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I'm interested in this as well! I'll be glad to hear. Bumping a little!

Dena

I AGREE! HOORAY !

I'm just glad that a decision has been made, and I finally feel good about it!

In Christ,
Dena

P.S. Now I just can't wait to begin the ordering process! And, even better....getting it all so I can SEE and TOUCH it!

Carrie - It looks like we were both typing at the same time. I agree with Preparing for DD, but am not sure about extensions now, as her reading didn't go as well as I'd hoped. I think I assumed that because she enjoys reading, that she could read more difficult books as well, but after the Guerber ...

Julie or Carrie - Ok, now my DD has done the Guerber reading. She didn't do nearly as well as I'd hoped! :shock: She skipped over several words, and also put in words that were not there. Then, when I asked her to retell, she wasn't able to retell much at all. She just kept saying "I don't remember,...

Thank you ladies! :D You are sweet. My son is a great young man when he wants to be. :wink: And, no, I haven't completely ruled out Preparing for my dear daughter. I've actually considered it, but do feel she probably places better in CtC. I guess it depends on what I decide for my DS. I really thin...

Okay, I've given my son the Guerber test. He read most of it with ease, correcting himself on a couple words and only pronouncing two words incorrectly without making corrections. He did skip over a few words: 'and', 'had', and 'was.' There was one word he didn't know what it meant...smelt. He was a...

Julie - Thanks for the response and especially the prayers! :D I do want to mention that we switched over to a CM education pretty formally this past year and a half, so started doing narrations. However the way we did it was that I read aloud from our history book choices (I pieced together my own ...

Okay, Julie, I have looked at the placement chart for each individual child and looked at the "I" boxes in the week at a glance and here are my thoughts: My 10 year old DD will be going into 5th grade. She reads independently and enjoys reading. We have never used Drawn into the Heart of Reading, bu...

Thank you BlessedMomof4. However, I want to bump this back up because I'd really like MORE feedback. I thought I'd made my decision, but after seeing Carrie's recent posts answering common questions about HOD, I'm questioning myself and my kiddos skill levels again! Now, I'm wondering if I should ma...

Wow! I thought you covered all 9 genres in DITHOR in one year! This makes sense to split it into two, since it does cover more than one level, but I thought you covered all 9 genres at one level, then got different books at a higher level for the next year! I just didn't realize it was meant to be s...

Thanks so much! I think I've figured it out!

We will be new to HOD this fall, and are starting with RtR. I am wondering if Ancient Rome is covered in CtC or where CtC leaves off and RtR begins. I know it starts with the Resurrection, but Ancient Rome in other curricula is covered in whole, not in part, and I don't want "gaps" in our history. I...

I plan to purchase Resurrection to Reformation for this fall, but we are NEW to HOD, so I am wondering if Lesson Plans are included for R&S English...I will be using R&S 4 at half speed for my daughter (is there plans for this, or will I need to divide the book in half and plan the weeks?) and I wil...

I think I assumed that I should put my children into DITHOR by their grade level/reading level, not beginning with DITHOR 2/3 first, then following with 4/5 and then 6/7/8. After reading a couple other posts, I'm wondering if I'm wrong? We have never used DITHOR. My children are 10 and 13 (going int...

It sounds like to me that a really good routine would be a good place to start. I have one child that is very much like yours, who does not like to learn, and I have been that same curriculum junkie...looking for the "best" fit for him! Unfortunately, he is 13 now, and we just found HOD. :roll: I SO...