unschooling for ADHD? Learning Disablilities?
csw_xoxo
Hello, I am looking into homeschooling or unschooling my 11 yr old
son who until up to now has been in the public school system and has
not been very successful. He has been diganoised ADHD/LD that have
him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also so far behind in
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. I would like to know if
unschooling would be better for him then homeschooling? How to teach
a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue with reading and
math.
Thanks CSW
son who until up to now has been in the public school system and has
not been very successful. He has been diganoised ADHD/LD that have
him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also so far behind in
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. I would like to know if
unschooling would be better for him then homeschooling? How to teach
a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue with reading and
math.
Thanks CSW
J. Stauffer
<<<< He is also so far behind in
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. >>>>>
Unschooling does wonders for kids who do not easily fit in to the round holes at school. My son would also be diagnosed ADHD/LD if he were in school. He went to Kindergarten for 3 months and they were already "concerned". It took Zach 2 years of being at home for him to let me read him a book after being made to feel stupid at school.
Zach continues to really, really struggle with reading and math equations, done in the context of his 4-H projects. The big difference is in how he feels about it and himself.
Reading is just one thing of many he does. He has improved greatly with nothing more than practice (he likes to read to me while I rub his back). He knows he doesn't do it very well...but he also has time to pursue the things he really is good at, such as baseball and shooting skeet. It helps to give him a balance. His entire day isn't rapped up in something that is just hard for him.
Julie S.
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. >>>>>
Unschooling does wonders for kids who do not easily fit in to the round holes at school. My son would also be diagnosed ADHD/LD if he were in school. He went to Kindergarten for 3 months and they were already "concerned". It took Zach 2 years of being at home for him to let me read him a book after being made to feel stupid at school.
Zach continues to really, really struggle with reading and math equations, done in the context of his 4-H projects. The big difference is in how he feels about it and himself.
Reading is just one thing of many he does. He has improved greatly with nothing more than practice (he likes to read to me while I rub his back). He knows he doesn't do it very well...but he also has time to pursue the things he really is good at, such as baseball and shooting skeet. It helps to give him a balance. His entire day isn't rapped up in something that is just hard for him.
Julie S.
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Subject: [unschoolingbasics] unschooling for ADHD? Learning Disablilities?
Hello, I am looking into homeschooling or unschooling my 11 yr old
son who until up to now has been in the public school system and has
not been very successful. He has been diganoised ADHD/LD that have
him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also so far behind in
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. I would like to know if
unschooling would be better for him then homeschooling? How to teach
a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue with reading and
math.
Thanks CSW
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--- csw_xoxo <csw_xoxo@...> wrote:
happy, instead of "successful"? If you homeschool
using a curriculum, assingments, other things your son
is not interested in, he will have the same results
but it will be *you* he is disappointing, not his
teacher. Is that what you want for him?
He has been diganoised
levels to be behind. Your son can do what makes him
happy instead of what he hates.
I would
words like "ADD" and "dyslexia" are meaningless when
they incorporate unschooling into their lives. These
are terms only used when trying to fit your child into
the cookie-cutter "student" mold in schools, and you
and your child can be above that and never look back.
Good luck with the adventure!
Dana
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>Do you think you could look at what makes your son
>
>
> Hello, I am looking into homeschooling or
> unschooling my 11 yr old
> son who until up to now has been in the public
> school system and has
> not been very successful.
happy, instead of "successful"? If you homeschool
using a curriculum, assingments, other things your son
is not interested in, he will have the same results
but it will be *you* he is disappointing, not his
teacher. Is that what you want for him?
He has been diganoised
> ADHD/LD that haveThat's the great thing about unschooling--there are no
> him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also
> so far behind in
> his reading and math skills like 2 levels.
levels to be behind. Your son can do what makes him
happy instead of what he hates.
I would
> like to know ifI know that many people who unschool have found that
> unschooling would be better for him then
> homeschooling? How to teach
> a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue
> with reading and
> math.
> Thanks CSW
words like "ADD" and "dyslexia" are meaningless when
they incorporate unschooling into their lives. These
are terms only used when trying to fit your child into
the cookie-cutter "student" mold in schools, and you
and your child can be above that and never look back.
Good luck with the adventure!
Dana
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Cheyenne Cain
I haven't read it, but I came across a book that may be of service to you I think it was called Upside Down Learners. I found it at a Barnes and Noble.
I think ADD, HD, LD's labels are crazy!!!!! Why is he ADHD? Because he can't sit in a desk and stare at a dead book for hours without being restless? And then we put them on a controlled substance? A controlled substance?!?!?!? As in morphine is a controlled substance.
LD I think is diagnost(can't spell that well) way to early.
I don't mean to come across too strong. I would strongly suggest that you do some research for yourself in that area.
To me it seems the unshooling vs homeschooling would half to lie in what works best for your family. Some kids love the structure of doing a certain thing a certain way at a certain time. Others need the freedom to explore the world at their own pace and in their own way.
I know a family who's daughter exhibited "ADD" attributes but they felt most comfortable with a curriculm, (not that I agree with using a curriculm) but..... the mom would do things like give her spelling test while dd was jumping on the trampoline or history lessons while walking the dogs etc....
hope that helps
cheyenne
csw_xoxo <csw_xoxo@...> wrote:
Hello, I am looking into homeschooling or unschooling my 11 yr old
son who until up to now has been in the public school system and has
not been very successful. He has been diganoised ADHD/LD that have
him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also so far behind in
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. How to teach
a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue with reading and
math.
Thanks CSW
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I think ADD, HD, LD's labels are crazy!!!!! Why is he ADHD? Because he can't sit in a desk and stare at a dead book for hours without being restless? And then we put them on a controlled substance? A controlled substance?!?!?!? As in morphine is a controlled substance.
