Resources
Homeschool Curriculum: What We’re Using for 1st and 4th Grades
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!...
Homeschool Curriculum for 4th Grade – Reader Picks!
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...
What To Do When Your Reading Curriculum Isn’t Working
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...
Is All About Reading a Complete Orton-Gillingham Program?
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....
Get a Referral to Learning Ally from All About Learning Press
Our kids are back in major audio book listening mode, listening to audio books for long stretches, only surfacing from time to time to eat and play. If you haven't explored the world of audio books for your dyslexic child yet or are interested, read this post on the...
Best Sources for Audio Books
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...
All About Reading Review
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...
Technology Helps for the Dyslexic College Student
Thank you for joining me for this 10-part series on Preparing Your Student With Dyslexia for College Success. To read the whole series, click here. With the explosive growth in technology available today, dyslexic students have more opportunities than ever before to...
How the Amazon Kindle Can Help the Dyslexic Reader
As parents and teachers of dyslexic students, we are always trying to find ways to help these struggling readers learn to enjoy reading and learning. One way you can do this is by using an Amazon Kindle for your dyslexic reader. As parents and teachers of...
100 Resources for Teaching Kids With Dyslexia
Have a child with dyslexia? We've compiled 100 of the best, evidence-based resources for those who teach students with dyslexia. Â Parent Education for Understanding Dyslexia Dyslexia Books There are many well-written books on the subject of learning differences. Â The...
Why All Reading Curricula Are Not Created Equally
Not all reading programs are the same because not all learners are the same. Here are some reasons that all reading curricula are not created equally. I was always a good reader. Â In fact, I never even knew that there were bright people who had trouble learning to...
5 Things to Ask Yourself When Your Homeschool Curriculum Isn’t Working
After mentoring a homeschool mom who was concerned because her homeschool curriculum isn't working, I came up with the following guidelines for when you get stuck with a curriculum that doesn't seem to be 'working'. The solution may not be what you'd expect! I...