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i put this post on one of my previous posts but thought i might get more help by posting again..thanks.

i know there are placement tests for math but are there also placement tests for reading AND spelling?????

My dd8 NEEDS to be challenged and I'm leaning toward Preparing- I know she can handle independent work and if it's too easy she will be so turned off. But still looking at Bigger because of the American History we would love for her to have.

Any advice or suggestions would be great.

now my other dd6 has autism....and I have really sought the Lord on whether to hs her and I'm not getting clear direction either way. Our public schools are great here and have done well with her. I know being around her peers helps her - she wants to do what they do....but i can't imagine doing hs and ps and i know my oldest needs hs. I know I have some fear- both in my abilities and in her being lonely or challenged or interacting with peers.

I also have a question that may seem silly but what do you do when your child just never gets a concept when you hs?- like it ps we have ieps and goals to master. What happens when if your child doesn't master a concept or skill in homeschooling? Do you keep a child working on 1st grade skills when they are in 4th grade? I wondered.

I'd love to hear from some moms who have children with autism about this or if you have any suggestions or advice!

thanks for your help!

TNT

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Answered your other post with regards to my daughter with Autism.

I will also say that I would really lean toward Bigger with your 8 year old. The HOD style of learning/teaching is so different from ps that I think the learning curve on that front alone will likely be enough to keep her from getting bored. And there is quite a bit of writing and independent work in Preparing. Bigger does have an extension package, if you wanted to make the reading more challenging.

HTH!

Its one thing to home school a child who is academically doing well,it can be really challenging to home school a child who is not meeting expected targets,and and yet other challenge when that child in many ways -looks- normal.I hate the word normal-so maybe I should use neuro typical or something.
That being said ,there is greater reward too.When I see my son doing something that I know we struggled for a long time to master-it is the best,most incredibly rewarding experience.
Homeschool is amazing because you can tailor their education and you can do that with never labelling it or them as working below grade expectation.Because you can customise the parts they really need to learn-and if thats getting dressed without a fight-then you can make that part of your learning objectives for the year and be proud .
f they dont learn to read until they are 10 ,then yes you keep trying different routes to understaning.Some things my son will never grasp.He will never grasp theory of mind-but I can teach him coping skills.He will never be a social butterfly-but I can teach him how to cope with interaction.If there is something they have a limit on-then its coping stratergies..If its something thats a difficulty -you keep trying till you find the gateway in....and sometimes thats just more [way more] practise .