LD I think is diagnost(can't spell that well) way to early.
I don't mean to come across too strong. I would strongly suggest that you do some research for yourself in that area.
To me it seems the unshooling vs homeschooling would half to lie in what works best for your family. Some kids love the structure of doing a certain thing a certain way at a certain time. Others need the freedom to explore the world at their own pace and in their own way.
I know a family who's daughter exhibited "ADD" attributes but they felt most comfortable with a curriculm, (not that I agree with using a curriculm) but..... the mom would do things like give her spelling test while dd was jumping on the trampoline or history lessons while walking the dogs etc....
hope that helps
cheyenne
csw_xoxo <csw_xoxo@...> wrote:
Hello, I am looking into homeschooling or unschooling my 11 yr old
son who until up to now has been in the public school system and has
not been very successful. He has been diganoised ADHD/LD that have
him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also so far behind in
his reading and math skills like 2 levels. How to teach
a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue with reading and
math.
Thanks CSW
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Gia Omari
CSW,
My mom unschooled my sister who was diagnosed ADD and
was put on ritalin for several months before my mom (
a single parent pulled her out of school) she was six
and is now 20 years old. she didn't learn to read
well until she was 13 or 14 years old however, now she
writes plays, short stories poetry etc., I would
like to expand- although i'm in the middle of our
nighttime ritual so you are welcomed to email me
giamhamilton@... IF YOU WOULD LIKE. i KNOW AS
AN ADULT i HAVE SOME TROUBLE FOCUSING, BUT MAINLY WHEN
IT IS SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO DO- SORRY THE BABY HIT
THE CAPS---- HEEE HEEEE- JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU CAN DO
IT!
GIA
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My mom unschooled my sister who was diagnosed ADD and
was put on ritalin for several months before my mom (
a single parent pulled her out of school) she was six
and is now 20 years old. she didn't learn to read
well until she was 13 or 14 years old however, now she
writes plays, short stories poetry etc., I would
like to expand- although i'm in the middle of our
nighttime ritual so you are welcomed to email me
giamhamilton@... IF YOU WOULD LIKE. i KNOW AS
AN ADULT i HAVE SOME TROUBLE FOCUSING, BUT MAINLY WHEN
IT IS SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO DO- SORRY THE BABY HIT
THE CAPS---- HEEE HEEEE- JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU CAN DO
IT!
GIA
--- Cheyenne Cain <cherokeecain@...> wrote:
>__________________________________
> I haven't read it, but I came across a book that may
> be of service to you I think it was called Upside
> Down Learners. I found it at a Barnes and Noble.
>
> I think ADD, HD, LD's labels are crazy!!!!! Why is
> he ADHD? Because he can't sit in a desk and stare at
> a dead book for hours without being restless? And
> then we put them on a controlled substance? A
> controlled substance?!?!?!? As in morphine is a
> controlled substance.
>
> LD I think is diagnost(can't spell that well) way to
> early.
>
> I don't mean to come across too strong. I would
> strongly suggest that you do some research for
> yourself in that area.
>
> To me it seems the unshooling vs homeschooling would
> half to lie in what works best for your family. Some
> kids love the structure of doing a certain thing a
> certain way at a certain time. Others need the
> freedom to explore the world at their own pace and
> in their own way.
>
> I know a family who's daughter exhibited "ADD"
> attributes but they felt most comfortable with a
> curriculm, (not that I agree with using a curriculm)
> but..... the mom would do things like give her
> spelling test while dd was jumping on the trampoline
> or history lessons while walking the dogs etc....
>
> hope that helps
>
> cheyenne
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> csw_xoxo <csw_xoxo@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello, I am looking into homeschooling or
> unschooling my 11 yr old
> son who until up to now has been in the public
> school system and has
> not been very successful. He has been diganoised
> ADHD/LD that have
> him in behavioral classes. He hates it! He is also
> so far behind in
> his reading and math skills like 2 levels. How to
> teach
> a child with dyslexia? This being his biggest issue
> with reading and
> math.
> Thanks CSW
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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You may wish to join the yahoo group Shining with Unschooling. We discuss
how we can help our children that would be diagnosed and labeled, etc. be
themselves.
If my son was in school, we would be going down the same road as you, LD's,
special ed., ADHD. Most of those issues disappear with unschooling, but
there are some challenges that keep a child from learning what he wants to learn.
We are a chatty but very supportive group!
_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shinewithunschooling/_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shinewithunschooling/)
Here is a bit of the description:
Allow Your *Non-Typical* Child to SHINE with Unschooling!
I believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that unschooling does nothing less
than save the lives of non-typical children.
This list is a discussion/support/connection forum for the parents of
non-typical children (out-of-sync, highly sensitive, Asperger's, explosive, etc...)
who are either unschooling or who want to learn more about unschooling.
Hope to see you over there!
Leslie in SC
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how we can help our children that would be diagnosed and labeled, etc. be
themselves.
If my son was in school, we would be going down the same road as you, LD's,
special ed., ADHD. Most of those issues disappear with unschooling, but
there are some challenges that keep a child from learning what he wants to learn.
We are a chatty but very supportive group!
_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shinewithunschooling/_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shinewithunschooling/)
Here is a bit of the description:
Allow Your *Non-Typical* Child to SHINE with Unschooling!
I believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that unschooling does nothing less
than save the lives of non-typical children.
This list is a discussion/support/connection forum for the parents of
non-typical children (out-of-sync, highly sensitive, Asperger's, explosive, etc...)
who are either unschooling or who want to learn more about unschooling.
Hope to see you over there!
Leslie in SC
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