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Well.... I made the switch yesterday! Tuesday, he was not feeling well and didn't do any school work. I had time to pull everything out and look through CTC again. He asked me what I was doing and I told him that I felt he might enjoy trying CTC again, putting Rev to Rev to the side for a while. He ...

Carrie and Lynn, thank you so much! Just hearing the reminder that he would need an IEP and modifications in public school puts a lot of things back in perspective for me. For some reason I forget and start comparing him to his peers. He has good friends in the youth group at church that are all sta...

Thank you Julie! Well, as a brief history, he attended public school from K-4th grade. Early on, before Kindergarten he was diagnosed with apraxia of speech and sensory integration disorder, and put on the autism spectrum by the school district. He is my oldest, so I never considered homeschooling a...

My son and I are having a terrible time with Revival to Revolution. We have only been able to get through 3 full units and we started before Labor Day. I am feeling depressed, overwhelmed, exhausted… and I know my son is feeling the same way too. I don’t know what to do! I adore HOD but have no idea...

Thank you Stephanie! Audio books tend to be hard for him to stay with. :( But if it is read at a slower pace, it may work depending on his interest in the book. Our library has a ton of audio books so maybe I can find something there! Has anyone tried movies for Literature? OH if it was only that ea...

Laura, His dyslexia is moderate, I would say. He does well with small chunks in a larger font IF his attention is there that day. :lol: I do plan to have him read some on his own. Last school year he went through educational therapy and got a lot of help. He is able to recognize when he is becoming ...

Thank you Lynn for your advice! I was trying to find those books because I didn't recognize the titles, and I think they may be for a different level. If I were to take the Storytime books from Rev to Rev and plug them in to the DITHOR genres and use them for Lit, could I count the hours towards his...

Hi ladies! My son will be using Rev2Rev for 9th grade next year. He has dyslexia and Literature is going to be a tough subject to get through. I will be reading a lot to him out loud (DITHOR, Storytime books, History readings) and I'm afraid it will be a bit much for me and my voice. :lol: I don't k...

Thank you Lynn! I had not considered that HS credit could be counted based on the hours that he spends on the work. That is very encouraging, because I do think it will take him that long. I didn't think about Bible needing to be more though. I will look in to supplementing that. We are part of Comm...

I have a 14 year old son who is going to be starting high school next year, and I am looking at using Revival to Revolution. We love HOD, and have used both Bigger Hearts and Preparing Hearts in the past. My son has always struggled, though, and after starting CtC we quickly realized that something ...

Hi Ladies, I have a question (or two) and would love some advice. We are finishing up second full year of homeschooling. As of right now we are on unit 24 of Preparing even though our year started in August. I am not sure of what to do now as we come to summer. We will still have about 6 or so weeks...

Thank you Carrie! That was awesome to read... I think I may print that one out and read it often.

And thank you ladies again for the encouragement. It feels good to be able to relax and take a deep breath!

Tracy

Thank you so much. I am definitely encouraged! I absolutely LOVE the quote that Heart_Mom shared! "God's plan for us is individual and personal. Those who believe that God has a plan for them sometimes encounter another problem - the conviction that they have lost God's best plan for them. They beli...

I am having some anxiety concerning my older son and I wondered if you all might be able to help. He is almost 12 and technically in 6th grade, but he is very behind and I have no idea what to do!! As a little bit of background, I have two boys that I took out of public school year before last. My y...

What a blessing! I just love the video that you shared. My daughter absolutely loves the rhymes, and I have no doubt that she (and her brothers who hear them every day) will never forget them. Every week she insists on starting from Adam and Eve at the beginning and saying them all in a row. :D Cong...