Whether you are new to homeschooling, a veteran homeschooler, or just considering taking the plunge, these round table conversations will give you food for thought and information to help you get the most out of your homeschool experience.
Recordings will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event.
Live Round Table Discussions
Teaching Boys: Understanding How Their Learning Is Different, with Dr. Vermelle Greene
If you are the parent of boys, you know they view the world differently. Dr. Vermelle Greene has been an educator for more than 48 years (as a teacher and administrator from elementary through college levels). Founder of S.A.C.R.E.D. Life Academy for Boys, a Christian school in Capitol Heights, Maryland, she embraces the idea that boys learn differently than girls. Author of Please Teach Me Like I’m a Boy!, Dr. Greene will join Gretchen for a lively discussion of how homeschool parents can reach and teach their boys for the best possible outcomes. Register for this not-to-be-missed event. We promise you will be encouraged in your journey.
When:
5/31/2022 at 11:30 AM Eastern
Preventing Learning Loss: What Does Summer Look Like For You?
If you are a family who traditionally takes the summer off, how do you get back in the academic “groove” after summer? Our team will share practical tips and advice to prevent “summer learning loss.”
When:
6/7/2022 at 1:00 PM Eastern
New Academic Year —New Ideas
Demme Learning is growing, and we would like to share with you how we can help you in your homeschool journey. Join us as we review our new products in grammar, compositional writing, and even mathematics.
When:
6/14/2022 at 12:00 PM Eastern
Reading and Spelling Are NOT the Same Skills
As parents, we often assume that if our children are terrific readers, they should also be terrific at spelling. But reading and spelling are actually opposite skills. Join us as we discuss in detail why parents are left feeling anxious at not seeing spelling proficiency develop as their students reading skills take off. This will be a not-to-miss event if spelling is a struggle in your household.
When:
6/21/2022 at 1:30 AM Eastern
My grandson has take the aim course it worked wonders for us. we are now in pre-algebra. when we do work A and B he does well. Then when we get to the review sheets D and E he gets into a forgotten mode. I have notice one thing when he has several steps to get to an answer he seems to get confused. I written the steps out for him, it helps some. He had this same problem when we did division. he has been doing theraphy. we have our hopefully the last appointment at the end of the month. He was suppose to has his eyes examine in july, but the doctor wanted him to wait until October. We are not happy about this.So, we will see haow things change after octer 27, 2020.
Hi Faith – I have a couple of thoughts for you about the review sheets. You said YOU are writing out the steps for him. By the time you get to PreAlgebra, a student should be advocating for themselves at how they learn best. It is often a bumpy transition for students, especially boys. I would encourage him to look up and write out the steps for himself so that he can begin to internalize the process.
You also mentioned a potential vision issue, and if binocular vision is a mitigating factor, it can and will affect how he recalls the details of a multi-step problem. This makes the necessity for his own advocacy even more important. I would encourage him to not just write out the steps for himself but to verbalize them, out loud, as language is another learning path for his brain.
Since you had success with AIM for Addition and Subtraction, I am certain you are aware of the need to keep proficiency with those memorized facts, but let me say for another parent who might be reading this, that KEEPING that proficiency, with periodic practice of the memorized facts is essential as the mathematics becomes more complex. Fact recall is mental muscle memory, and you have to keep exercising those muscles to keep the skills sharp.