If you're like me and thought that the Classical Conversations homeschool co-op was just too rigorous for your child with dyslexia, think again. Our family has two years of the elementary program, Foundations and Essentials, under our belts and are still loving it....
After homeschooling our 8 kids for the past 20 years, we'll only be homeschooling 4 kids this year! Believe me, it seems like a walk in the park compared to having all 8 of our kids at home - usually with babies and toddlers in the mix. Â Ahhh, those were the days!...
Teaching handwriting to kids with dysgraphia involves modification, remediation, and accommodations. This is how I teach my kids with dysgraphia handwriting. I should have known something was wrong when my 6-year old struggled for weeks to scratch out the 3 letters...
It took some time for the dust to settle after our eldest's dyslexia diagnosis. Â Not even knowing that dyslexia existed, we had a huge learning curve. It wasn't long before we began to understand that many dyslexics also struggle with handwriting - also known as...
If you prefer to listen to this post, click the play button below. Do you have a perfectionist child? Â One that is unsatisfied with pretty much anything they accomplish? Sometimes even when they've done a good job? Â It's sad to watch our kids missing out on the joy of...
The longer I teach my kids with dyslexia, the more I understand the many areas that are affected by this subtle wiring difference in the brain. Â Take handwriting for example. Â Just as kids with dyslexia have unexpected trouble with reading, kids with dysgraphia have...
I've tried many homeschool methods and schedules over my 20 years of homeschooling.  Our prefered homeschool methods and schedules have changed with each year depending on the age and number of kids, mom's health and a myriad of other factors.  However, Morning Time...
Most people are familiar with famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's 'David' or Rodin's 'Thinker'. But have you ever heard of micro-sculpture? Â These tiny creations can actually fit in the eye of a needle! Willard Wigan is the micro sculptor whose talent makes...
I received a message from a reader via the Homeschooling With Dyslexia Facebook Page a few weeks ago asking for help choosing homeschool curriculum resources for a newly diagnosed dyslexic 4th grader. Wow! Â What an amazing response from all of you. In fact, the...
Does your relaxed summer schedule cause your kids to beg for more and more screen time? Â As much as I dislike it at times, we live in a highly digital world where apps, games and videos are simply a bigger and bigger part of our daily lives. So how do we limit screen...
Did you see it? Â I finally overcame my fears and posted a video on Facebook LIVE! (See the video at the end of this post) The topic of the video was on how to get the most out of your summer school time. Now if you're groaning at the thought of teaching your kids all...
Howdy friends! Can you see it?  That light, shining at the end of the tunnel of another wild and crazy year of homeschooling? Me too!  Our co-op has finished until the Fall.  Our high school senior is ironing her cap and gown and the graduation announcements are in...
Erin Brockovich may be best known as the legal assistant responsible for the largest direct-action lawsuit in history, but did you know she is also dyslexic? Early struggles Growing up in Kansas, she struggled in school and recalls feeling overwhelmed by learning even...
Have ever seen an article or heard someone say that they or their child has a particular type of dyslexia? Some names I've heard are: dysphonetic dyslexia auditory dyslexia dyseidetic dyslexia visual dyslexia double deficit dyslexia attentional dyslexia Being on the...
I am asked all the time by homeschooling parents what to do when their child isn't making significant progress with reading. Â I so get this. Â For years I struggled with teaching reading because my kids just weren't catching on. Â Because of that I switched reading...
Last week I received another email from a concerned parent questioning whether All About Reading, the reading program that we use in our homeschool with our dyslexic kids, is a complete Orton-Gillingham (O-G) Program. Â There seems to be some confusion in this area....
After homeschooling kids with dyslexia for 20 years, I’ve tried just about every homeschool curriculum out there.  At least it feels that way and a quick look at my bookshelves pretty much confirms it.  Trying, tweaking and switching out homeschool curricula is just...
Hands up who likes doing things that are difficult, boring or painful? Right, I thought so. Me neither! The first thing you need to remember when teaching a child with dyslexia to read is that reading for a dyslexic is difficult - very difficult! The next thing that...
In all of my years of dyslexia research, there has never been any method for teaching people with dyslexia that has come more highly regarded than the Orton-Gillingham approach. How the Orton-Gillingham approach was developed Dr. Samuel Orton, a...
Should your child go to preschool? The fact is, there is no evidence that healthy children from healthy homes benefit from attending preschool at all. Consider homeschool preschool instead. Why talk about choosing to homeschool your preschoolers you might ask?...
I love talking about homeschooling kids with dyslexia. Â That is because I believe so strongly in the freedom and flexibility that homeschooling provides for all families, regardless of how they learn. However, if you've homeschooled for more than say, 5 minutes, you...
One of the most important things is to remember as the parent or teacher of kids with dyslexia is to focus on identifying and building strengths. That is why we are sharing some of the little-known strengths of dyslexia. What is Dyslexia? In case you're new around...
It's bound to happen in families with dyslexia. Â If there is a younger child who is not dyslexic who is close in age to an older child with dyslexia, the younger child will likely surpass the older in reading ability. This can be confusing and upsetting for the older...
I didn't know whether I should be relieved or disappointed when I learned that 40-60% of people with dyslexia also had some form of attention issue. Â What I do know now is that some of my kids aren't naturally organized (ahem) and that they need to be explicitly...