My son was nearly killed in a car crash a few years ago, and now has trouble learning new lessons in school. Is there any web sites or ideas from anyone to help me teach him at home and increase his chances for success. He is going into the second grade this year, and is not really where he needs to be. If anyone can help I will be forever greatful. Thank You so much!
2007-06-02 01:28:22 · 14 answers · asked by Teachingmom 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
with love and dedication
2007-06-05 14:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by mama woof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe search for sites on
homeschooling styles
homeschooling methods
homeschooling approach
homeschooling special needs
It's not clear if you are planning on homeschooling him next year or are just trying to provide additional support at home, but the above searches can be useful regardless.
Also check into Glen Doman's "What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child".
One last thing: if he stays in school, and doesn't have one already, he should have an IEP.
ADDED: " I know that the state is required to let you do homeschooling and provide the materials for free." This is not always true, and probably more often than not, it's NOT true! Check the laws where you live.
2007-06-02 01:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your son doesn't know his phonograms and is having trouble decoding words, try click and read. I use it with children I tutor. It has plenty of repition for practice of the sounds, and also has sight words and sentences to practice for fluency. I also love time4learning.com. I subscribe to both.
Keep your chin up. Some kids need repitition over time and a lot of patience. I also bought some great little step readers from the AZ Book Depository. They have been a godsend for finding good curriculum at very reasonable prices. This may sound odd, but I google things I need and often find great links from public school websites. That is how I found starfall.com a few years back. Good luck!
2007-06-02 08:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will assume that you are thinking about continuing him in school but doing extra work with him over the summer and during the school year. World Book offers a typical course of study for each grade at this site:
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?curriculum.
You could use this as a starting point to see what he already knows and what you might need to catch him up on. Math and reading and writing are obviously the big areas at this age. Most major booksellers like Borders and Barnes & Noble sell a variety of age and grade appropriate workbooks you can use (such as Kumon). I would also institute daily reading time where you read a story or two to him and then have him recap it orally or by drawing a picture or both. You could also have him practice reading a few pages or whole book to you (depending on his ability).
You can also check out this website for more information about resources: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
If you are thinking you might homeschool full-time I also recommend reading up about different methods, starting with the book "So You're Thinking About Homeschooling?" by Lisa Whelchel and checking your state's laws at
http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Good luck!
2007-06-02 02:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel. My daughter was in a terrible wreck when she was in first grade. I wish I knew about homeschooling then. Now, I am homeschooling her and she just completed 4th grade with flying colors. There are so many great websites. I like www.computerlabkids.com for fun stuff and they keep it current with new activities. I also use www.studyisland.com this is a taks preparatory program (that is the standardized test for Texas). Although she is not required to take the test I think it is a good way to make sure she is keeping up with kids her age. This program combines playing games with education, so it is fun. It also shows graphs of how your child is doing compared to kids in public and other homeschooled students.
2007-06-02 14:57:19 · answer #5 · answered by emmamama7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a thought....maybe you should keep him in the first grade again this next year. It might sound cruel but I had to do it for my 3rd grader because the school wouldn't let me when she was in first or second, hence one of the reasons we homeschool! Anywho, if you keep him in the first grade he will be able to build up the skills he already has and then get the skills he's missing. I suggest this because I really wish they had let my daughter do it when she was younger instead of waiting until third! Good luck.
Oh ..... homeschooling and a tutor might also help...sometimes one on one makes a huge difference!
2007-06-02 02:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have homeschooled children since I retired from teaching. Go to Google and search for "how to homeschool" or "homeschooling help" and you will pull up lots of websites to help you. You will also need to find a site for homeschools to subscribe to. If you would like a Christian homeschool, you might try "CHOICES" or "GATEWAY".
There are several advantages to homeschooling. The child can proceed at their own rate (either faster or slower than a classroom of kids); there's much less cost of clothing, shoes, coats, backpacks, forty fund raisers a year, pictures, yearbooks, special paper, and lunch money. There's no guns, drugs, fights, and you can even have a Bible handy.
I'm going to be helping my daughter homeschool one of her children this year. The public schools are not doing their job!!
2007-06-02 01:41:48 · answer #7 · answered by missingora 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know that the state is required to let you do homeschooling and provide the materials for free. The only thing you have to pay for is testing. We have just started looking into this too. My son is only 1, but I really worry about them not learning enough in today's public schools. I hope this helps.
Good luck!
One other tip, make sure he is in other activities with kids so he can develope his social side. My cousins didn't have that, and now they are paying for it. ;)
2007-06-02 01:40:42 · answer #8 · answered by Christine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had a friend in a simular situation, and a teacher came out to the house after work a couple of days a week to help with the homework etc. I'd hope they would accomodate you !
Good Luck!
2007-06-02 01:38:30 · answer #9 · answered by smfry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-30 13:59:45 · answer #11 · answered by tutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