what can I do to help my son learn his alphabets and number before he goes to school in August 2006.?
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My neice and nephew were given Leap Frogs when they were young. And those seemed to help them out a lot. They were learning and having fun. Can't ask for much more than that.
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Lots of practise using lots of different methods. Have it written on all his stuff so he recognises it. Write it on paper with him using pens, textas, crayons, paint etc. Get magnetic letters and practise spelling it out on the fridge. Get pavement chalk and write it on the concrete. Spell it out using alphabet cookies.\nYou can dot out the letters and he/she can trace over them.\nYou could hold his hand and help him form letters and "Skywrite" them.\nJust practise doing it lots of different ways. Make it fun and make it frequent but in short sessions so you don't tire him / her out and you don't make him / her resistant to your attempts.\nYour child has to want to do it or they will not succeed.\nFinally, if it's just not happening maybe he/ she is not ready yet and just give them a little time before you start trying again.
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You should try to enroll in a tutoring program such as he Sylvan Learning Center. It is really up to him whether he is up for the challenge of earning a diploma or if he would like to receive his GED. It will be easier for him to go to college and get a job if he does get a high school diploma. The school he is planning on attending will give him an aptitude test to see where he is in all of his studies. Some classes don't really need a lot of catching up as long as he understands basic English and will be able to follow lectures. For classes where each step matters, such as math, I would suggest Sylvan for private tutoring. There are some exceptional teachers there who will keep you up to date with him progress and get him back on track. Good luck to you!
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Every child learns in a different way. Some kids are visual learners, some are auditory learners, and others are Kinesthetic learners. Your son sounds as if he may be a kinesthetic learner and likes to do hands on activites rather than boring old paper work. Talk to your child's teacher about how she presents the material. See if he or she can find a way to present written work in a different way that he will not only enjoy but he will also learn from. Good Luck!
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I think one solution might be for your son to simply get his GED. This will allow your son to be able to finish high school, and then he can possibly start college sooner. And by doing that, I am sure that any college will have a math class high enough to challenge him.\n\nI know that my high school allows students to take classes at the Community College near by for free. You could talk with a counselor at your son's high school and see if they offer a similar program. By doing that, your son could take a math class at the college and not be so bored. It also gives him both credit for high school, and for college. Which is an added bonus. \n\nThe best of luck to you, and if you have any other questions about what I've suggested, feel free to email me at prettyladykatt@yahoo.com
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Bless you in your endeavor! Just to start out, you could surround him with books...give him time outside...not too much of the TV or video games or ipod...don't completely take it away...or he'll hate homeschool, just don't let him use that stuff during "school hours"...so he'll find something productive to do. Ask him what he wants to learn about and do a Unit Study...but don't overdo it, let him take the lead...but he may need you at his side for a while until he realizes he doesn't need a teacher to learn, just the desire to learn. The library is a great place to get all of the "curriculum" you could ever need. You could get him some science kits, or let him start a rock collection, or buy him a telescope so he could begin studying the stars, the possibilities are endless. I don't know why we call it homeschooling, it's really universeschooling...but I won't get into all of that...I'm homeschooling my 4 children and I wouldn't trade it for the world. They LOVE it and would not like to go back to school. \n\nI don't know where you live, but I'm sure you could find a homeschool support group near you. I'm in the Los Angeles area...many, many groups to choose from.\n\nThe best to you and your son!
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At that age his own language is still progressing so i would limit the amount of teaching you do.  The best thing they can get is exposure to the language.  If you are able to get everyone to speak english around him.  Tell him/her the name of a favourite toy in native tounge first then in english.  This goes for basic phrases and actions.  So if he says 'I need toilet' in his mother tounge repeat it in englsih and expand on it.  eg. in english. 'oh, do you need to go to the toilet, lets go then.\nRead english icture books to him, start at books about 6months to 1 year below his age and work up quickly.\n\n\nAs a last resort, and this is one i would never recommend unless you have no other way,  use radio and/or TV.  only in very small doses
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One letter at a time until she gets it down...\n\nwrite the first letter about 10 times in a row, let her watch you write it and tell her the letter each time.  Then let her trace it.  Then 10 more times write the letter but not full use little dots, let her trace it.  Then once she gets tracing it and saying the letter, let her write it herself about 20 times.  If she gets it down move to the next letter.  Same process until all letters are completely learned.  Then try putting two letters together with the same process and add more as she progresses until the entire name is learned.  Don't burn her out in one sitting though as she may become frustrated and give up, or to much info at one time and she may forget.  \n\nThat is how I taught my son.  Hope it works for you!  Good Luck!
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Legos\n\nIf (s)he's really young, square pegs with square holes and a wooden mallet should do.\n\nWhen I was young I played with Brio, Legos, Lots of puzzles, and a limitless supply of books. (I was taught to read at age 4)\n\nNow I am an engineering student at Berkeley! Looks like my parents taught me well.\n\nOh, and please teach your child to be able to entertain him or herself, toys that stimulate the imagination and AVOIDING  THE TELEVISION AT ALL COSTS will help a lot.\n\nPlay with your children as much as possible, you'll cherish it when they move on to study great things at prestigous universities (I know my parents do).\n\nOh, and start saving now, it really helps me out a lot that my parents have my education covered because they started saving for school as soon as I was born.
