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The Elementary Years With Dyslexia
After 30 years of parenting and homeschooling my seven kids with dyslexia, here is what you need to know about the elementary years with dyslexia. If you would prefer to listen to this episode, click play below: I met with some of my online mentoring group parents...
Dyslexia: A Complex Diagnosis
I talk to a lot of parents who are confused by their kids' learning struggles. It is vital to understand that dyslexia is a complex diagnosis that affects more than reading, writing, and spelling. If you're new to the world of kids who struggle to learn - WELCOME!...
From Confusion to Confidence: The 10 Stages of Homeschooling a Child With Dyslexia
Listen to this post by clicking on the player below: As I was working on my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties, I realized that there are stages we go through as parents...
Teaching Kids the Strengths of Dyslexia
It's a great time to be dyslexic! More and more there is a shift taking place to view dyslexia as a learning difference with many unique strengths. Yes, dyslexia comes with struggles; learning to read, write, and spell can be HARD. But, researchers like Brock and...
Best Books on Dyslexia for Parents
Nothing has had a greater impact on the success of my homeschool than learning about dyslexia and how these bright but struggling students learn. Since it's World Book Day in the USA today, I thought I'd share my picks for the best books on dyslexia for parents. We...
Informal Reading Assessments
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 you...
Books Every Parent Should Read About Teaching Kids With Dyslexia
One thing I've learned after 20 years of homeschooling a houseful of smart and creative kids with dyslexia is that I am never done learning. Â I especially love to learn from people who have gone before me who have practical experience successfully teaching kids. I...
2 Teaching Paths: The Deficit Path or the Difference Path
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 there...
Learning Disability or Learning Difference?
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 on...
Dyslexia Success Starts With This One Thing
When I first started homeschooling 25 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 directions, and learn in a...
Late Bloomer or Struggling Learner?
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...
What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Homeschooling
This is my 25th year of homeschooling my outside-the-box, bright-but-struggling, dyslexic kids. I created this site to help other families who are homeschooling their kids with dyslexia who are not so far along the path. I often think back to my early years of...
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...
10 Truths About Teaching Kids With Dyslexia
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. As a long time homeschooler with 20+ years of experience teaching kids with dyslexia, here are 10 truths I want you to be aware of: 1. Your kids will learn to read. Eventually. All kids learn to read in their own time. Our oldest...
How and When to Hire a Dyslexia Tutor
Teaching reading to a dyslexic learner takes time, dedication and hard work. There is no quick fix and if anyone tells you that there is, they are probably trying to sell you something that you don’t need.  It was once believed that a child may outgrow his or her...
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...
The School Smarts: Word & Logic Intelligences
Welcome to the 2nd post in the Understanding Multiple Intelligences 5-day series! Read the whole series from the beginning here. In my first post, we talked about what the theory of Multiple Intelligences is and how it can transform the way you and your kids look at...
How Understanding Multiple Intelligences Transformed my Homeschool
I am one of the most left-brained, linear people I know. Being the mother of 7 kids who are about as right-brained and creative as they come has taught me a LOT. For many years I tried as hard as I could to pound those 'square pegs' into round holes. Maybe you...
Teaching the Profoundly Dyslexic Child
Every child with dyslexia is unique. There is no one profile of strengths and weaknesses that typifies every person with dyslexia. Â There are signs of dyslexia that can be known, but not every person will have all the signs or struggle with the same things. One of the...
Educational Options for Kids With Dyslexia
This article will discuss what the educational options are for kids with dyslexia. If you are visiting this site today, chances are you either already are homeschooling or are considering homeschooling your dyslexic child or grandchild. Our school system is failing...
8 Things You Need to Know After a Dyslexia Diagnosis
Dyslexia is not an illness that needs to be cured or a disability that needs to be treated. I've been homeschooling and parenting kids with dyslexia for a long time - over 20 years! Â I still clearly remember how it felt to finally receive a dyslexia diagnosis after...