[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

While language skills are very important; they aren't as essential as this model claims. Models like this are prevalent in education schools -- mainly because most teachers were better language arts students than they were mathematics or science students.

A great deal of mathematics, especially at the elementary school level, can be learned by hands-on manipulation of physical objects, such as blocks. More advanced math can be learned by manipulation of abstract symbols.

Similarly, science is best learned by "doing" science -- not reading and writing about it.

These hands-on methods are not popular among teachers, because they require a deeper knowledge of the subject than simply assigning workbook exercises. Nevertheless, hands-on learning (Google the phrase) is a powerful instructional method that all students could benefit from. Children having difficulty with the language could be taught a great deal of math, science, physical education, art and music without delay, by using these methods.

[luckystarmom]

My daughter has brain damage with a severe speech problem.

She's the type that learns with hands-on work.

We were at an okay public school last year, but the district closed it. Now we are in a school from H***, so we are looking at homeschool.

My daughter will really benefit from the hands-on activities we can do at home. We'll be going on lots of field trips. We'll have lots of science experiments. We'll use the computer for lots of things. Plus, we'll have time for piano lessons, art classes, and after-school sports.