Comments on: When things start clicking http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/when-things-start-clicking/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Angie http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/when-things-start-clicking/#comment-218 Angie Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:30 +0000 http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/when-things-start-clicking/#comment-218 Jennifer, I suspect that Tim is dyslexic, and have for a year now. I have a friend who has it as well as her kids, and there's a lot of similarities between them. I will look up sequential spelling, but it makes me feel SO MUCH better knowing that I'm doing it exactly as you said they do, just on instinct. Do you know of any free, online 'tests' to give to determine if a child might be dyslexic? I know it often goes with autism, but I think that's also why he's had such a hard time in this area, and I need to study on it like I have autism so I know how to help him. The perfectionist qualities are usually a sign of giftedness, have you ever been called gifted in school? I love your term 'recovering perfectionist'! You described Tim and one of the boys I babysit to a T with describing your own anxieties, thanks. I don't have too many too many moment of panic as a homeschooling mom, but obviously when I posted this and read it back to myself, last night was one of those moments! Jennifer, I suspect that Tim is dyslexic, and have for a year now. I have a friend who has it as well as her kids, and there’s a lot of similarities between them. I will look up sequential spelling, but it makes me feel SO MUCH better knowing that I’m doing it exactly as you said they do, just on instinct. Do you know of any free, online ‘tests’ to give to determine if a child might be dyslexic? I know it often goes with autism, but I think that’s also why he’s had such a hard time in this area, and I need to study on it like I have autism so I know how to help him. The perfectionist qualities are usually a sign of giftedness, have you ever been called gifted in school? I love your term ‘recovering perfectionist’! You described Tim and one of the boys I babysit to a T with describing your own anxieties, thanks. I don’t have too many too many moment of panic as a homeschooling mom, but obviously when I posted this and read it back to myself, last night was one of those moments!

]]> By: Jennifer http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/when-things-start-clicking/#comment-216 Jennifer Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:20:21 +0000 http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/when-things-start-clicking/#comment-216 When you find the manual, can you send it to me?! LOL It is sad for me as a homeschooling mom for my son to hate learning/school work. I understand that it's because it is so hard for him. I am a recovering perfectionist myself, so I feel for your ds. I have been one since I was a baby. My mom says if the blocks wouldn't stack the way I wanted, I would just smash the whole thing down.I don't like doing anything unless I am fairly confident I can do it or I already think I can do it.I always ask alot of questions, and seek alot of feedback and probably give up on things too easily as a result.I am making a conscious effort to not avoid that uncomfortable feeling. It is hard! My son is dyslexic and has memory issues. We use Sequential Spelling created esp. w/ dyslexics in mind. The child attempts the word w/out ever having studied it and then the teacher corrects it right then. Each word gets corrected right after attempting it. I am constantly telling my son if he knew everything then he wouldn't need to be schooled!! When you find the manual, can you send it to me?! LOL

It is sad for me as a homeschooling mom for my son to hate learning/school work. I understand that it’s because it is so hard for him.

I am a recovering perfectionist myself, so I feel for your ds. I have been one since I was a baby. My mom says if the blocks wouldn’t stack the way I wanted, I would just smash the whole thing down.I don’t like doing anything unless I am fairly confident I can do it or I already think I can do it.I always ask alot of questions, and seek alot of feedback and probably give up on things too easily as a result.I am making a conscious effort to not avoid that uncomfortable feeling. It is hard!

My son is dyslexic and has memory issues. We use Sequential Spelling created esp. w/ dyslexics in mind. The child attempts the word w/out ever having studied it and then the teacher corrects it right then. Each word gets corrected right after attempting it.

I am constantly telling my son if he knew everything then he wouldn’t need to be schooled!!

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