Marianne | Homeschooling with Dyslexia

Four Ways to Troubleshoot Learning Struggles

Using weekly review planning sheets helps me to troubleshoot my kids’ learning struggles with confidence. Many of us have spent a lot of time over the summer planning and preparing for the current school year. Maybe you joined one of my coaching groups or you...

High School ADHD and Dyslexia Homeschool Curriculum

by Marianne | Resources

This year, I am homeschooling a 9th grader with ADHD and dyslexia. Here are our curriculum choices for high school. We’ve gone from homeschooling a houseful of struggling learners while juggling toddlers and babies, to homeschooling just two kids this year. This year...

Adaptive Typing With Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

by Marianne | Teaching Tips

One of the most common accommodations offered to students with dyslexia and dysgraphia is learning to type. Adaptive typing is a specific method of typing that works well. Because people with language-based learning difficulties have a hard time with the written word,...

Effective Reward Systems for Kids and Teens With ADHD

by Marianne | Teaching Tips

Reward systems are an incredibly effective way to help kids and teens with ADHD change their behaviors. Because of the unique wiring of ADHD brains, rewards are especially motivating. Because ADHD brains are under-stimulated, they need excitement and rewards to get...

Choosing the Best Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum for Kids With Dyslexia

by Marianne | By The Subject, Resources

Of all the different curriculum choices you will make for your kids with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties, choosing the best language arts curriculum is probably the most important. There are programs and methods that work with dyslexia and...