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by glperky
Sat Jun 21, 2014 6:20 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Re: Not Learning Letters

Carrie, Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and for the thoughts. I have worked on just letter sounds by themselves and together with letter names. We did go through Little Hands and Little Hearts so I have tried to teach him and not just let him learn on his own. The reason I mentioned t...
by glperky
Sat Jun 21, 2014 7:07 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Re: Not Learning Letters

Thank you Melissa for the idea. I will give it a try.

I do have a call into the eye Dr. to schedule an appt.
by glperky
Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:01 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Re: Not Learning Letters

I just have to think that after almost 4 years of teaching that there has to be another reason he has not learned his letters. Have you had his eyes checked? I would start there. If that checks out then he may need an evaluation by a reading specialist. Christine, That is my thinking! I am not conc...
by glperky
Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:45 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Re: Not Learning Letters

Daneale, He does struggle with math too, but not as much letters. We have tried The Reading Lesson, more than once. He cant seem to get the blending down. I will help him sound out c-a-t and then he'll say cap or something to that effect. If he has the words cat and cap on a paper and I ask him to c...
by glperky
Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:40 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Re: Not Learning Letters

Patty,

Thanks for the idea. Haven't even thought of going that far back in the guides.
by glperky
Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:14 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Re: Not Learning Letters

Julie,

Did you like the AAR pre-level? Would you recommend it?
by glperky
Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:45 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Beyond and Preparing Schedule
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: Beyond and Preparing Schedule

Thank you very much Elsa. This was very helpful.
by glperky
Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:56 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Beyond and Preparing Schedule
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: Beyond and Preparing Schedule

Daneale,

Thank you soooo much for sharing your schedule with me. It was very insightful and helpful. Thank you again for taking the time.
by glperky
Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:03 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not Learning Letters
Replies: 18
Views: 5030

Not Learning Letters

This is not HOD related so I don't know if I am allowed to ask this question, so if I am not, please forgive me and delete this. I have a DS who will be 7 in Nov. We have been working on letters and their sounds since he was 3. We have used Leap Frog videos, Reading Eggs, Star Fall, games, curriculu...
by glperky
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:33 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Beyond and Preparing Schedule
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Beyond and Preparing Schedule

I know there are schedules posted up top but way to many for me to spend looking through. :wink: Can anyone share a schedule for having children both in Beyond and Preparing? Thank you.
by glperky
Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Organizing Bigger-Motherjoy
Replies: 3
Views: 1184

Re: Organizing Bigger-Motherjoy

Wow, that sounds like a great idea.
by glperky
Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:21 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Organizing World Geography
Replies: 4
Views: 1507

Re: Organizing World Geography

Thank you Lynn. I don't need it right now so if you could post pictures as you can, that would be great! :D
by glperky
Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:45 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Organizing World Geography
Replies: 4
Views: 1507

Organizing World Geography

Is there a thread on how to organize WG? I looked but didn't find one and I am hoping I just over looked it. Thanks!
by glperky
Fri May 30, 2014 8:02 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Dictionary for Bigger
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: Dictionary for Bigger

Thank you for the help ladies.
by glperky
Fri May 30, 2014 8:02 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Dictionary for Bigger
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: Dictionary for Bigger

In the thread I linked to above there were several suggestions, including one that sounded like it had pictures and was very friendly for younger kids to use. Or the younger version of the American Heritages Children's Dictionary - I know Amazon lets you look inside the book so you could see what t...