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Sounds like you have really thought things through! Well done! And yes, the Barton program is expensive, but I love that you don't have to purchase it all at once. One thing I noticed with mine about the piano lessons though, is that reading the notes is like math. Why is that space called C? It jus...

Taking a slightly different angle on this ... About 6 months ago, our 10 year old was "diagnosed" with severe dyslexia and dysgraphia. While I didn't have a diagnosis before that, I knew that the writing and some of the reading were outside him ability. We are also using Barton and seeing amazing im...

My response is in reference to the dyslexia, and not to how RTR works with no prior writing instruction. The act of scribing (child dictates, you write) is simply an accommodation due to the dyslexia. (I have a recently diagnosed 11 year old with dyslexia and dysgraphia.) After it is on paper, you c...

Here is what I did when we first started. I chose the book that best matched my oldest child's skills. There are tons of resources to be read out loud and we just do it together. Little brother is 2.5 years younger, but has no trouble keeping up with big brother. It's all listening and talking about...