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Understanding Dyslexia
The People Smarts: People & Self Intelligences
Welcome to the 5th and final post in the Understanding Multiple Intelligences 5-day series! Read the whole series from the beginning here. In the first post of the series, we talked about what the theory of Multiple Intelligencesis and how it can transform the way you...
The Street Smarts: Nature and Body Intelligences
Welcome to the 4th post in the Understanding Multiple Intelligences 5-day series! Read the whole series from the beginning here. In the first post of the series, we talked about what the theory of Multiple Intelligences is and how it can transform the way you and your...
The Artistic Smarts: Picture & Music Intelligences
Welcome to the 3rd post in the Understanding Multiple Intelligences 5-day series! Read the whole series from the beginning here. We talked about what the theory of Multiple Intelligences is and how it can transform the way you and your kids look at intelligence. We...
By The Subject
10 Ways to Help Kids Overcome Math Anxiety
For kids who struggle with math - the ones who have trouble with math no matter what they try - it is not uncommon to feel anxiety when even simply thinking about math. As the mom of a handful of kids who struggle with math, sometimes called dyscalculia, I have had a...
Teaching Writing to the Reluctant Writer
WriteShop is full of hands-on projects and interactive activities that both hold my son's attention and encourage this reluctant writer to write. This post is a sponsored conversation on behalf of WriteShop. All opinions are my own. I've been in a mini crisis over...
How I’m Teaching my Child With Dyslexia and Dysgraphia to Write
To listen to this post, click the player below. There are an abundance of theories about how to teach writing. There is also a ton of research about effective methods of teaching writing. But somehow, when the rubber hits the road, teaching a child with dyslexia and...
By The Grade
How to Homeschool Your Dyslexic 7th Grader
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 kids are getting older and that more and more is going to be required of them academically in the coming years. If...
Alternatives to a Traditional College Degree
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...
Financial Aid and Scholarships for Students with Dyslexia
Your student with dyslexia may be prepared for college and even been accepted into their college of choice, but what about paying for college? Let's take a look at options for financial aid for students with dyslexia. Thank you for joining me on for this 10-day series...
Teaching Tips
5 Days to a More Confident Homeschool
Would you like to have a more confident homeschool? When we first started homeschooling 20+ years ago, I had big plans. Yup, my kids were going to be the super kids whose knowledge and educational excellence would set me apart from others. Education had been very...
How to Teach Sight Words to Kids With Dyslexia
Hello and welcome back to day 4 of our 5-day series on How to Teach Kids With Dyslexia to Read. Click here to read the series from the beginning. Today we're looking at an extremely effective way to teach sight words to kids with dyslexia. What Are...
How to Make a Quick and Effective Mid-Year Homeschool Assessment
Feeling off track in your homeschool? Make a quick, mid-year homeschool assessment to put your mind at ease. I talk to a lot of homeschool moms. We come from all walks of life but we all have this one thing in common; we all feel like we're not 'doing enough'....
Encouragement
4 Mindset Shifts for Parents of Struggling Learners
I loved going to school everyday as a kid. I loved the tidy rows of desks and the matching textbooks and workbooks. I loved completing assignments and checking of all the boxes. When I first began homeschooling, I set out to create this same environment for my own...
Homeschooling the Less-Academic Child
I read a beautiful blog post last week from Sara at Classically Homeschooling that really got me thinking. Sara is a classical educator (as is my family) and was writing about homeschooling 'non academic' kids with the classical method. The classical model is known...
3 Kinds of Dyslexia Support Groups and Why You Need Them
One of the things that helped me along the path of teaching, understanding, and nurturing my kids with dyslexia was finding a dyslexia support group. Have you ever felt alone or like no one else understood what you were experiencing? I know I have and it is a...
Resources & Reviews
What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Homeschooling
This year marks my 22nd year of homeschooling. I created this site to help other families homeschooling their kids with dyslexia who are not so far along the path as me. I often think back to my early years of homeschooling to help me remember the important lessons...
Meet the New, Improved All About Reading!
Our family has used and loved the All About Reading reading program for years. They just rolled out a new improved edition that I know you're going to love! Have you heard the news? There's a buzz going around the homeschool community about the latest release...
Learn Math Facts Easily With Times Alive
Although 7 of my 8 kids have dyslexia, most of them had little trouble with math, that is until it came time to learn their math facts. Honestly I'm not sure why this is, but I have a few theories: Weak processing and information retrieval make recalling the facts...
Life Skills
Dyslexia Success: The 6 Success Attributes Your Kids Need and How to Teach Them
In a 20-year longitudinal study of struggling learners, researchers uncovered six success attributes associated with dyslexia success. The good news is these are all things that you as a parent or teacher can foster in your kids in the day to day. I vividly remember...
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...
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...