How do you handle younger sibs? - 06/03/09 04:54 PM
Here is my question: We are dealing with my DD9 who is coming along nicely with a partial enrollment for ELA in the public school and homeschooling the remaining subjects. We seem to be doing well there. Her new achievement scores are amazing.
The problem is how to deal with my older twin, DD6, who is rapidly advancing even faster than my DD9 did. I'm sure some of it is that she has been homeschooled from a younger age and given more opportunity to move ahead at her pace than my oldest DD9 did since she attended all public until this year. But it is becoming down right scary. I started "teaching" her to read this last fall and it is just silly. I finally came to the realization that I have been deluding myself since she obviously "knows" how to read and had her reading tested. She is easily reading at a fifth to sixth grade reading level. Duh Mom! (I guess it makes sense since my DD9 tests at about 10th to 12th grade in reading, her delay is writing related.) She refused to complete most of the comprehension aspect of the testing, that is so her personality, she doesn't test well for the most part. We are looking for full testing this fall.
How do you deal with siblings in this regard? I do not want this to become a competition and have worked so hard to make sure that especially my twins realize that they are all individuals with strengths and weaknesses. The problem is that these two DD's in particular are very similar personalities and are very competitive. I already feel guilty that I have held my DD9 back with my denial and it has taken a long time to get past that.
Anyone with suggestions or advice?
The problem is how to deal with my older twin, DD6, who is rapidly advancing even faster than my DD9 did. I'm sure some of it is that she has been homeschooled from a younger age and given more opportunity to move ahead at her pace than my oldest DD9 did since she attended all public until this year. But it is becoming down right scary. I started "teaching" her to read this last fall and it is just silly. I finally came to the realization that I have been deluding myself since she obviously "knows" how to read and had her reading tested. She is easily reading at a fifth to sixth grade reading level. Duh Mom! (I guess it makes sense since my DD9 tests at about 10th to 12th grade in reading, her delay is writing related.) She refused to complete most of the comprehension aspect of the testing, that is so her personality, she doesn't test well for the most part. We are looking for full testing this fall.
How do you deal with siblings in this regard? I do not want this to become a competition and have worked so hard to make sure that especially my twins realize that they are all individuals with strengths and weaknesses. The problem is that these two DD's in particular are very similar personalities and are very competitive. I already feel guilty that I have held my DD9 back with my denial and it has taken a long time to get past that.
Anyone with suggestions or advice?