Reply to Homeschooling options for kids with ADHD? Anyone BTDT?

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "Homeschooling options for kids with ADHD? Anyone BTDT?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks!

My child is in 5th grade and struggles with writing but not diagnosed with dyslexia or dysgraphia (we did a full neuropsych evaluation, which gave us the adhd diagnosis.  We have a 504, but individualized help makes a big difference.

I can support but my child does better with another adult who has a lesson plan and who is a trained tutor.  I am home and can support but I felt like my skill set wasn’t up to the task in this last quarter.  (Not to mention the parent-child dynamic that made it hard since I also have to get my kids to do other things as well...)[/quote]

Awesome.  I have a rising 5th grade boy too!  I can tell you the resources I picked for him, and some of the other options I considered.  I will have 5th, 7th, and 8th graders next year.

Before I begin, I'll say that I feel like there are two big questions that can guide you.

[b]Do you want secular or Christian materials? [/b]

There are lots of Christians in the U.S. who homeschool because they want religion to permeate everything.  As a result, you can buy math workbooks that have Bible quotes on the pages, or science textbooks that start with telling how the world was made in just 6 days.  You can also buy materials that don't mention religion, unless it's in the context of history.  For example, the book might describe the religious beliefs of the Puritans during a unit on Early American History, but it wouldn't make a judgment about whether or not they were right.

For myself, we're Christian, but the only subject for which I prefer religious texts for is religion (e.g. right now my kids don't go to Sunday school, because we're sheltering in place, so I have a Sunday school type text I use).  There have been a few times when I've picked something that has some Christian influence, just because I thought it was best.

[b]What format do you want?[/b]

There are several options for how homeschool can be structured.

1) [b]Online[/b][u] curriculums where someone else gives the assignments, teaching, and grading.  This can either be an online class with a teacher, or a computer program that does it automatically.

2) [b]A tutor[/b] who either provides their own material, or uses material you select

3)[b] A purchased curriculum [/b]that the student works through under the direction of a parent (note: there are curriculum that claim the kids could do them completely on their own, but I don't know any 5th graders who could realistically do that, unless it was very repetitive.

4) [b]Parents create[/b] and gathers materials themselves and putting something together.

For my kids, I use a mix.  I love parent created stuff, but I don't have the time or energy to do that for everything.  We have a great tutor who sees two of my kids for math, but I can't afford that for every subject.  I like the ease of online for somethings, but I don't want my kids on screens all day.  So, I make decisions kid by kid, and subject by subject.

If you have strong opinions about either of those questions, jump in and I'll tailor my suggestions.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics