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Melissa, I definitely need to go over those narration guidelines in the back of the Bigger manual again. Thank you for reminding me that they are there! I think I'll photocopy them and put them in my notebook ... well maybe I should check first, I wonder what the copyright is on that. Anyway, it is ...

Keep in mind, narrating is a skill that students can seem to 'have down pat' with easier, younger books, only to show itself as a skill that needs to be worked on again with harder, older books. Yes I think you are right. She has heard me read harder books aloud but never been required to narrate t...

I wonder whether she might just need to get used to the Eggleston books? You may be right. Today we read the Eggleston chapter on Miles Standish, and it was a longer selection than what is usually assigned. I wasn't expecting anything to be different, but I tried reading at a slower pace, and pausi...

Praying for you now...

Don't know the answer but I'll be watching this thread b/c we'll be there next week... hope you get some good advice!

Thanks, everyone, for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences. Still thinking this through, and I really appreciate your help. We started off the year in Bigger and had some of the same problems your DD is having. Up to that point my DS could narrate well, for his age, almost anything...

My nine year old daughter is in Bigger this year, Unit 5 right now, and she is really struggling so far. This is essentially our first year with HOD so she did not have the advantage of the preparation that I'm sure Beyond would have given her. However, I was very careful with the placement chart wh...

MTMM is a full guide, meaning we don't want to overwhelm a student. Carrie, That is exactly what I was concerned about. Thank you for answering my question! We'll just keep doing what we're doing, then. Everything in the program is right on target for him this year and I would hate to change anythi...

Julie - Would the books in the level 7/8 boy interest package be considered "appropriate titles" or should I consider replacing those? We purchased that set because the reading level is right for my 9th grader but this thread makes me wonder if I should have used different books. Would love to hear ...

Oh how completely sweet! I love when things like this happen... those little reminders that you're doing the right thing.

Okay, that makes sense. I thought I must be missing something. Thanks for the quick reply, I really appreciate it! Now tomorrow morning we can move on with the plans.

Hi everyone, We just started MTMM this week and I'm confused about the timeline. The very first day there is a timeline assignment with instructions to make three entries. The first entry is for the Irish Potato Famine, which my son read about earlier in the day when he did his "Reading about Histor...

That's wonderful! We're just starting this week, and I admit I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. Would love to hear how you're pulling it all together.

Jenn

This is good to hear! We start four guides on Monday...

I'll be watching this thread too... I'm going to have kids in three different levels of DITHOR and I'm wondering if I might be crazy.