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Making Standard Curriculum Work for Children with Dyslexia

There are so many great curricula out there for us to choose for homeschooling our children, but what about kids who struggle with dyslexia – are we stuck using only materials they can read? Do we need to throw away all the curriculum they can’t read? This article is...

How to Teach Students With Dyslexia to Use Assistive Technology

by Marianne | Teaching Tips

I received an email last week from a reader asking how to teach kids with dyslexia to use Assistive Technology. Assistive technology is a game-changer for many of our kids with dyslexia and other learning struggles. But how do we teach students with dyslexia to use...

Best Apps for Students With Dyslexia

by Marianne | Resources

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...

How to Help Students With Dyslexia Become Independent Learners

by Marianne | Life Skills

Nothing pushes a busy homeschool mom to the brink faster than a line of kids needing her help and needing it now! All homeschool parents desire to teach their kids to be independent learners, but there are some different hurdles for the parent of students with...

13 Reading Comprehension Activities Without Handwriting

by Marianne | Teaching Tips

The traditional method of checking reading comprehension usually involves having a student hand write answers to a series of written questions. This method is useful for efficiency in a classroom setting but it can be an inaccurate and unproductive practice for...