Teaching kids with dyslexia can be expensive with tutoring costs, special curricula needs, and technology needs. I compiled this list of free dyslexia resources that I have used and appreciated. Check back often as I will be updating this page regularly. Free Ebooks on Dyslexia Homeschooling With Dyslexia 101: What You Need to Know About […]
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100 Best Resources for Kids Who Struggle With Math
Just like with teaching reading to kids with dyslexia, finding the right resources and methods for teaching kids who struggle with math can make a tremendous difference in their learning. The following 100+ resources are books, websites, games, apps, and curricula that teach math in a variety of multi-sensory ways that will provide effective tools […]
Teaching Elementary Writing: WriteShop Junior Review
Teaching writing to my kids with dyslexia has always been a struggle in the elementary years. Their difficulties with reading and writing have a huge impact on their ability to write sentences, paragraphs, and stories. My goal for teaching writing to my dyslexic elementary aged kids is to teach them writing skills in an engaging way […]
I’d Love to Meet You
One of the highlights of my year is when I travel around the country each Spring and Summer and speak about my experiences homeschooling my eclectic brood of outside the box learners! This year I’ll be in Nashville, Tenessee, Atlanta, Georgia, and Pasadena, California. I’ll tell you the truth, I love homeschool conventions and spend […]
How to Choose the Best Homeschool Curriculum for the Student With Dyslexia
If you’ve landed here on the Choosing Curriculum post without first reading How Dyslexics Learn, take a few minutes to read this post and increase your understanding of the best methods for teaching dyslexic kids. This is important because there will be a curriculum that appeals to you as the teacher and your learning style and […]
Have the Good Math Teacher Every Year: A Teaching Textbooks Review
Growing up in school, there were years when math was painful. I didn’t understand the concepts. I didn’t get the help I needed. I felt lost a lot of the time and began to really dislike math. Then there were years when my teacher got it. He or she explained concepts clearly and gave enough example […]
Do Dyslexia Worksheets Really Work?
As the non-dyslexic mother of 7 dyslexic kids (and wife to one dyslexic husband), it has taken me some time to come to terms with the idea of worksheets and dyslexia. It probably doesn’t help that I am a producer-type who practically drools over checklists of any kind. I love order, neatness and well, worksheets. […]
Our Experience With Classical Conversations Challenge A With Dyslexia
Can a 7th grader with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD succeed in Classical Conversations Challenge A program? We are wrapping up our first semester of Challenge A. The rumors are true. The Classical Conversations Challenge program is, well, challenging. However, it is the highest quality education I have seen in my 20+ years of homeschooling and well […]
Homeschool Curriculum: What We’re Using for 1st and 4th Grades
After homeschooling our 8 kids for the past 20 years, we’ll only be homeschooling 4 kids this year! Believe me, it seems like a walk in the park compared to having all 8 of our kids at home – usually with babies and toddlers in the mix. Ahhh, those were the days! This year we’ll […]
Best Apps for Students With Dyslexia
As our dyslexic kids enter the middle school years I begin to add the use of assistive technology to their homeschool goals. One way we do this is through apps. The best apps for students with dyslexia are listed here. As our kids enter the middle school years I begin to add the use of […]
Homeschool Curriculum Choices for High School
If you feel like you blinked and your babies are in high school, you’re not alone! It is common to feel nervous about high school in large part because there are more requirements in these last four years of school than any other years. So while you may have hit your stride with your middle […]
Homeschool Curriculum for 4th Grade – Reader Picks!
I received a message from a reader via the Homeschooling With Dyslexia Facebook Page a few weeks ago asking for help choosing homeschool curriculum for a newly diagnosed dyslexic 4th grader. Wow! What an amazing response from all of you. In fact, the response was so impressive, I decided to pull your recommendations and advice […]
How to Find Free or Inexpensive Dyslexia Tutoring
I am often asked by parents what to do when they can’t afford a dyslexia tutor. I totally get this. Dyslexia tutors can be expensive. While parents certainly can teach their dyslexic kids at home using a quality research-based reading curriculum, there are times when hiring a tutor can be a better solution: An older child […]
What To Do When Your Reading Curriculum Isn’t Working
I am asked all the time by homeschooling parents what to do when their child isn’t making significant progress with reading. I so get this. For years I struggled with teaching reading because my kids just weren’t catching on. Because of that I switched curricula frequently. I no longer switch reading curricula because now I […]
Is All About Reading a Complete Orton-Gillingham Program?
Last week I received another email from a concerned parent questioning whether All About Reading, the reading program that we use in our homeschool with our dyslexic kids, is a complete Orton-Gillingham (O-G) Program. There seems to be some confusion in this area. As a trained O-G reading tutor, I thought I would share what […]