... you can also search for some TEDtalks he's given on tech in the classroom.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I know when my dd's were taking biology, Bozemanscience videos were a huge help for clarifying complicated topics. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A750281106CD067 They are free to watch on youtube. I love this guy!! (Mr. Anderson ... you can also search for some TEDtalks he's given on tech in the classroom.) Seconded. They were a huge help in preparing for the AP bio exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 I did discover him in my search. Thank you. She just has the one homework sheet left to do. It's a crossword puzzle and that's really throwing her. Can't say I blame her! Never understood those things myself. So, I told her she could save that for the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerenlynne Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I think Biology can be tough for kids with LD's. DS is dyslexic and anything requiring memorization was pretty tough for him. It helped some to learn the roots to the biology words. There is a program out there that we used but for the life of me I can't remember what it's called but it went along with Apologia. We used Bozeman, Crash Course, and Khan Academy for the tougher subjects. Basically he just really had to be willing to work hard, but he wasn't. He found it interesting but not enough to study hard. As an aside- I'm not surprised that she is struggling with the crossword puzzle. Dyslexics and other kids with LD's will struggle with word puzzles. I would have DD talk to the coop teacher (learning to advocate for herself)about an alternative assignment to those kind of worksheets. Maybe use the terms in a sentence or label a diagram etc. I honestly doubt that she would see an assignment like that in a college science class its just busy work IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Do you have an answer key? Do you have time to help her with it? I know it sounds like you're busy, but you might spend less time this way, in the long run. When my ds and his lab partner had a giant crossword in Spectrum Chem, I just was the "teacher at the blackboard" type of thing, saying "Come on guys, don't you remember what this chapter was about?" or, "Guys, it's a pun, he's funnin ya here," or, "He's given you a nice big hint there, use it, so it's diaaaaaa... what?" things like that. For just general understanding of the Apologia lesson, she might watch the lectures at VirtualHomeschoolGroup (free). Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbollin Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 too early for a mike's ? sounds like me on Monday.. I managed to wait until supper. wink. anyway.. for vocab? I'm wondering if there might a quizlet page out there with the vocab for text you're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 I emailed her teacher and she was very helpful. Told me about the word bank dd had been given (!). Plus she also gave me some of the answers as hints. It also helped when dd had a GOOD night's sleep and all she had to do for class the morning before was to finish the crossword puzzle. She wasn't as stressed then and she actually enjoyed biology class. I am going to remember the Bozeman videos, though. I think that will help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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