Re: Re: Homeschooling Kindergarten DS Our Story

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Thanks for your encouraging words, .  We have a PE component to our

homeschooling my dh does.  My son is skipping, catching a football/throwing a

football, batting a pitched ball and catching a baseball with a glove.  He

starts baseball next week.  He has learned to iceskate and takes lessons once a

week.  You are correct its very important to work on the motor skills.  We work

on formal school work in the morning and do informal work most afternoons i.e..

jigssaw puzzles, copying block designs, rhyming card games, and more.  At 6 and

4 kids learn thru play.

 

I use some professional products to address his language problems, specifically

a great workbook to deal with receptive/expressive language d/o and cards

designed to help with processing the " wh " questions.  These products have been

really helpful.  We read books aloud daily and I spend time with him asking

questions and dealing with comprehension.

 

Homeschooling is been fantastic so far and I am so happy we are doing it.  I

agree testing is a waste of time and money at this stage of the game.  I will

only consider placing my ds in school when is is undoubtedly ready.  I don't

have a crystal ball so-to-speak but I see us homeschooling him probably thru 3rd

grade.

 

Thanks again for your encouragement!  Best wishes... Kenna

From: <agirlnamedsuess@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Homeschooling Kindergarten DS Our Story

Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 12:05 PM

IQ and skills tests will consistently read lower and incorrectly no matter where

you get them done. (Private or school) So, do not waste your money or time.

From what you say and the picture you paint of your son, he seems like he is

doing quite well; but then again, children will most always do better in a

homeschooled environment versus a school environment, as te research shows. I

would definitely keep up the homeschooling.

My son as apraxia and does not do all the verbal things that your son does and

my son is also smart (can tell by the things he does and how he does them) So,

your son is doing very well. Do not pay much attention to those standardized

tests; it is common knowledge that persons with language disorders or

impairments consistently score lower than the " truth " on those tests, even on

the tests specifically created for nonverbal individuals.

I say keep homeschooling, keep up the good work, and beef up the brain skills

even more by getting your child to do skills like 'hop unassisted on one foot

for 10 seconds', etc....etc.. ... (Skills like this and gallopping and skipping

improve reading readiness and develop strong neural pathways.)

P.S. It is more difficult for a boy to do these things at this age than it is

for a girl; so, if he accomplishes these things, then he is doing very well

indeed.

:0)))