I enjoyed this article and thought it was well-balanced without being contentious. THe comments that followed, for the most part, were...
Dustinsdreamer This does sound like my dd to a T whom was dx'd with dysgraphia about 3 years ago (at 8 yo), down to the hand hurting and the...
Apologies for the length but this resonates with me and my youngest dd to a T! First thing to check, is: Does your student know how to spell...
I pulled my dd (then 7 yo, 2nd grade) out 2 1/2 months after school started. She has inattentional ADD so a noisy, busy classroom was difficult...
This article seems to be somewhat fair but the ps administrator just can't help say that "parents" can't give a quality education because parents...
I'm leaving town for the weekend (in AZ so we ar escaping the heat) but I will be back on Monday or Tuesday.
Sorry this is long. If it rings a bell, please email me off list and I will be happy to give you encouragement. I'm not saying this is the issue...
My hs'er gets up at 7 and I do math with her as the first subject at 8:30 for an hour. After that she has independent time to do her other...
I also wanted to add in Dragon Box which teaches pre-algebra skills. Kim
You can get some free resources from CSPAN. They have an electoral college map that can be ordered or downloaded. They also have lesson plans on...
Sorry Shell, I just read the bottom of your post that you have older children so "The Noble Experiment" would be appropriate. Too late in the...
I don't know if you are looking for a curriculum or just general information but I used "A Noble Experiment" by Zeezok publishing which covers the...
We celebrate the first day of ps by sleeping in, going out to breakfast (usually just bagels and oj) and then we hit the Back-To-School sales....
During the school year we also limit the leisurely screen time (Wii, TV, etc) but I do allow them to watch as many science/educational shows as...
I usually hit Office Max for their 1 cent sale. Packs of paper, notebooks, etc for 1 cent. They said last year they may up it to 10 cents but...
We turned our media room into the schoolroom. My kids are older, 11 and 13. One side is filled with white boards as we end up doing math problems...
We do year round school with breaks during the school year and a break during the summer. Although the schedule during the summer is more...
Two resources I have used. The first is The HomeScholar. She can be found on line and she has a lot of videos on how to do....well anything for...
Did her son test with GRADE EQUIVALENT to the 9th grade level or was the test for 9th grade? A substantial difference as the grade equivalent...
My dd (now 10, dx'd at 7 1/2) has dyslexia and dysgraphia. 80% of dyslexics are dysgraphic. So keep it on your radar. I would recommend...
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