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I just replied to something similiar on another thread, we used illustrating a lot but since that does not work for your child you could try: color copy the little character on the front of the book to make a stick puppet have the child lie on the floor with eyes closed and listen, tell them to make...

is your child a visual kid who has a hard time with the lack of pictures? I have 2 very visual kids and they had a hard time transistioning to books w/o pics (not just Burgess) here are some things we have done: color copy the little character on the front of the book to make a stick puppet (already...

I have not used TRL but if she if frustrated you could give her some time off from TRL and do phonics games instead (quizmo, bingo, starfall, lots of online stuff) and then pick it back up in a few days (or weeks) and she if she is ready to move fwd.

we have used draw write now and it is pretty nice. What about just letting him pick what to copy (from any book) on handwriting paper? We have done copywork on a whiteboard before too. There is also a series called Draw..then write that my son has enjoyed.

Cindy Rushton has audios and "mom to mom "radio show episodes where she explains a lot about Charlotte Mason that is an easy way you can listen while doing houseowrk or on the computer. A book I enjoyed was "When Children love to Learn"

I enjoyed your post. I have 2 with special needs at home now and 2 more (adoption) on the way. My 9 yo who is on the autism spectrum absolutly loves HOD. He has never liked school or schoolwork before this year. My 5 yo is very bright but has ADHD and he is flying through LHFHG and also loving it. H...