tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-17:89451entirelysonjaentirelysonjaentirelysonja2011-09-01T16:14:53Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-17:89451:27069The week so far; first dictation2011-09-01T16:14:53Z2011-09-01T16:14:53Zpublic1We've had some rough times this week; although we've been doing schoolwork on a "light" basis all summer, Erika has had some trouble adjusting to the fall semester. Today I could tell she woke up on the right side of the bed -- she was much more cheerful and pleasant in the morning before school. Not surprisingly, we've had a much better day of doing schoolwork. <br /><br />One of the things on today's agenda was Erika's first formal dictation exercise, which went very well! <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://entirelysonja.dreamwidth.org/27069.html#cutid1">Picture of dictation</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />One of the things I've been doing this year is preparing a math "warm-up" of just a few problems in a little bound notebook for her to do. She wanted to have some easy math to start off the day, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to incorporate review, so that's been a good move for both of us. Though it does mean I have to write out some math problems every night before school!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=entirelysonja&ditemid=27069" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-17:89451:9807First Dictation2010-03-11T23:46:52Z2010-03-11T23:46:52Zpublic0Today after our reading lesson, Erika asked me to tell her a sentence to write down. Aww... it's her first dictation! <br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://entirelysonja.dreamwidth.org/9807.html#cutid1">Picture of dictation</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />Yeah, obviously a child who has received no penmanship instruction thus far. But I thought it was cool.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=entirelysonja&ditemid=9807" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments