Jyhwkmama Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Please help me. I am appealing to the extensive knowledge base of the Hive! My son is currently in 5th grade. I removed him from school in April of this year (4th grade) because he was having so many behavior issues associated with his High Functioning Autism. I deschooled until the start of this school year (when my other child returned to public school) when I started homeschooling in earnest. My son is average or above average IQ, but challenged with fine motor skills. He HATES anything to do with writing. I have been successful in getting him to write a sentence or two here or there, but he groans about it. I am not pushing LA right now because I am focusing on science, math, and social studies in order to respark his love of learning and engage him in school. [i do have him doing Wordly Wise (much of it orally) and a HM reading curriculum where we complete the associated worksheets together.] It is working fairly well. However, I want him to be able to write paragraphs and basic essays by the time he is done with 8th grade. He needs remediation. What LA curriculum would you suggest for a kid who HATES to write, but really needs to learn how to write well constructed sentences and paragraphs? *Must be secular or easily secularized* Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Treasured Conversations has been working well here. The early lessons have a couple of sentences of copywork a day, and the last lessons have simple outlining and paragraphs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Bumping for the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thought I had answered. Look at EIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weintz8 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Maybe writing strands? Starting with level 3 or 4??? It could be done orally for the most part but would teach how to write. I *think* it is secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Please help me. I am appealing to the extensive knowledge base of the Hive! My son is currently in 5th grade. I removed him from school in April of this year (4th grade) because he was having so many behavior issues associated with his High Functioning Autism. I deschooled until the start of this school year (when my other child returned to public school) when I started homeschooling in earnest. My son is average or above average IQ, but challenged with fine motor skills. He HATES anything to do with writing. I have been successful in getting him to write a sentence or two here or there, but he groans about it. I am not pushing LA right now because I am focusing on science, math, and social studies in order to respark his love of learning and engage him in school. [i do have him doing Wordly Wise (much of it orally) and a HM reading curriculum where we complete the associated worksheets together.] It is working fairly well. However, I want him to be able to write paragraphs and basic essays by the time he is done with 8th grade. He needs remediation. What LA curriculum would you suggest for a kid who HATES to write, but really needs to learn how to write well constructed sentences and paragraphs? *Must be secular or easily secularized* Thanks. Writing Strands. I'd start with Level 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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