I love a good story. Â If you've ever wondered who I am and how we got to be homeschooling 8 kids (7 with dyslexia) today is the day I will share how we went from complete confusion to success. Our Dyslexia Success Story Homeschooling has been a huge part of the past...
I talk a lot here on the blog about the freedom of homeschooling and the power of individualized instruction and interest-led learning. I whole-heartedly believe in these facets of teaching kids with dyslexia at home. However, with the freedoms of homeschooling...
Encouraging parents to understand their kids with dyslexia is something that I love to do. I recently had the following exchange with a parent looking for hope teaching her daughter with dyslexia. Â The question seems like one that many people could likely relate to so...
A reader of a newly diagnosed child recently asked how to talk to her child about being dyslexic. What do you think?  What do our young children need to know about their dyslexia? I asked the question to the Homeschooling With Dyslexia Facebook Group and got some...
Sometimes a student with dyslexia will appear stubborn. Being dyslexic is hard. So how do we know when they are struggling or being stubborn? I received this great question from a reader last week about homeschooling her dyslexic son: Its so hard to know when to push...
I don't know why the end-of-year conferences with my kids' educational therapist makes me so nervous.  It is a strange thing really. Parenting a child with dyslexia can feel like a huge responsibility. My kids' improvement in reading, writing and spelling, or lack...
Over the years, I have received a lot of feedback from parents that are concerned about taking on the responsibility of homeschooling their dyslexic kids. Is it worth it? I am sharing what to expect when homeschooling with dyslexia. Over the years, I have received a...
The key to inspiring the dyslexic student to push through the difficulties they experience with reading, writing, and life in general, is to help them find that vision for themselves. How can you do that? Let's find out! When my oldest daughter was 8 years...