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Question: If I'm doing Preparing and CTC, could I combine Storytime or Read-aloud books? My oldest hasn't taken Preparing so it wouldn't be a repeat and would cut down on my workload. Has anyone done this?

Thanks,
Shannon

Thanks Sharon for the speedy reply!

Now I'm looking at the Storytime Read alouds and seeing how I can condense them in order to do only one Read-aloud with all my kids. I'm leaning towards the Preparing Books because my oldest hasn't done that program. Does anyone think that's workable?

Shannon

This board has been so helpful to me but I have another question :) Okay, to summarize briefly, Oldest will do CTC, decided. Next daughter (10 next fall) I want to group her with my 7 year old. Now this year, they have done Beyond together. Logically, I would do Bigger with them both next year. Howe...

Okay, I need some advice. My daughter is 9, will be 10 in October. She has a relatively short attention span. She also has absence seisures but is under medication for those. While she has made some leaps and bounds this year with reading and writing, math is still a huge struggle. Well, more specif...

Thanks so much Carrie. I really value your opinon.

Shannon

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Hi Carrie

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Thamks,
Shannon

In Preparing, are the books for new independant readers scheduled in the appedix to correspond with the correct week, like extensions did for Bigger?

Thanks,
Shannon

Thank you Donna T. That was very helpful. I'm leaning towards doing Preparing this year even if I have to take it half-pace. I want to teach to my older child and whatever the 2nd grader gets for history /science is a bonus. I will focus on basic skills with her. Not having CHOW in hand, I couldn't ...

Is anybody doing Preparing with a 7 yr. old? Next year I was half thinking of combining my 9 (almost 10) year old with my 7 year old. She's a fairly good reader and academically pretty bright although technically she'd only be in grade 2. Do you think it would be way over her head?

Thanks,
Shannon

Thanks everyone for the help. I forgot to say she's 11 but will be going into grade 7 next year (turning 12 in February). I hope to get a better look at the R& S books at our provincial convention this year. I'm leaning towards putting her in level 6 but I'll have a look. Also, I think I will go ahe...