mommy25 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I need recommendations for these 2 subjects for my struggling learner. She will be entering high school next year. I have determined that I just need to get her through with as much ease as possible. I have English and math figured out....but these 2 (because of all the reading) I'm not sure what to use. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 If reading is a problem, could you read aloud to her? That's what I did with my dyslexic son. I also did it with my non-dyslexic son because it was so enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy25 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 I could but I am afraid I wouldn't be consistent and we would fall behind. That's been the pattern in the past. Life and my other children always seem to get in the way. If it wasn't too time consuming, I might try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 If reading is the major disability, could you have her watch documentaries and series like The Great Courses? My son is an audio visual learner. It would be pulling teeth for him to read his history and science. For years, I read aloud. Now he watches it and has to have discussions or write up the content. It works much better for him and I am not on the hook to get it done. Great Courses plus is $180 for the year. If you utilize it for two subjects, that is under $100 each. At least that is how I justify it :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy25 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Wow! I just saw something advertise about them. Maybe it was a monthly subscription? I think this is an excellent idea!! Maybe for my son too. So they just have high school courses? My son will be in 8th grade next school year. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 They have courses in everything. Stuff from Understanding Chemistry, to crazy college level Thermodynamics, to How to Draw, and Take Better Landscape Photography. There is a monthly subscription as well. We LOVE them. So, so much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy25 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 THANK YOU!! We are so busy all the time. My oldest 2 have graduated and now I have 3 left. I'm tired and need help. I love the idea of having them listen and take it all in without being bombarded with tons of reading, workbooks etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 If reading is the major concern, I'd consider a reading service like BARD or learning ally which has academic books on audio, or a video based course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy25 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 Never heard of them. I will try and google and see if can find them and learn more about it. Hopefully not too expensive. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 My DS uses audio books with immersion technology for every subject with a text. He also uses the text to speech option when surfing the internet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy25 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 Heather, can you tell me where to find that? (Audio books with immersion technology) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 The VoiceDream app and Kindle with Whispersync use immersion tech. DS reads his BookShare, Gutenberg epubs, and PDF file books using the VoiceDream app. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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