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Thanks StephanieU for the help. The reason I was questioning the read alouds is because my son is 14 yrs. old. I think he will be able to handle the reading himself, but we will see. We could always do some as read alouds and some as independent reading if the load becomes too heavy for him. He is a...

I know you all are tired of me asking questions, but I have another one. :oops: Would it be o.k. to use the basic pkg. as read a louds? I think it is scheduled that way. I know my son is older, but he is not use to reading classic type books and I'm afraid he will be lost. The Abeka lit has been con...

Thanks so much Daneale....I did go back and look at the packages for the upper grades and I now see the combo of materials. I was guilty of not checking out the upper packages before my last post. I now see the blend of materials that look really well. I am going to comb through the packages some mo...

Thanks so very much Carrie and Daneale! You all are extremely helpful and I so appreciate it! :D I am still praying about what direction we should take. I have some questions in my head about future plans with high school. We have considered using a cover school from TN, even though we are in MS and...

Thanks so much Daneale! :D I like your plan. I plan on trying to finish all I can before starting with anything new. I am most concerned about the fact that ds has not been in the habit of doing narrations/dications. I hope that he can get in the habit of doing those. Any tips for starting the narra...

Thanks so much, Carrie! :D I'm sorry, I forgot to post the grade level. :roll: I actually would like to consider him an 8th grader. However, if he were to return to all texts, he would probably fit in better as a 7th grader. :oops: It would thrill his soul to be "only" one grade behind with age. I t...

Thanks Jennymaine for the help. CTC might be the best fit. I will check out the packages for that. I am unsure about Rod and Staff grammar?? How advanced is the Rod and Staff??? DS seems to catch on to grammar much better than math. However, I think math is more a phobia from the past than anything ...

Thank you so much Carrie for chiming in and being willing to help!Keep in mind, he just had his 14th birthday. He is not working on high school level. I did study the chart, but I'm still a little unsure. DS would probably fall somewhere between CTC and Resurrection to Reformation (I hope I typed th...

Daneale, Bless you for your very complete description and pouring out of your heart! Your journey sounds a lot like what I am going through. Except, I have an "only." So, it is a little different, but still very similar situation at our house. I am still praying about my choices and still pondering ...

Hi! I have a son who recently turned 14. We have homeschooled him since the middle of k, but he is behind by about 2 grade levels for various reasons. For one, he was sick quite a bit as a younger child with antibiotics monthly. He has progressed every year, but I have tried to push total texts with...