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Thank you Carrie,

Wow,that gives me a MUCH clearer picture! I guess I had not fully understood the difference between narration to summarize vs. narrating to draw out the child's thoughts and self-expression. Very enlightening

Somehow I accidentally posted this question twice. Thank you for the response! I think I needed to hear from someone who has done Preparing with an older child. I think it was the final push needed. The comic idea sound great! He does enjoy drawing also, so graphic organizers would really appeal to ...

Heather4Him wrote:

LittleChickens wrote:
If you read any of the books by Karen Andreola, especially A Charlotte Mason Companion or A Pocketful of Pinecones, you will be inspired!

Thank you. I will have to add those to my reading list!

Great to know that CtC guides you through the narrations. My ds is otherwise advanced in reading, so I guess I am a bit reluctant about starting him in Preparing even though he could use the skills practice. Also, he does fairly well with independant work (if it is assigned) so he does not need much...

Wow. I never though of doing that. I think I *need* to look into a graphic organizer. As his school workload increases, this issue seems to be impedeing his progress. Perhaps this will help. In the meantime, someone suggested to me to let him draw his answers. I' not so sure about that, though. Than...

My rising 6th grader is dyslexic.(12yrs old) He has overcome his reading difficulties and is now an excellent reader but other issues still remain. His has so much trouble with verbal expression so narrations are downright painful. He thinks in pictures and has to translate these images into a story...

My rising 6th grader is dyslexic.(12yrs old) He has overcome his reading difficulties and is now an excellent reader but other issues still remain. His has so much trouble with verbal expression so narrations are downright painful. He thinks in pictures and has to translate these images into a story...