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Here are a couple of favorites from my preschool classroom.\n\nFill a basket or any kind of container with something fun like marbles, miniature cars etc.  Have your son roll a die (use two dice as he gets older) Have him count the spots on the die and then remove that many marbles, etc. from the basket.......continue taking turns until the basket is empty\n\nCut out circles, squares and triangles from construction paper.  Cut out a different number of each shape and hide them around the room then go on a shape hunt with your son.  Once you find all of them create a large graph by laying the like shapes together vertically or horizontally.  Count how many of each you have, talk about concepts such as most and least.\n\nHave your son lay down on a large piece of paper.  Trace his body and cut out.  Talk about the different body parts and label them.  Allow him to decorate his likeness with collage materials, markers, crayons etc.\n\nRead books every day.  A way to get kids excited about reading is to create a book catterpillar or train.  Make a new segment of the caterpillar or car for the train for each new book you read.  Write the name of the book on the segment and any comments your child has about the book then add it to existing bug or train and watch it wrap around the room.  \n\nThe main thing is to be in  tune with what your child likes and gear the learning towards that.  If he likes cars count toy cars, sit on a corner and count blue cars and red cars and graph, paint with cars etc.  Don't try to push anything or teach him above his years because that's the surest way to turn him off about learning.  Good luck and have fun.
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The best way to teach a child their phone number is to break it down into the two (or three, if you include the area code) natural groupings. \n\nUsing 234-5678 as an example, have the child learn 234 as a group of numbers for a few days. When he can recite this to you anytime you ask, add the next group of 5678. People tend to group things together to make them easier to remember.  Once the child knows the entire number, show them how to use the telephone properly, and let them call home.\n\nDon't assume that the child will remember the telephone number in a week. Ask him every day for about two weeks and then every 2 to 3 days for a month. After that, maybe once a week.
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I expect there will be many answers suggesting that it isn't too early to rub textbooks against one's pregnant belly, but I think one can relax quite a bit; as a retired teacher, here's my suggestion:\n\nThe most important first lesson a child can learn is how to be socialized.  You can be sure the other kids will let him know what's ok, and what isn't!  This is the purpose of any organized education before First Grade.\n\nSome people like to get a start on teaching the alphabet before 1st G., but, because when we are very young our attention span is small and our retention is slight, I don't think there's much use in drilling the alphabet until the age of 5 or 6.  Really.  \n\nHere's when I would suggest that you get serious:  2d or 3d G.  Pay attention to what interests the child; observe how his mind works:  does he think analytically?  Deductively?  Intuitively?  (At all?  ...Sorry, couldn't resist).\n\nI'd start making exciting materials available to him as he begins to show interest:  building toys for the analytically inclined; colorful age-appropriate magazines for the introspective, and so on.  Tailor the item for the child's special interest; and yet, be sure to add subjects that are new and exciting from time to time!
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Try taking the advice given here. Be prepared to march down to the school a lot to try to get this taken care of. Your grandkids CAN learn! Then, if none of that works, consider homeschooling, or have the parents consider homeschooling, whichever is more appropriate. Like some of these teachers said, they are trained to educate regular student, not special children. I know a boy with FAS and a myriad of other diagnoses, and when he was eight years old, he snuck out of a locked campus and was halfway home before his grandma was called and told he was missing. He had walked about five miles. Homeschooling gives you the advantage of knowing your grandson's individual problems. There are so many different types of problems going on in a special ed class, that I don't blame the teacher for being overwhelmed. Most special ed kids excel once they start being taught at home because they are in an environment they know, with loving caregivers who understand the complexities of their own disorders, and are able to work at their own pace. There's no distractions like there are in a classroom. It just seems to work. There are several place you can turn to to learn about homeschooling kids with special needs. Check yahoo groups, there's a lot. I'm on HS-Plus, and it's a really good group. Lots of different disorders being dealt with, FAE/FAS is a big one, so you'd get lots of help. I homeschool my autistic pre-schooler, and will be homeschooling my 'normal' little one, and any others that come along. Contact me if you'd like, I'd be more than happy to talk to you some more.
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If you gave them an individual clock, it will strengthen their ability to see the numbers better, and where each number is.  They can turn the dial on their on and learn time that way. If you do decide to give them individual ones, ask them a certain time and hold up their clocks when they have the answer. Make a test out of it and that way you can see what child needs to work on which area of time. Good Luck!
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It might be best to let him have his last year in elementary school in public school, so that he can arrive at the next school with friends and start off there with at least that worry out of the way - you know, someone to do it with.\n\nReally though, it is probaby too hard to tell from this vantage point what will be best.  There are those who say children are better suited for friends an socialization at 7 - but as your child grows and develops you will see more of what his nature is, what will benefit him and how well he learns on his own and in social situation.  You know your child better than anyone else - and as you get to know him even better over a couple more years of having him at home, I am sure the right choice will make itself clear to you at the right time.\n\nI personally am homeschooling all the way - well, that's the plan now anyway.  We will just have to see how it goes and were life takes us!
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depends sometimes its headstart, preschool or even Kindergarten. Should ask local ISD they could help out.
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Start with the alphabet...  One good thing I have done is to READ to them every night.  I have a daughter that is 3 and she went to preschool this past year.  She knew her alphabet by the time she was 3.  The other thing that helped her was the Leap Pad I got her.  She recognizes all of the letters of the alphabet.  She has learned alot from her leap pad.  As far as a 1 year old, you can't expect too much, if I can give you one piece of advice it would be to just talk normally to the 1 yr old.  Eventually they will pick up what you are saying and they will respond in their own way.