The Battle Rages On.... Update On Jay

                                  

I know that this is a subject that I have spoken about before but as it is one that We struggle with each and every day. Odds are this will not be the last post about it. 

            Jays struggle with 2nd grade reading, writing ,spelling and sounding out words .

We have been working on different 

Styles of learning tools.

There are so many different tools out there

These days. The internet provides

So much that I never knew was out there.

We checked out a few sites

Not anything that was great until

We found Education.com

Where you can get great print outs for free!

You can also sign up to get even more for

A very small monthly price.

I would recommended this site to everyone

Homeschooling or not.

This site can help build your child skills

And remind them why learning is fun!

               ( Example of some of the First Grade Sight Words)

     

      

      I know these struggles are not Jays and Jays alone  there are millions of children out there fighting the same fight he is. 

I am so proud of him in the way he works so hard to learn everything he needs to know. 

His reading has gotten better in the past few weeks and I hope that soon we can move on to 2nd grade reading sight words. 

          

    I know that with continued support and one on one teaching that he will be on the right grade level sooner then Sylvan Learning Center or any where else he had been tested with in the past. Could have hoped to have him on. 

        
                              ( I love how much he is enjoying learning )
                            Thanks to Education.com and there print out!

                                

                                      ( Jay with his flash card sight words)

                                                      

      I have added some helpful links for those who have been struggling with the same issues with their own children and please feel free to email me anytime for help or support. 

                                          Thank you to everyone who has been there for us in the past few months as we started our home school journey and those who have emailed educational links to us. To help ensure that we are using all of our resources to help him in his struggle. He is loving learning and I hope he keeps that love for learning for the rest of his life!  

                    Just Remember You Are Not Alone! 

Truth Of The Struggle

       The truth behind the " No Child Left Behind ."  In North Carolina this " program " is to ensure that children don't get left behind. The North Carolina Public schools failed my children, Especially my son. The truth behind this program is IT DOESN'T HELP THE KIDS! I was held back in first grade for failure to learn how to read, my husband was held back in first grade for issues reading. We survived being held back and for the most part went on to have no problems reading. We both needed more time to learn, more one on one attention. The " No Children Left Behind " act/program fails the kids who truly need to be left behind. The kids who for what ever reason never learned what they should in whatever grade. Leaving a child behind is not a bad thing in fact I know it's a good thing. Whatever happened to doing what's best for the kids? When did learning become about statics and making the school look good?

        It breaks my heart my son's reading level is a 1.5 ( 1st grade in the 5th month of the year. ) If Jay ( my son ) were in public school he would be ending his 2nd grade year. He would be going into 3rd grade with a reading level of 1.5 and to the public school system that is okay. This fact is a huge reason why we decided to year round homeschool. ( or as its known in Kansas we placed our children in a year round private school ) My son struggles with reading and the basic stuff that he should have learned by now. So we start at the beginning and have been teaching Jay nouns, verbs. The basics of reading spelling and writing. His struggle breaks my heart. Noun work with his sister seems to really help him. He adores her and she loves to help him. It's a different approach to learning but it seems to work very well for our kids. My kids have not been " left behind " we just decided to redo their 2nd grade and 3rd grade year to help them. Learn what they didn't learn from the 1st and 2nd grades ( for Jay ) and 2nd and 3rd grades. ( For Hayley ) It is needed for their success in school in the future. Luckly I have kids who have gained a love for school and a passion for never giving up. 

It breaks my heart to think so many kids in the public school system are pushed onto a grade. That they shouldn't be going to yet, thst they aren't getting the help they need. Due to the failure of the teachers , system and honestly by the parents. In the end it is the parents that need to start standing up for their children's education. You can help your kids succeed in school you just have to stand up for them. 

"  What is right is not always popular but what is popular is not always right. " Albert Einstein 

Jay working on learning nouns on our white board. 

Hayley helping teach the Jay about nouns