October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. As a long time homeschooler with 20+ years of experience teaching kids with dyslexia, here are 10 truths I want you to be aware of: 1. Your kids will learn to read. Eventually. All kids learn to read in their own time. Our oldest kids who didn’t have the benefit […]
What Homeschooling Kids With Dyslexia Really Looks Like
I talk to lots of parents who are pulling their kids with dyslexia out of school and choosing to homeschool. They’ve done the research and have their ducks in a row but the actual day to day teaching is still a mystery. Because I’ve been homeschooling for so long, its easy to forget that they […]
Homeschooling When You Want to Quit
It’s early September and I’ve already seriously considered putting one of my kids in school. It probably has a lot to do with the age of said child – 15 going on 25 – but 3 weeks into the school year does seem rather soon to consider quitting homeschooling. I actually really enjoy homeschooling. I […]
How to Teach Students With Dyslexia to Use Assistive Technology
I received an email last week from a reader asking how to teach kids with dyslexia to use Assistive Technology. Assistive technology is a game changer for many of our kids with dyslexia and other learning struggles. But how do we teach students with dyslexia to use assistive technology? What is Assistive Technology? Assistive Technology […]
Homeschool Curriculum Picks for our Family With Dyslexia
Homeschool curriculum picks for our houseful of kids with dyslexia. This post may contain affiliate links. See disclosure. I always get confused looks when I declare how easy it is to homeschool four kids with dyslexia. It’s all relative folks! After homeschooling/parenting eight kids with learning differences for so long, teaching four seems like a […]
Teaching Textbooks 3.0 Review + Giveaway!
If you’ve been around the Homeschooling With Dyslexia web site for long, you know that I am a long time fan of the Teaching Textbooks math curriculum. We’ve been using all of the levels from grade 3 – Algebra 2 successfully since 2006. We’ve seen many improvements in the TT program and I’m excited to […]
What Parents Can Learn from the Story of Gillian Lynne
How can the remarkable story of Gillian Lynne transform how parents see their outside the box kids? The Remarkable Life of Gillian Lynne Growing up in England in the 1930s, Gillian Lynne was 7-years old when her mother took her to the doctor because her school was concerned that she had a learning disorder. Unable […]
Logic of English Foundations Review
After homeschooling kids with dyslexia for over 20+ years, I have seen just about every reading curriculum on the planet! And before I learned about the kinds of reading programs that really work, I tried just about everything on the market too. This post contains affiliate links. I earn a small commission on purchases made […]
The 5 Pillars of a Thriving Homeschool
Are you surviving rather than thriving in your homeschool? I get emails all the time from homeschool parents with stories like this: “I feel like I know what needs to get done, but because of my kids’ dyslexia, I can’t quite do it. Everything takes too much of me. Everything just takes such teacher intense time! […]
Choosing the Best Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum for Kids With Dyslexia
Of all the different curriculum choices you will make for your kids with dyslexia, choosing the best language arts curricula is probably the most important. The reason for this is simply that there are methods that work with dyslexia and those that don’t. Grab a snack (or reheat your coffee!) and get comfy. This post […]
Choosing a Homeschool Science Curriculum
The way I choose a homeschool Science curriculum is very similar to the way I choose a homeschool History curriculum. Following the guidelines I shared in my previous post, Choosing Homeschool Curriculum: A Grade-by-Grade Guide, I focus on different priorities during each different grade range. Choosing a Homeschool Science Curriculum in the Elementary Grades […]
Choosing a Homeschool History Curriculum
There are a ton of options for choosing a homeschool history curriculum for kids with dyslexia. In my previous post, the Grade-by-Grade Homeschool Curriculum Guide we talked about what areas to focus on grade-by-grade. Homeschool History Curriculum for the Elementary Years During the early years, roughly Kindergarten through 5th grade, the focus for subjects like History […]
Choosing a Homeschool Math Curriculum
If you’re planning and purchasing homeschool curriculum for kids with dyslexia, be sure to check out the first post in this series – Choosing Homeschool Curriculum: a Grade-by-Grade Guide. It is full of big-picture ideas about where to focus your priorities during different grade levels. Today we’re talking about what to consider when choosing a […]
Choosing Homeschool Curriculum: A Grade by Grade Guide
I remember the days when my oldest child was still not reading fluently or independently at 11-years old. I had a houseful of little guys – 9, 5, 4 soon followed by 4 more beautiful children. It was super stressful because I didn’t understand what this homeschooling kids with dyslexia business looked like at all. […]
From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Growth Mindset Tips for Teachers
Cultivating a growth mindset in my kids has had an amazing impact on our day-to-day interactions. Where I used to hear a lot of negative self-talk, I now hear my kids actually coaching themselves to use another strategy or telling me to wait while they ‘find the answer in their heads’. They are using their […]
