- Reading - this is an obvious one, but wanted to include it as well. She does her "assigned" 4th grade reading level for 30 minutes and then does her evening "fun" below-reading level book for 30-40 minutes. She also is able to do her once-a-week fluency reading on her own.
- Saxon 2 Math - she can do all the work on her own, she no longer needs me to read the directions or the problems! All I do is teach the lesson and then give her the work.
- Rod & Staff English 2 - she reads the lesson (I don't have to even teach this anymore!) and does the activity orally on her own! Another subject I don't have to teach anymore, woohoo!
- Spelling Workout B - she studies the tip and does the lesson on her own now and I don't need to read anything for her! I also don't have to administer the spelling test, because we have been using Spelling City for that!
Overall, I'm very excited that my teacher-load is lessening! I thought it wouldn't be until 3rd grade for her to be able to do this much without me but getting her on that 4th-grade reading level was the key that unlocked time for me! The English 2 didn't happen till this week, she wanted to start reading the lesson, so I would let her and she read almost as fast as me, so I figured why not? Then today, I was very busy, so I had her just do what she could - in just a minute or so she had already read the lesson and did the work! I was floored and so came to write up this post! :-)
It is so exciting to see your child learn to teach themselves - that is what we are trying to do as homeschool moms - training them to LEARN independently!
How wonderful. I am glad that she is thriving and doing so wonderful. It is always rewarding and encouraging to see your child take off in learning.
ReplyDeleteIt is very much so! Thanks Chrissy! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful! Good job, Katie!
ReplyDeleteMarie-Anne
Thanks so much Marie-Anne! :)
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