Teaching Tips
How to Make Teaching Reading Fun
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...
A Day in the Life of our Homeschool
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...
Help! My 1st Grader Reads Better Than My 4th Grader
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...
Back-to-Homeschool Survival Tips
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...
Finding Time for What’s Important in Your Homeschool
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...
Creating a Homeschool Schedule That Really Works
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
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....
Planning For Your Homeschool
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...
How to Teach Kids About the Power of a Growth Mindset
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...
Motivate Your Kids by Teaching Them to Have a Growth Mindset
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...
Hands On Activities for Teaching the Alphabet
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,...
How to Get Started Homeschooling a Child With Dyslexia
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...