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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue is that aps doesn’t really do a good job teaching traditional language arts— spelling, grammar, etc.  This becomes painfully apparent when your kids get older and they have no idea what a noun is and are horrible spellers.

Lexia is the answer to that — it covers a traditional language arts curriculum.  If your kid is several grades behind, they will encourage them to get on grade level by spending more time doing it.  You should probably encourage them to get on grade level too.

Excluding someone for not doing required work is not a bad punishment, you don’t want to get in the habit of saying schoolwork is optional if it’s not “fun”.[/quote]

All of this. I really wish/hope when they return to regular school they just scrap the language arts curriculum they’re using and replace it with something that will teach them what Lexia is, without needing to use an App. Apps are fine for reinforcement, but in normal times, should not be the default or primary method of instruction. Kids need a good foundation in the skills Lexia is teaching in order to be proficient in English. So while I don’t love how they are approaching getting the kids to do it, I believe it’s time well spent. Better than trying to get kids who can’t even spell single syllable words to write a “personal narrative.” So stupid. Workshops are great, but you learn to walk before you run. [/quote]

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