This will be my first year homeschooling my dyslexic son. When I write up the curriculum (that I send to the state) how do I include his Orton-Gillingham lessons and any other special classes? Also, do I need to mention that his grammar and math are at a lower grade level…..or just tell what he’ll be studying? I’ve learned from these bulletin boards not to tell the state too much…..but how much do I have to tell? Thanks for any ideas!!
State laws vary dramatically. Your best source of reliable information is likely to be one of the homeschooling organizations in your state. Many of them have websites.
What I found out, though, is that school districts vary also. Our school district happened to be one that requested a curriculum list up-front, which is not in state law, so I called them on it. Basically, they said the law gave them the right to examine curriculum materials, and it was up to me whether I wanted to submit a list or make arrangements with them to see the materials I would be using. I consulted some experienced homeschoolers in our district and found out they all either submitted a list up-front or else brought a truckload of curriculum materials to the office, just to make a big deal out of it.
I made out a curriculum list in good faith, and then ended up not using just about everything on it because it didn’t work for my dd. I kept discarding things that didn’t work and, when I finally found the things that do work for us, they were all completely different from my original plan! Next time I won’t be so diligent and will just list a bunch of stuff that I might or might not use.
Our school district just wanted a list of materials to be used for each of 8 subject areas. You could list the OG under “Reading”, along with library books, magazines, newspapers, etc. Where we are, there’s no need to mention what grade level any of the materials are.
But really, your best source of information is (1) a state homeschooling organization, and then (2) experienced homeschoolers in your district. Usually a homeschooling org can direct you to one or more experienced people in your school district to talk to.
Mary