by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
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...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information, Life Skills
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...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information, Encouragement
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...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
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...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
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...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information
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...