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...
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. Â Ahhh, those were the days!...
I received a message from a reader via the Homeschooling With Dyslexia Facebook Page a few weeks ago asking for help choosing homeschool curriculum resources for a newly diagnosed dyslexic 4th grader. Wow! Â What an amazing response from all of you. In fact, the...
Did you see it? Â I finally overcame my fears and posted a video on Facebook LIVE! (See the video at the end of this post) The topic of the video was on how to get the most out of your summer school time. Now if you're groaning at the thought of teaching your kids all...
I am asked all the time by homeschooling parents what to do when their child isn't making significant progress with reading. Â I so get this. Â For years I struggled with teaching reading because my kids just weren't catching on. Â Because of that I switched reading...
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. Â There seems to be some confusion in this area....
After homeschooling kids with dyslexia for 20 years, I’ve tried just about every homeschool curriculum out there.  At least it feels that way and a quick look at my bookshelves pretty much confirms it.  Trying, tweaking and switching out homeschool curricula is just...
Should your child go to preschool? The fact is, there is no evidence that healthy children from healthy homes benefit from attending preschool at all. Consider homeschool preschool instead. Why talk about choosing to homeschool your preschoolers you might ask?...
Our kids are back in major audio book listening mode, listening to audio books for long stretches, only surfacing from time to time to eat and play. If you haven't explored the world of audio books for your dyslexic child yet or are interested, read this post on the...
Teaching math facts in our house full of creative, active kids has been a challenge since we started homeschooling 20 years ago! I am always on the look out for fun ways to help our kids to learn about math and practice their math facts in a way that is engaging and...
I received a free download of the Atomidoodle app from Hero Factor Games for review purposes and was compensated financially for my time. Â All opinions expressed in this post are my own and I was not required to post a positive review of the product....
Not all reading programs are the same because not all learners are the same. Here are some reasons that all reading curricula are not created equally. I was always a good reader. Â In fact, I never even knew that there were bright people who had trouble learning to...
After mentoring a homeschool mom who was concerned because her homeschool curriculum isn't working, I came up with the following guidelines for when you get stuck with a curriculum that doesn't seem to be 'working'. The solution may not be what you'd expect! I...
Research has shown that the two best predictors of reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness. These are both things the dyslexic preschooler will probably struggle with. So, homeschool curriculum choices is so important! Here are great curriculum...
Tips, tricks, curriculum, and other resources for teaching homeschool math to students with dyslexia. Welcome back to our series on how to find the best homeschool curriculum for your students with dyslexia. So far we've covered the ways that dyslexics learn,...
It often seems that no matter what we do, no matter how well they read and no matter what curriculum or method we use, spelling is an issue. Here is some great homeschool spelling curriculum for students with dyslexia. Welcome back to this 5-day series on Finding...
Dyslexia is known as a reading disability but it also impacts writing ability. Let's look at some ways we can teach writing to the dyslexic student. Before we look at how to find a good writing curriculum for the dyslexic student, we need to identify the areas of...
The goal of this post is to point you in the right direction to find reading curriculum for teaching reading to kids with dyslexia that really work. Over my 20 years of homeschooling kids with dyslexia, I've tried and failed with many reading curricula. Â There was...
One of the main reasons why many parents choose to homeschool their dyslexic kids is because the methods used at school just weren't working. This post will walk you through how to find a good homeschool curriculum for your dyslexic kids. We all tend to go with what...