My dream come true
I have now been granted formal permission from my ex husband to homeschool our child, Christopher. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Words are simply not sufficient. I have hoped for this day for years, literally. I cannot wait and am very excited. This year has the potential to be a serious turning point in Christopher's life.
Christopher is 14, soon to be 15 next month. He has been in the public school system all his life and has been "left behind". But, this is my year to catch him up! This year will be hard work but will pay off handsomely. This year, for him, will focus on remedial work.
It is my ex husband's decision to return Christopher to the public school system next year. He is formally entering 9th grade this year, so in addition to remedial work we will also be working on high school credits. We have enrolled in the JCPSeschool to cover the Freshman English credit.
It's a little costly (and possibly ineffective) but it will cover things "officially".
Christopher and I have been working as a team discovering things that need more work, finding which methods work best for his learning style, etc... Basic evaluations but we've had a lot of fun. We have identified a need for phonics training.
Anyone know of a good phonics program that will not be too "cutesy" for a soon to be 15 yo boy?
Hi! I'm glad you are going to get an opportunity to homeschool your son. If he does well he might be able to convince his dad to let him continue.
ReplyDeleteMy son is 15 and is studying at NorthStar Academy, another online school. He is a sophomore and will be taking 6 classes.
As far as phonics programs go there are so many out there. My daughter is 11 and has had a lot of difficulty with the Language Arts. For the past two years we have used Sing, Spell, Read, and Write which has been good but she still has problems. I'm not recommending it, but when reading all about it on the internet it seems I remember that the author has a program for adults as well. I can't remember much about it but you might check it out to see if my memory is working. What I used would be too "cutesy" for him.
I am switching to a program called "Barton's Reading and Spelling." It's a program based on the Orto-Gillingham method which was developed for people with dyslexia (my daughter is dyslexic). It's not a "cutesy" kind of program and I don't know what areas you are looking to improve (besides phonics), but you might want to check it out. There's a lot of good information on the website besides the products the owner sells which might point you in a better direction according to your need. I'm planning to start at the very first level even though I can already hear my daughter shreiking about it! We are going to stick with this until she's reading fluently. She needs more time than other programs give and we will take what time is necessary this time.
I didn't mean to write an epistle, but I've spent a lot of time on the 'net looking for a good phonics program for my daughter and it's still on my mind. I hope you find what you are looking for.