by Marianne | Teaching Tips
If you’re one of the thousands of new homeschool families, here are 7 powerful mindset shifts that will help your new life of teaching at home more peaceful and productive. There is a steep learning curve to go from the formality of doing school at home to a...
by Marianne | Resources, Teaching Tips
Kids who are smart but struggle to learn often have underlying weaknesses in their working memory. Here are some simple games that can be played at home to improve memory. Working memory is the ability to hold pieces of information in your mind (remembering) while...
by Marianne | Reading, Teaching Tips
You don’t need to be a trained dyslexia tutor to teach reading at home. Do you remember learning to read? I don’t. I don’t remember learning phonics, I don’t remember learning spelling rules, and I never even knew that there were intelligent...
by Marianne | Dyslexia Information, Teaching Tips
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...
by Marianne | Focus & Motivation, Organization
Successfully homeschooling a child with inattentive ADHD isn’t always easy but the freedom and flexibility to them in the way they learn is of such benefit, it is worth the struggle. Today’s Mailbox Monday question has to do with just that: “Do you...