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by cldorman
Tue May 05, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Help me place my 10-year-old son, please?
Replies: 4
Views: 1931

Re: Help me place my 10-year-old son, please?

Thank you, thank you for your wonderful reply! :) I really appreciate your openness in sharing about your son. Sounds like a very similar situation to mine, for sure. I think what I've decided is to stick with Bigger for Simon for this year. I want him to get used to working at proper pace for HOD, ...
by cldorman
Tue May 05, 2015 3:11 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Help me place my 10-year-old son, please?
Replies: 4
Views: 1931

Help me place my 10-year-old son, please?

HI! I have recently been very blessed to start my son (age 6) in LHFHG and my daughter (just turned eight) in Beyond. I was told to really avoid placing kids in back to back guides, but there really was no getting around it, that is exactly where they fit and it's working wonderfully. My question is...
by cldorman
Tue May 05, 2015 7:13 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Preparing for an advanced reader but slow writer?
Replies: 7
Views: 3342

Re: Preparing for an advanced reader but slow writer?

I appreciate the feedback on this thread as I've been struggling with the same question...My son is JUST turned 10 and I originally thought he's be in BIGGER but then thought I should bump him up to Preparing and now I'm second guessing. He's very smart, great reader, but slow at printing/copywork/w...
by cldorman
Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:53 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Help with placement, please?!
Replies: 8
Views: 3215

Re: Help with placement, please?!

Thank you so much, ladies. My plan is to start the kids with my youngest on Little Hearts, my middle child on Beyond and my eldest on Preparing... not sure how to stagger, as I'm sure they'd be put off by not all having the same 'treatment'... ha... My hope is to start them this Spring, putting in s...
by cldorman
Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Help with placement, please?!
Replies: 8
Views: 3215

Re: Help with placement, please?!

Thanks ladies!!! I am so grateful for your responses. Nealewill - thank you for taking time to type all that out. It is so helpful for me. You know, since I posted this, I talked to my children and found out that they are actually quite open to splitting up. They were actually excited about the idea...
by cldorman
Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:58 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Help with placement, please?!
Replies: 8
Views: 3215

Help with placement, please?!

Hi! I am strongly considering HOD. We are Charlotte Mason-based homeschooling family with 3 children. Our eldest son will be 10 in a few weeks, our daughter turned 8 in January and our youngest is 6, will be 7 in September. I usually pair up my two eldest as they tend to be very similar in their abi...
by cldorman
Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:47 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: LHTH Praises from my Daughter
Replies: 4
Views: 2135

Re: LHTH Praises from my Daughter

Love how it is truly always about the memories... and the learning flows through those experiences. :)