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Mommsz
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Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 02:20 am |
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Hi. I have a 5.5yr old. I have heard of afterschooling, and I have been looking for ideas for how/what to do with my son after we get home from his school. We just had our first parent/teacher conference. We have been told he needs OT for handwriting issues, which is true (he was never one to be interested for long in drawing/writing/painting when he was little, and so we now have to catch up on the small muscle motor stuff). He reads above grade level, he's pretty good with math (he was doing the 2nd grade math flashcards, and didn't want to stop because he was having a lot of fun).
He just has trouble writing to do more at his school (being a Montessori, they want to be sure he can write before they move on...so he says he is bored but I think more because the writing is hard for him).
We started (since the conference) to have him try writing more. I had him make my grocery list (we needed 3 things and he was excited to do it). Making Thanksgiving dinner, he wrote a few things he wanted to make. Today he wrote the begining of a story. He's getting better just in this week already. He's excited to do the things he's doing here, I only hope that it gets easier for him at school, because it just makes me crazy to hear that he thinks school is boring (ALREADY! and he's in what is equivalent to preschool. He's a smart kid, he just can't write well - he writes maybe about where 3yr olds are, but he reads probably at a 3rd grade or so level, I really don't know).
I came across afterschooling somewhere, I'm not sure where, but I had heard of it before. A very good friend of mine homeschools her daughter (and just started a one day enrichment co-op this year) so I know some resources (I even went with her years ago to some of her first meetings when she was just about to start).
I was impressed with the book lists here (we have the Magic Tree House books, which he likes, but are a tiny bit out of his league, but we help him through them sounding out the harder words which he does more regularly now).
I don't know where I'm going with my intro here. I'm just happy to have found this, the resources are great, and I've been pouring over the forums and I now have a few ideas for helping him write more, so he gets better at it (and enjoys it and hopefully he'll like his school again - and not just his 'hockey school' on weekends). 
Thanks for reading my ramble.
missie
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AmyZ
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Posted: Mon Dec 15th, 2008 06:36 am |
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Welcome, Missie! I'm sorry I've been out of pocket for so long, but I hope you're finding helpful information here.
I'm impressed that your son is starting to write stories at 5.5! My son has been struggling with the mechanics of writing and convincing the school that he is indeed bright had been a challenge. We're into a whole new world of interesting issues now...
But getting back to your original post, have you checked out Handwriting Without Tears yet? It has helped my son...which reminds me I need to get back to that...
I'm glad you've found us!
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