I homeschooled my children using both Abeka and Bob Jones, so I
am familiar with how challenging those would be for children
with learning difficulties. I also teach in a parochial school.
I would suggest that you look for supplemental materials you
can use with students who need them. I am sure that not every
past student you have taught was necessarily the quickest at
catching on. Many students have learning problems that go
undiagnosed. What did you do in the past for a student who was
struggling? Kick them out of the school, or work with them?
Instead of completing a full page of a skill, you may have to
modify the amount of work students will need to complete, or
you may have to explain something more fully. I do this as a
regular part of my teaching anyway, so no matter which
curriculum you are using, hopefully you aren't just relying on
the texts, but going beyond to explain, clarify, etc - good,
skilled teachers do this all the time. I would think, if you
have strong practices in place, modifying your delivery a bit,
or work load will be all you have to do to find a balance. Use
graphic organizers, rubrics, etc to help students understand
the process and what the final product should look like for
writing and projects, etc. Every child deserves a loving,
christian educational environment, not just those who can learn
easily! Good luck!

On 9/11/09, abeka???? wrote:
> I teach at a Christian school and we have recently allowed
> special needs students to enroll. Most of these students
> have mild to moderate disabilities (ADD/ADHD and learning
> disabilities). These students have been having a difficult
> time with our curriculum, which is Abeka for grades K
> through 3 and Bob Jones for grades 4 and up.
>
> Have any of you dealt successfully with integrating special
> needs students into your classrooms using Abeka and Bob
> Jones? What has your experience been? We don't want to turn
> these students away, but we are finding having them in our
> school with the current curriculum is frustrating to them,
> their teachers, and their parents.
>
> Thanks for your input.

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