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Adoption Options ~ Special Request

12:00 AM, Oct. 22, 2007

I received a special e-mail from Rebeca that will require your help to answer.

A dear friend of hers, Shelley, is in the process of adopting one, maybe two boys, from Haiti. She asked Rebeca if she knew of any homeschoolers and/or resources for homeschooling an older child (8) who doesn't yet speak English and can't read, write, etc.

Shelley and her husband Corrigan and their two children just returned from Haiti where they spent time at the orphanage with the boy(s) they're in the process of adopting. You can read more about it on her blog here. If anyone has had this experience and would be willing to share about it, it would be a great help and very much appreciated.

If any of you have an answer please leave a comment here and a comment on Shelley's blog. That way if anyone stumbles across this blog entry an answer will be right here waiting for them.

Tia Linschied
Senior Editor of HSB

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Headsprout for phonics

9:14 AM, Oct. 22, 2007, posted by chelelew

My oldest has had success using www.headsprout.com for reading via phonics. Currently my youngest is also using this program. The program has two levels and each level has 40 episodes. The first level of episodes 1-40 must be completed before going to the next level of 41-80. The cost for each level is about $100 -/+. But for that money your child can redo the episodes as many times has needed; there are flashcards to print and use for extra practice; and stories that can also be printed for you to read with your child and your child to read to you. Once the child is in the 41-80 portion, there are chapter stories to print. There isn't a time requirement either. Meaning your child doesn't have to complete the first 40 episodes within a year or you'll lose your money. Once you've paid, your child can take as long as needed to complete. Speaking of paying, they do have the "installment" payment option via credit card.

I would say a child should probably know the ABC's by sight and the sound each makes. However, that is my opinion and I don't honestly know if that is a requirement to use the program.

Also, there are samples of the episodes that you can watch to see if this is something that would meet your familys approval. And the first three complete episodes are FREE for your child to use.

The customer service is EXCELLENT. I've called a few times and asked them to reset my youngest back to episode one as it had been a while since we did a lesson. It was done while I was on the phone.

As an adoptive and homeschooling mom of two boys, I simply can't imagine trying to teach my boys how to read without this program.

~~CheleLew~~

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6:21 PM, Oct. 23, 2007, posted by Rebeca

Someone just made me aware of a yahoo group dedicated to homeschooling internationally adopted children. Here's the link in case anyone else is interested: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adopt_and_Homeschool/

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11:25 AM, Oct. 25, 2007, posted by Rebeca

Here is a blog of a woman who just brought home three older Liberian children and is beginning to homeschool them along with her other TEN! http://bakersdozen.typepad.com/

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