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I would like to affirm your idea that your dc will be able to focus on the 3 R's with HOD. We just switched to it this year ourselves and that is one of the greatest things about the younger guides we are using. I feel very on track with 3 R's and am teaching some great reading comprehension skills ...

All really simple stuff! Thank goodness. I noticed that when my daughter who is dyslexic was learning to read I dove into the phonics very deeply with her and forgot some of the other good stuff I used to do as a reading teacher. And it wasn't until I took a couple of classes recently and listend to...

I am fond of Reading Made Easy and we have also used a program called Go Phonics. I wouldn't worry too much about too much sounding out at 7yo. I would make sure you are moving beyond CVC to CVCe and blends. The more he reads simple phonics readers the more fluent he will become with the "parsing" a...

Hi We are on Unit 14 of Preparing about the Silk Road and my daughter needed to write the process of making silk. We watched this short you-tube video and it showed the process very well. Only warning is the fact that there are dead silkworms after the silk is unraveled. But otherwise very informati...

Hi, I would like to weigh in here. I agree whole heartedly that using the book matched with the curriculum is a huge bonus. BUT - the Kindle is an awesome tool. Especially for kids with reading challenges. The ability to make the print and spacing large enough to increase fluency is an amazing readi...

Hi, My daughter is finishing Revival to Revolutions as an 8th grader this year. We have not done any formal study of the history in Missions to Marvels. So I was thinking of beefing that up for her 9th grade year. I know there are some links about doing this. I think I would like to use the science ...

I'm so excited you will be in Puyallup! I've been telling lots of people how much we are loving homeschooling this year and they are interested in your curriculum.

YES!!! My dd9 is dyslexic and is reading on a kindle now and said "Mom this is so much easier." I also just recently found an article in the Washington Post by a research group that has an app. to test if spacing and text size is helpful for improving reading fluency of your child. Their research sh...

I think that the daily format could be kept but have some assignments that are given on Day 1 and needed completed by Day 4 (or 5 if you are going to a 5 day week). You could start off in the 1st year guide by having an assignment given and then have a daily box "reminder" to work on the assignment...

Hi, We are using HOD for the first time this year. I am using BLHFG, Preparing, and REV to REV. My oldest will begin HS in the fall. We love the daily plans! We have used many other weekly grid programs and programs with extensive choices for mom and extensive teacher notes in the back of each unit....

One more thought to add to yesterdays post. I approached 6th grader about move and she thought it might be good. She reviewed guide samples on line and the materials for Reserection to Reformation. I know Carrie that you thought all the way to CTC and I certainly understand why - now that I see how ...

Hi there, Thanks for your thoughts Carrie. I do think you are right, that having her in the same guide as my 8th grader is too much responsibility for independent learning. I have always taught them together and she seemed to place fine here on the charts. However I'm less sure now. Here is what is ...

Lynn, Thanks for confirming for me that she is young for this guide. I was feeling that too - really just the maturity necessary to manage all those little boxes - espeically with this being her first guide. So,I am thinking I will delete a few boxes for her while she learns to navigate the guide an...

Hi, I need some help here. My 6th grader is very frusturated with REv. to Rev. It is taking her all day to finish her assignments 6 + hours. She is not able to follow the schedule and stay focused. She often gets lost in her reading time - reading ahead - forgetting what she has read. She says "This...

13 year old is a great speller and reader. I see the benefit of dictation in improving proof reading skills and developing other skills. She reads and comprehends at a mid highschool level. We have never done dictation 11 year old is not a good speller. Proof reading is poor. Visual memory not good....