Placement for two kids
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:57 am
I have a 10 yr old and a 13 yr old. My 10 yr old is an advanced reader, history, and science guy but hates writing and not great at language arts and he doesn't have cursive down at all. We have just been easing in to it the last two years. He hates writing and would prefer to use a computer to type everything but is so smart in everything else. I am not sure where to place him.
I also have a 13 1/2 year old that is an advanced reader and writer but hates grammer and language arts. She would read and write all day and do not science or history so I am not knowing where to place her either.
I have read all the charts and just want to make sure everything is a challenge because they are so smart and get bored easily but I don't want to go over their level. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
We have never used Heart of Dakota and seriously thinking about getting it now! Thank you.
I also have a 13 1/2 year old that is an advanced reader and writer but hates grammer and language arts. She would read and write all day and do not science or history so I am not knowing where to place her either.
I have read all the charts and just want to make sure everything is a challenge because they are so smart and get bored easily but I don't want to go over their level. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
We have never used Heart of Dakota and seriously thinking about getting it now! Thank you.
He LOVED today!! So we are going to do the whole week to see if it's enough for him, because he also places between guides. I can always add on the extensions to beef it up if needed. Printing the sample may be an option for you too! I printed Bigger and Preparing to read through them both. I may do a few days of Preparing with him too just to make sure. Unfortunately, there isn't a sample of the spelling or dictation lists that I could find other than the blog that I mentioned, so I kind of winged that. Hopefully my path is of some help, though I have no answers for you. The other ladies will chime in and give you excellent placement help, as they have with me! This is an amazing group of mamas!!!