If you have an unorganized child, they may need more intentional help to teach and practice basic organizational skills. In my last post, Help For The Hopelessly Unorganized Child, we talked about signs of poor executive function which is essentially the ability to...
Do you have a child who is hopelessly unorganized? This is the child who can never find their pack pack, school books or soccer cleats? Oftentimes these kids are not just disorganized with their belongings but also with their thoughts. They have difficulty starting...
While many young learners can learn letter sounds, blending these sounds together can be difficult, especially for kids with dyslexia. I'm teaching my 8th kindergartener this year. Â He also happens to my 7th child with dyslexia. Â We're using my favorite...
We all only have so much time, right? Here's what you need to focus on with your kids with dyslexia. There is a LOT of information here on the Homeschooling With Dyslexia site. Â I am thrilled, after so many years of searching, to be able to create this resource of...
I talk a lot here on the blog about the freedom of homeschooling and the power of individualized instruction and interest-led learning. I whole-heartedly believe in these facets of teaching kids with dyslexia at home. However, with the freedoms of homeschooling...
As the homeschooling mom of a houseful of kids with dyslexia, one thing that I cannot live without is access to lots of good quality audio books. Â While I could just about keep up with reading aloud to my kids when I had one child (no joke), having 6 (of my8) at home...
The public schools in our area are heading back to school this week. Â We're heading to the beach since there is a heat wave here in Southern California. Â This is definitely one of the perks of choosing to homeschool - sweet freedom! I encourage moms to take full...
We're talking about planning for the new homeschool year this week. So far we've talked about: Setting goals for your dyslexic homeschooler - you can't make a plan if you don't know where you're going. Creating a schedule that really works - making time for...
We've been talking about homeschool planning this week. Â Yesterday we talked about setting goals for your child. First, a few important points the we covered in the past few days: Subjects like reading and writing and math are all done at your child's current...
Setting homeschool goals for kids with dyslexia is different than setting goals for traditional learners. Let's take a new look at setting homeschool goals for students with dyslexia. The first step in planning your homeschool year is usually to set some goals....
I love the planning phases of the homeschool year but, after 20 years of teaching my kids at home, I know how often my plans have been completely overrun by real life! In this post, I'll share with you some of my best tips on goal-setting, prioritizing and...
Encouraging parents to understand their kids with dyslexia is something that I love to do. I recently had the following exchange with a parent looking for hope teaching her daughter with dyslexia. Â The question seems like one that many people could likely relate to so...
It's one of a parent's worst nightmares. Â Your child can't read. Â When you have a child that is obviously bright but cannot read your mind goes all sorts of bad places. Â Something about fear and worry makes the mind of an anxious parent extremely creative - able to...
"Why can't you remember this!" "We just went over this yesterday!" "Why can't you pay attention?" These conversations are just a few of the memories of my early years of homeschooling that I wish I could forget. Those were the days before I realized that my kids...
Kids with a growth mindset are more engaged and motivated learners. Here are some ideas of how to teach a growth mindset. I was so excited to learn about how a growth mindset can dramatically improve a child’s academic performance and motivation to learn, that I set...
If you have kids who shut down when learning gets hard, read this post on how teaching kids to have a growth mindset can motivate them to press through those difficulties. If you would prefer to listen to this post, click the player below: If you’ve been around the...
I've been getting a lot of emails recently asking how we homeschool our dyslexic kids in 7th grade. I think that the concern lies in that we know our middle school aged kids are getting older and that more and more is going to be required of them academically in...
Standing before a room of conference attendees, I read the LONG list of the common signs of dyslexia - over 50 areas where people with dyslexia struggle. These unexpected deficits are commonly referred to as the signs of dyslexia. However, as more and more...
Teaching kids the alphabet with multisensory activities is not only fun but way more effective. Here are some fun hands on activities for learning the alphabet that we think your kids will love! Teaching kids to read can be fun! Â In fact, the more fun your kids have,...
I talk with a lot of parents who are increasingly frustrated with the quality of help their kids with dyslexia are receiving in the public schools. It's not that teachers and administrators don't care. Public schools are HUGE institutions that are faced...
A reader of a newly diagnosed child recently asked how to talk to her child about being dyslexic. What do you think?  What do our young children need to know about their dyslexia? I asked the question to the Homeschooling With Dyslexia Facebook Group and got some...
The traditional method of checking reading comprehension usually involves having a student hand write answers to a series of written questions. Â This method is useful for efficiency in a classroom setting but it can be an inaccurate and unproductive practice for...
Stress is a normal part of life for all people. Â However, people with dyslexia can experience high levels of stress and anxiety in ways you may not realize. Here are some tips for understanding and helping kids with dyslexia and anxiety. If you prefer to listen to...
As the mother of 8, seven with dyslexia and two 10th graders looking to their futures, I set out to write this 10-day series on Preparing Your Student with Dyslexia for College Success so that I would have the info that I need to help my dyslexic kids to be successful...