I feel certain my dd10 has some form of dyslexia which has made learning to read a struggle - to say the least. Of course, if reading is a struggle, so is most of school. I have prayed dilligently for wisdom, for everything to click in her brain, and for her to love reading. Last year I implemented copy work and notebooking into her school work with very good results. Still, she's not where I feel she needs to be.

     After more prayer for wisdom Cindy Rushton introduced us to Homeschoolblogger.com where I (obviously) set up a blog of my own. I truly felt inspired to set up one for dd. She immediately balked at the idea, but I pressed forward and forced her to make some posts. (Mean mommy! ) Well, soon she started receiving comments...that's all it took! She began posting more entries and READING other blogs and POSTING comments. At first she wanted to post "exciting" entries. Now she is posting about everyday things. At first she'd say, "I know what I want to say, I just can't put it into words." (Dyslexics often have trouble with linear thought - a definite characteristic I see in dd10.) I would start her off with something simple like, "Yesterday we...." I had to coax her along. Now she is NARRATING chronologically faster than I can type it! She is also narrating comments or writing them herself and asking me to proof read them. She's asking me to spell words and is writing down the words she uses most frequently. (I've got to teach that child how to type!) I print out every entry and we place it in a notebook decorated like her blog site. If I forget to print it out she reminds me and often goes back to look at/read what she's posted. So there you have it: narration, notebooking, reading, writing, opportunities to teach grammar, motivation, and affirmation all from blogging! I'm so excited!!!!!