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Successful dyslexics say that the #1 most impacting factor in their success was the presence of a caring adult that stepped in and helped them get what they needed in their education.Our Parent Dyslexia Classes were created to help you quickly and easily get educated about what dyslexia is and how you can most effectively help your dyslexic children not only learn but truly thrive by providing reliable, research-based information, personal experience, practical applications and invaluable lists of resources to help you on your journey.
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Individual Courses
What’s Included in the Processing, Memory and Executive Function Bundle Get my 3 new parent education classes PLUS free access to Course 6 on Executive Function: Auditory Processing and How it Affects Learning Do you have a child who finds it hard to follow spoken directions, especially multi-step directions? Do have they have trouble ‘getting’
The 5-Course Foundation Bundle includes: Course 1: Understanding Dyslexia Course 2: Teaching Them So They Learn Course 3: Reading Instruction That Works Course 4: Building Fluency & Comprehension Course 5: Teaching Spelling A free download of my book, Dyslexia 101: Truths, Myths, and What Really Works. All courses include: approximately 1-hour of video instruction downloadable
Do you have a child who has trouble remembering facts and procedures such as new vocabulary or mathematical procedures? Do they have trouble following directions despite repeated instructions? Do they have difficulty starting work and staying on task? Do they frequently loose track of belongings? It may be a working memory weakness. In this online
Do you have a child who is easily distracted by too much visual information, does a sloppy job with visual tasks, has difficulty writing within lines or margins, or frequently bumps into things? It may a visual processing weakness – also known as Visual Processing Disorder. In this online parent course you will learn: To
Do you have a child who finds it hard to follow spoken directions, especially multi-step directions? Do have they have trouble ‘getting’ jokes or riddles or other figurative language such as metaphors and similes? Do they have trouble remembering what was read or heard? It may be due to a weakness in auditory processing –
Do you have a child who is bright but struggles unexpectedly with math? It could be dyscalculia. Common signs of dyscalculia are difficulties with: understanding concepts of place value, and quantity, number lines, positive and negative value, carrying and borrowing understanding and doing word problems sequencing information or events using steps involved in math operations
Do you have a child who is bright but struggles unexpectedly with handwriting? It could be dysgraphia. Common signs of dysgraphia are: tight, awkward pencil grip and body position avoiding writing or drawing tasks trouble forming letter shapes inconsistent spacing between letters or words uses a mixture of upper and lowercase letters tires quickly while
Do you have a child who is hopelessly unorganized? Can never find their pack packs, folders or soccer cleats? Oftentimes these kids are not just disorganized with their belongings but also with their thoughts. These are the kids who have difficulty starting projects and once they’ve started them, often lack what it takes to complete
Ah, spelling. If you’re like most parents raising or teaching a dyslexic child, understanding how to teach them to spell and spell well is something that has eluded you. While many dyslexic learners achieve a reasonable standard of reading, almost all dyslexics continue to struggle with spelling throughout their lives. From a practical standpoint, there
Course Four: Boosting Reading Fluency & Comprehension In our previous courses we’ve learned what it means (and maybe more importantly, what it doesn’t mean) to be dyslexic, how to teach to the dyslexic strengths, how to teach reading in a way that really works and now, in course 4, we are going to learn how
Everything You Need to Know About Teaching Children With Dyslexia to Read Maybe you are here today because you suspect that your child has dyslexia or maybe you’ve had some testing done and received an official diagnosis of dyslexia. In either case, you are here today because your child is falling behind in reading and that
Homeschooling With Dyslexia: How To Teach Them So They Learn So you’ve decided to homeschool your kids with dyslexia. Fantastic! Now what? It is true, at this point in time, that the public schools are for the most part not meeting the needs of the dyslexic student. The reason is that teachers, including reading specialists,
Course One: Understanding Dyslexia In Course One of the Parent Dyslexia Courses you will learn: To more fully understand the many facets of the dyslexic mind To understand how dyslexics learn and methods you can implement today to dramatically improve learning To be aware of the other areas affected by dyslexia To better understand and
I'm Marianne,
creator of Homeschooling with Dyslexia.
If you are homeschooling kids with dyslexia or are considering homeschooling, you have come to the right place. Are you ready to find peace in your homeschool?I get it.
I’ve been homeschooling my own kids with dyslexia for 20 years and I know how it feels to be completely overwhelmed by the task. This site exists to educate and encourage you as you give your kids with dyslexia the best education possible.
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