Name: Teach Them Diligently (Branson)
Start: 2025-05-15T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-17T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Branson, MO

Tagged: dyslexia, high school, Learning Differences, science

This topic has 8 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 6 months ago by MeadowWay.

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September 15, 2014 at 7:03 pm
jlginter7@msn.com
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I would love a recommendation for High School Science for my daughter who is dyslexic and does not enjoy textbooks at all. I have all of the Apologia Sciences for High School, my son really enjoyed them, but they are overwhelming to her. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you in advance!
September 15, 2014 at 7:41 pm
Heather
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I wonder if your daughter might enjoy the science books by Masterbooks. They are at http://www.newleafpublishing.com .They have add in suggestions for living books with their science programs. I am planning to use them for my dd who also hated Apologia.
September 15, 2014 at 8:26 pm
suzukimom
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Did you have the CD’s for Apologia so there isn’t as much reading?

September 15, 2014 at 9:44 pm
wbbeachbum
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I’ve started my 7th grader dyslexic/dysgraphic child with Apologia General Science with accommodations.
We use Learning Ally for reading the text. The CD’s would be an option if you do not have a subscription for LA. Reading the text aloud to the kids would be the 3rd option.
I allow him to use Dragon Naturally Speaking for completing the Study guide/ On Your Own/narrations. If you dd can type well enough, then typing the answers with spell check would be an option. Scribing would be the 3rd option. Currently, I scribe the labs, but the goal is for him to do them himself.
So far (module 2), we have been doing the tests orally. My goal is to gradually progress to him doing written tests with extra time. I’ve been showing him how to use color-code highlighters to help make studying easier. Names are one-color, definitions are another, etc.
He doesn’t like textbooks either. Science is the only subject that we use textbooks. I keep reminding him that eventually he will be in college, and textbooks will be the norm so it is worth the time and effort to learn how to learn from a textbook.
Best of luck!

September 16, 2014 at 4:41 am
Sue
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The link for New Leaf Publishin (Master Books) didn’t work for me–it took me to a site that suggested the domain name was for sale–but I did find Master Books creation-based materials at http://www.nlpg.com.
HTH,
Sue
September 16, 2014 at 12:54 pm
Heather
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Thanks Sue! Sorry!
September 16, 2014 at 10:52 pm
ServingwithJoy
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Well, I will probably get in trouble for this, but we went with BJU Press Distance Learning Videos for 9th grade science this year. It is expensive and it is a traditional classroom style video, but my 9th grader finds it interesting and engaging and I needed help with labs! This way she does the class and the lab along with the teacher, and it grades for us as well. It isn’t for everybody, but since my health is still returning this was a good compromise for us.
September 17, 2014 at 12:38 am
pjssully
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I have a student who has some emotional/anxiety issues, though is very bright. We are trying this curriculum this year.
http://www.scienceforhighschool.com/shop/a4-high-school-biology-in-your-home-total-package/
It is more of a research method, rather than reading tons of information. So for instance, Chapter 1 is on Cells, and she was given a list of 10 questions regarding life and cells and functions of the cell. She research using a book and internet, then drew three diagrams, and then will do a lab/microscope/dissection on Friday. This is heavy on microscope and dissection, which doesn’t bother my daughter at all. It is expensive, but less than an online class, and so far, she is doing very well. It gives her the opportunity to research things she is interested in more deeply, and others that she just needs to know less so. She is interested in science and biology/chemistry, but her math is a bit weak and she doesn’t do great quite yet with a huge text book, so this seemed to fit the bill for us. If anyone has any questions, let me know. I haven’t seen this program discussed here, but I do think it is a good option for those kids that don’t do well with textbooks.
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September 17, 2014 at 6:22 pm
MeadowWay
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You didn’t say what field so science you may be leaning towards.
We did the biology 101 and chemistry 101 DVD series with our daughter . She has learning comprehension issues, so wordy texts would just result in the deer in the headlight daze. W found these good enough for her, she is not going to be going in the science fields in the future, we did do some dissection
also with a friends daugh, so our evaluator was well pleased with approving credit for this.
HTH
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