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by davisfam7
Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:19 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: dyslexia and HOD high school
Replies: 14
Views: 9800

Re: dyslexia and HOD high school

Hi Jenn, My oldest son who is a 12th grader has a huge outlet processing disorder. He has a big disconnect between what he thinks and getting his hand to write or type it. So while it is not dyslexia, we have had to adapt. We use Dragon Naturally and it is worth every dime. My son speaks into the he...
by davisfam7
Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:30 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Placing a Child with Dysgraphia
Replies: 5
Views: 1982

Re: Placing a Child with Dysgraphia

Lynn has some great advice. I also have used Dragon on the computer with my oldest son. We found this around 6th grade. He would speak into the head set and the computer would type for him. He would then go back and fix spelling and punctuation/grammar as needed. He struggled with organizing his tho...
by davisfam7
Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:41 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Wants His Own Thing..
Replies: 16
Views: 4713

Re: Sibling rivalry

Dear Mothermayi, We have a similar situation with my 15 yo daughter and her 17 yo brother. My daughter has always worked several grades above her age and my older son has always struggled. They have always done the same level in school. My son used to get upset about this as well. We explained to hi...
by davisfam7
Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:04 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Should I repeat a year?
Replies: 5
Views: 1705

Re: Should I repeat a year?

I don't know how much more of Beyond you have left, but you could slow it down to half speed, doing one page a day while doing basics more often. Then when you start Bigger I would continue to stay at half speed, if her skills increase you could always go back to full speed but only do it 4 days ins...
by davisfam7
Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:42 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: What's Next?
Replies: 1
Views: 1012

Re: What's Next?

Dawn, you would just go into the next guide. At your son's age he might need to slow down in either Preparing or CtC to work on certain skills that need to be in place to build upon. Since he is hitting the guides early then this will give you some leeway if you have to go down to half pace for awhi...
by davisfam7
Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:56 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: prayers please
Replies: 11
Views: 2642

Re: prayers please

Dear Nici, I had hyperemesis with my 5th pregnancy as well. I feel for you and will be lifting you up daily in prayer. My children were similar ages as yours as well. I would be in the emergency room almost 3 times a week getting IV fluid boluses usually 2 liters at a time. The only reason they let ...
by davisfam7
Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:41 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Sneak Peek #2: New World History Guide
Replies: 14
Views: 11666

Re: Sneak Peek #2: New World History Guide

Dear Carrie, What a testament you are to the healing love of Christ! That you would bless us with another wonderful sneak peak this soon after your dad's homecoming to heaven truly speaks volumes to the amazing work Christ has done and is doing in you and your family. Thank you for choosing this boo...
by davisfam7
Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:32 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Carrie and Julie's Dad
Replies: 54
Views: 13040

Re: Carrie and Julie's Dad

May God wrap you all in his arms a little tighter as you walk through this time of loss. What a blessing to know you will see your dad again. Special prayers for your mom as she navigates alone without him. Praying for extra strength and peace for you all as you lift and lean on each other.
by davisfam7
Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:02 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Sneak Peek #1: New World History Guide
Replies: 21
Views: 19687

Re: Sneak Peek #1: New World History Guide

School4Princesses, These are intended to be consumables. My oldest two did ACE Biology with the labs last year and I had them write in notebooks so I would be able to use these with my next two boys down the line. If they had to label a diagram I had them slip a page protector over it and then we'd ...
by davisfam7
Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:13 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: HOD Preparing and Dyslexia
Replies: 10
Views: 2927

Re: HOD Preparing and Dyslexia

Tracee,
I have a huge favor to ask you. . .Will you remind me of my post the next time I am the one feeling unsure!!?? It goes in cycles, so while I am able to give you encouragement today, maybe you can give it right back to me when I need it! LOL!!
by davisfam7
Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:10 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: HOD Preparing and Dyslexia
Replies: 10
Views: 2927

Re: HOD Preparing and Dyslexia

Tracee, I totally encourage you to keep going with HOD. My oldest son (17) has an outlet processing disorder and my youngest son (11) has dyslexia. My oldest finally hit grade level ability in Highschool, before that I always had to modify school for him. My 11yo is doing Preparing in 5th grade and ...
by davisfam7
Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:26 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: MtMM, Help Please
Replies: 3
Views: 1450

Re: MtMM, Help Please

I am glad I was able to help! I know what you mean about glazing eyes!! I have a feeling when the Geography guide gets here I will have the same problem as I try to read through it to get started asap!! I do believe that the poetry is only for discussion. My daughter did both the Nature drawing and ...
by davisfam7
Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:42 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: MtMM, Help Please
Replies: 3
Views: 1450

Re: MtMM, Help Please

I used this last year with a 16yo son and 14yo daughter. I would start with level 6 dictation and if he finds it too easy, you can always bump up from there. This way he can get his feet wet and figure out what dictation is and how to do it correctly. Dictation is scheduled in the Language Arts box ...
by davisfam7
Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:22 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Just curious who is doing REV this year?
Replies: 13
Views: 3360

Re: Just curious who is doing REV this year?

We will be doing Rev to Rev with my 7th grade son this year. This is the second time through for me. My 2 highschoolers did it two years ago with beef ups. I like the fact of being able to do the guide as written and not have to add anything to it to make it credit worthy for HS!! This is a great gu...
by davisfam7
Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:52 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Wanted to share a tip in regards to keeping track of books.
Replies: 12
Views: 3092

Re: Wanted to share a tip in regards to keeping track of boo

I do something similar, but with a label maker. I label each book using a label maker, for instance Little Hearts has an "L"and the image of a heart on it, Bigger is a "B"and an image of a heart, CtC, RtR, R2R, MtMM and so on as the guides come out. I reinforce the label with a strip of clear packin...