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I know in the DITHOR manual it gives amount of time involved in using DITHOR for the different levels. Does it really take as long as it states on a practical basis? Also about how many pages are assigned in the 6/7/8 workbook a day? Thanks!

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playschool,

I'm sorry this thread got buried in the board. I'm just back from our yearly planning/researching/brainstorming session with my beloved sister, and we're playing catch-up now!

The times noted in the back of the DITHR guide are on the very long side. Typically at our house DITHR Level 2/3 takes 10-15 minutes for the discussion/lesson and another 5-10 minutes of reading. I usually schedule 20 minutes or so for it and it works out well.

Typically at our house Level 4/5 takes 10 minutes or so for the discussion/lesson with an additional 15 minutes of written work after our discussion for my son (who is a very neat but slower writer). Then, the reading assignment takes about 15 minutes. I typically schedule 35 minutes and it works well.

Typically at our house Level 6/7/8 takes approximately 10-15 minutes for our discussions (when those are scheduled), if there's no discussion then the written work takes my oldest son about 20 minutes. However, he is a quick writer. His reading assignments usually take him 15 minutes or so, but he is also a quick reader. I usually schedule 40 minutes or so for him, and he is always done early.

The times will vary some depending on your kiddo's personalities and writing/reading speed and focus. We do DITHR 3 times a week as scheduled in our HOD guides from Preparing Hearts on up. I find it to be excellent preparation for teaching my kiddo's moral discernment in reading and also in guiding them to automatically dig beneath the surface whenever they're reading anything!

You can peek at the entire first week of each DITHR student book here: http://www.heartofdakota.com/sample-pages.php

Blessings,
Carrie

Thank you! I was a little overwhelmed by the times in the DITHOR TM. I am glad to hear that it could be done in a shorter amount of time. Thanks again for all of your hard work and answering all of my questions.