Reading, Writing & Math Help for Dyslexia, LD & ADHD » English http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Spelling Skills, & Math Skills Tips For Dyslexia, LD, ADHD & Homeschooling Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:32:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Poetry Writing Through the Colors: The Sentence Zone http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/poetry-writing-through-the-colors-the-sentence-zone/ http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/poetry-writing-through-the-colors-the-sentence-zone/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:54:37 +0000 bonnieterry http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/?p=1093 Our kids often get assignments where they have to write a poem, and they often struggle with it. Poetry writing is not always the easiest thing to do, especially when you have LD, dyslexia, or ADHD. Even gifted kids can struggle with poetry writing. It doesn’t matter if you are homeschooling or in a public school, poetry writing can be difficult for anyone.

However, writing poetry doesn’t have to be so-o-o hard! There are many different types of poems, and I’ve found one of the easiest types of poetry to teach my kids is the Haiku, specifically the Cinquain type of Haiku Poem. Learn how to use the Sentence Zone for writing poems.  This is made really easy using The Sentence Zone game because you can write the poem with colors.

Using The Sentence Zone game makes writing poetry easy for kids with LD, dyslexia, ADHD, or even gifted.

 

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Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET

]]> http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/poetry-writing-through-the-colors-the-sentence-zone/feed/ 0 SAT Prep with Grammar Game The Sentence Zone http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/sat-prep-with-grammar-game-the-sentence-zone/ http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/sat-prep-with-grammar-game-the-sentence-zone/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:37:56 +0000 bonnieterry http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/?p=1081 Many of you already know that I created The Sentence Zone a number of years ago to help my students with sentence writing as well as grammar. I play it with my younger students to help them write interesting sentences instead of the 3 to 4 word sentences they usually write. I play it with my middle school students to help them out with their English grammar lessons. So my focus has always been on sentence writing, language building, and grammar.

I have always told everyone that it was used at multiple ages, because it is, but I didn’t think of using the game for SAT prep until Patricia Lara stopped by my office a few weeks ago. She was telling me how useful the game was in her work with SAT prep with her juniors and seniors in high school.

In addition to helping them with the grammar portion of the exam, she told me how it really ‘broke up’ the prep sessions. Her students were able to get a break from the intensity of preparing for the exam but still learn at the same time. So, I asked her to show me how she was using the game. I think you’ll enjoy this additional use. Watch and see for yourself how easy it is to learn with The Sentence Zone. It is a great test prep tool for tutors, families, homeschoolers, and teachers. 

 

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