by Marianne | Dyslexia Information, Teaching Tips
Have you ever wondered at what grade level your child is reading? Have you wanted a way to measure your child’s reading progress? Informal reading assessments can be a valuable way to see how your child is progressing. Assessments can also show you areas where...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information, Resources
One thing I’ve learned after 20 years of homeschooling a houseful of right-brained, creative kids with dyslexia is that I am never done learning. I especially love to learn from people who have gone before me who have practical experience successfully...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
I’ve been talking over the past few posts about looking at our outside the box learners in a different way. Oftentimes, too often really, kids who are struggling to learn by traditional methods (reading to learn or writing to communicate) have been treated as if...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
Kids with learning difficulties are often labeled as having a learning disability. What if we looked at them instead as having a learning difference? Early on in our days of homeschooling, my creative, entrepreneurial, and dyslexic husband bought a boat, we moved o...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
When I first started homeschooling 22 years ago I didn’t even know that there were smart people who struggled to learn. School was always easy for me and I was one of the ‘good students’. I found it easy to sit still, pay attention, follow...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
Have you ever been told that your struggling learner may just be a late bloomer? While that is a comforting thought and takes some pressure off of us, it is a common misconception with serious consequences. My boys started annual testing with their educational...
