Weekly assignments are broken up into smaller daily assignments in seminar each week. The study method that CC teaches the kids to use is an excellent lifelong tool for learning non-fiction from a text. After a few weeks, my daughter took charge of the reading that is broken down into very manageable daily assignments. We have had a ton of great conversations. We began by reading It Couldn’t Just Happen (ICJH) out loud with her 6th-grade sister who will be in Challenge A next year. While handwriting has been linked to better learning and memory, that is not always the case for students with dysgraphia. Catechism questions are key points taken from each week’s reading.Īt Home: Because of the volume of material to be memorized each week, we opted right away to use the Quizlet app to review the catechism questions. In Class: Rhetoric for the first semester of Challenge A consists of weekly reading assignments in It Couldn’t Just Happen as well as memorizing three new ‘catechism’ questions each week. Our Classical Conversations ‘Challenge A’ Experience by the Course Rhetoric Many families go this route and I do not regret for a minute making that choice. After much counsel, we held her back from starting Challenge until her 8th-grade year so that she could have one more year of Foundations and Essentials. Our daughter did complete two years of Foundations and Essentials. However, it is the highest quality education I have seen in my 20+ years of homeschooling and well worth the investment of time and effort.Ĭhallenge A is rigorous for all students whether dyslexic or not. The Classical Conversations Challenge program is, well, challenging. We are wrapping up our first semester of Challenge A. Can a 7th grader with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD succeed in Classical Conversations Challenge A program?
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