Posts by PGTlatte

I also have a dysgraphic child.  Handwriting is part of the issue, but there are also issues with written expression.  But getting handwriting tolerable was a huge accomplishment.   I also had him learn to type, but...

  I'm glad you have found a balance that is working for you and your son.  I am not an unschooler - I'm actually very structured and very much in charge, because that is what works here - but ITA about finding the delicate...

Quote: Originally Posted by craft_media_hero  --well, learning to cope in that environment is valuable, you know?   Really I find this very questionable.  I am very much in favor of traditional academic...

He's really young.  For our son who is almost seven (but immature for his age), I keep his workload very light, with short work periods, with nice long breaks between each work period.  He has anxiety about making mistakes,...

Most HSers I know who are definitely "relaxed" consider what I do to be "school at home".    We do it at the kitchen table.   It is directed by me.  I use grade levels.   We start pretty early in...

Quote: Originally Posted by lady1297  This may seem weird, but my oldest was taught to read in school. Now we are going to homeschool and I have a kindy kid. I keep reading to let him learn to read on his own. ...

Visual perceptual problems can be treated somewhat by an OT, but best by a COVD developmental optometrist.  But be sure to ask specifically before you start with a COVD doctor if he/she diagnoses and treats the visual processing...

Some kids will figure out reading with little instruction.  Some (I am guessing most) will not.    You should start the ball rolling either way.   Offer as much help as the child needs to continue making...

For a child who is this young, I would watch a lot of Magic Schoolbus and Bill Nye DVDs, go on nature walks and identify local plants and birds, fry ice, catch steam and watch it condense, read about the planets, make dirt into mud and...

Leave the TV off.  Deschooling doesn't mean you give up being in charge.  Plan fun things to do and interesting places to visit.  Let the house be overrun with whatever they like to play with (here is it is minifigs and...