My granddaughter was just dg. with NLD, she just turned 12 in june.
She has an iep starting in sept. for inclusion classes in all subjects. with special tutoring in math her weakness. We had her tested in school ,because she was falling behind in every subject this past year,{she entered middle school 6th grade} She also sarted to give the teachers and us a hard time with doing her work in school and at home. She said she hated school and that it was boring, this all started in december, and went down hill til june. Her testing in school revealed she had a math learning disability, and her short term memory wasn’t very good. She also had fine motor skills problems.It is very difficult for her to write and copy things. To make a very long story shorter, We had her tested by a neuro-psychologist, educational team, that is where she was dg. with NLD in june. At the end of the school year we were informed she would have to repeat the sixth grade. She is very disturbed about this and so are we, she was also dg.with mild depression. So we were thinking it might be a good idea to homeschool, if it were possible, we live in Ma.I thought it would be a good idea to find out if there are any others being home schooled with NLD, and if so how is it working. And how do I go about finding information on homeschooling, where would I begin? Any information would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Bonnie
Re: homeschooling NLD child
Thanks for answering so quickly. I am going to try finding my states homeschooling assoc. on the web.it sounds like the best place to start.
I will also try the other sites you mentioned, thanks again.
Bonnie
Re: homeschooling NLD child
Hi Bonnie
I homeschool all four of my children, including my autistic son. It is going very well for us.
I have a homeschool section on my site, including legal advice and a list of organizations by state. Here is the direct link to that section, if you are interested.
http://home.pacbell.net/cscomp/parentin.htm#homeschool
There’s a homeschooling board here. You might want to post there also.
States vary greatly in their requirements for homeschooling. Your best bet is to join one of your state’s homeschooling associations (every state has at least one, usually several). They provide the best information about what you need to do. I found one by going to http://www.metacrawler.com and doing a search on “homeschooling Minnesota”. I paid $25 to become a member, and the organization sent me an entire packet of materials. These organizations usually run telephone information lines also. You call, and a member calls back to answer your questions.
When I did the above net searches, I also stumbled across a couple of websites that broke everything down into “Here are the things you need to do in order to homeschool in this state” — very helpful to those just starting out.
I don’t know about your state, but in our state I’m pretty sure a child cannot be retained in public school without the parents’ agreement. You might want to call whatever state organization oversees schools to ask about this.
Homeschooling usually works really well for LD kids. My dd learns much faster working one-on-one with me. There are wonderful curriculum materials available to homeschoolers, and you have the freedom to pick and choose those that best meet your child’s needs. There’s a lot of flexibility in homeschooling too. We routinely try things out and discard those that don’t work well for us.
NLD children usually thrive on *lots* of verbal explanations of math. An NLD adult once posted (on the Math board here) that she did well with math when she could ask endless, detailled questions and had every one of her questions answered patiently and thoroughly. That was the process that allowed her to explore math in a way she could understand. We love Singapore Math, but it is a highly visual approach. There might be a more verbal math curriculum that would be more suitable for your granddaughter.
The homeschooling bulletin boards over at http://www.vegsource.com are another good source of homeschooling support and information.
Have you looked at the information at http://www.nldline.com? Might be helpful.
Mary