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I wanted to thank everyone who listened to me and offered advice on where to place my daughter. I really needed to be able to discuss it more, but unfortunately was not able to do that. So I was left still floundering. But sometimes that is exactly where we need to be! I was in Half Price Books a co...

Gratitude, Thank you so much for your very thoughtful and insightful reply. I came to this board because I thought that HOD might be what we were looking for, and I wanted help thinking through it and seeing what might work for us. I have been feeling discouraged, but I think that sometimes discoura...

We used AVKO's Sequential Spelling for my dyslexic son. I did it a bit differently than the instructions outlined. Part of post removed per board rules by board moderator. I don't know if a student who is not dyslexic or has no learning challenges would necessarily need or enjoy this format. My daug...

Carrie,

Thank you for taking the time to go over this with me. I will take a really good look at the program you recommended, and download the samples so I can really study them.

Hi Carrie,

Thank you for encouraging me to think through my daughter's skills and abilities. I am still thinking about how they might mesh with the two programs I am considering. I don't know the programs though, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you have a few moments. Thanks!

I love poetry. I began writing poetry in 5th grade, and have never stopped. I have read poetry to my children since before they could talk. They both enjoy it immensely. I'm sorry, but I don't care for Robert Frost either. I do like a few of his poems: Stopping By Woods . . .; The Road Not Taken. Bu...

Carrie, I know you are busy, but I look forward to your reply when you have a moment. Thanks!

Thank you for your reply, Julie, I appreciate your input; thanks for taking the time to respond. My daughter writes constantly, both prose and poetry. She just finished a book she has spent more than a year on, and she is a member of several writing clubs on ClubPonyPals.com. Right now we are finish...

HI Carrie, Thank you so much for your response. I have looked multiple times at the pages you linked, and I have gone over and over the catalogue pages. I asked my daughter to read the catalogue pages for both programs. She said she would rather do Missions to Modern Marvels. I think that is going t...

My daughter is 14, and will be a freshman this fall. I am leaving Sonlight, and am at the moment waffling between Heart of Dakota and Epi Kardia. Epi Kardia is a unit study program, and would require a lot of planning and other work on my part. I have actually already done quite a bit of planning, b...