Posts by PGTlatte

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I recommend having him examined by a COVD optometrist.  Our son needed a full year of vision therapy for both eye teaming issues and visual processing issues before he was able to get past the very first steps of learning to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Savoir Faire . I also know, depending on the group, that some homeschool groups don't consider "virtual schools" homeschooling and will decline entrance to the...

IMO it's better for new homeschoolers not to have the pressure of the state looking over their shoulder and keeping track of everything.  It can cause a lot of anxiety.  If you want structure and plans that are set up for...

I found 6 and 7 to be difficult ages.  IMO it is necessary to be doing some sit-down academic work but overall the day needs to be fun and interesting and relaxed.  I kept the written work to just reading, writing, and math,...

If I had not already signed up and paid, I would choose not to participate.  I would rather have no IRL support than deal with "support" that comes at too high of a personal cost to me.  Having to constantly bite my tongue to...

  Quote: Originally Posted by AAK   While lots of people want to make dyslexia out to be a "one size fits all" thing, each kid is so different, and so is how dyslexia affects them.  ITA.  I...

That article does not offer any evidence of any problems with homeschooling....only concerns about how "under regulated" it is and the idea that this is a problem. 

It's not a game but our son uses Click'n Spell.  It wasn't that helpful for him when he was doing hunt and peck typing; I had him go through the Dance Mat Typing program (free at BBC website) and once he could touch type, I had...

Our son had the visual parts of dyslexia and none of the sound-related parts.  He needed vision therapy with a COVD optometrist, including the parts for visual processing (which not all COVD optometrists do).  He spent about...