How to Avoid the Summer Slide in Reading

How to Avoid the Summer Slide in Reading

Teaching Tips

As a homeschool mom, I’m pretty sure I look forward to summer break as much as my kids. The problem with this is that I know from experience that if I stop teaching my kids with dyslexia for too long, they’re going to forget as much as 30% of what...
Transform Your Homeschool: One Habit at a Time

Transform Your Homeschool: One Habit at a Time

Encouragement

Kids still in their pajamas at noon? Chores not finished? Schoolwork not getting completed? Transform your homeschool by changing your habits one at a time. Here’s how! Kids still in their pajamas at noon?  Chores not finished?  Schoolwork not getting completed?...
What To Do When Your Reading Curriculum Isn’t Working

What To Do When Your Reading Curriculum Isn’t Working

Resources

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...
Teaching the Distracted Child

Teaching the Distracted Child

Life Skills

As if homeschooling isn’t enough of a challenge, teaching a distracted child who has trouble focusing is even harder. Not all kids with ADD or ADHD have dyslexia but it is believed that about 40% of dyslexic kids have some sort of problem focusing.  I have...