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by swymm89
Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:48 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: question about dictation in CTC
Replies: 3
Views: 779

Re: question about dictation in CTC

Thanks, I had read the instructions in the Tm, but still wasn't getting it. Your explanation helps a lot. So I start with #1 in whatever level, since we are new to this i'm starting at the first level to get used to the procedure. Then when the can do the piece with out mistakes we move on. In other...
by swymm89
Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:28 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: question about dictation in CTC
Replies: 3
Views: 779

question about dictation in CTC

ok, maybe I'm dense as a post here, but I cannot seem to wrap my brain around the dictation directions in the TM for CTC. I get the ' have student complete one dictation exercise', but when the TM says ' Havew student complete the first studied dictation exercise' I'm stumped. Can any of you ladies ...
by swymm89
Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: first week of CTC
Replies: 2
Views: 980

first week of CTC

We are finishing our first week in HOD using CTC. It took 2 days for me to figure out that I was doing too much hand holding and that I needed to let my son especially be more independent. Now that we've figured that out, the days are going smoother and quicker. We are not doing DITHOR yet, waiting ...
by swymm89
Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:34 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: My CTC teachers guide Came Today!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 2184

My CTC teachers guide Came Today!!!

I'm so excited! :) Darlin Daughter age 11 already started going thru the student notebook pages and made a project. She's my craft queen. So i'm going thru, making notes, and wondering if there is a good way to do some of the history & boy & girl interest reading even if they don't quite overlap exa...
by swymm89
Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:29 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Question about pencil grip............
Replies: 19
Views: 3916

Re: Question about pencil grip............

As the mom of an almost 13 yo boy who does not hold his pencil correctly and has terrible penmanship, my 2 cents is correct it while they are young. It is much easier to learn ut correctly than to learn the wrong way then have to unlearn it.

HTH
Susan
CTC
Daniel almost 13
Sarah 11
by swymm89
Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:09 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Cant Wait!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 923

Cant Wait!!!

I've got almost all of our books fot CTC either bought, mooched or on the way! Cannot wait for the teachers guide and notebooking pages to get here. Hopefully we will be starting the 2009-2010 school year on August 17. A big thank you to Carrie for this wonderful curriculum. I only wish I had found ...