Do you have a child who is hopelessly unorganized? This is the child who can never find their pack pack, school books or soccer cleats? Oftentimes these kids are not just disorganized with their belongings but also with their thoughts. They have difficulty starting...
I talk a lot here on the blog about the freedom of homeschooling and the power of individualized instruction and interest-led learning. I whole-heartedly believe in these facets of teaching kids with dyslexia at home. However, with the freedoms of homeschooling...
Encouraging parents to understand their kids with dyslexia is something that I love to do. I recently had the following exchange with a parent looking for hope teaching her daughter with dyslexia. The question seems like one that many people could likely relate to so...
"Why can't you remember this!" "We just went over this yesterday!" "Why can't you pay attention?" These conversations are just a few of the memories of my early years of homeschooling that I wish I could forget. Those were the days before I realized that my kids...
Teaching a growth mindset can be especially powerful for kids who struggle to learn. Kids with dyslexia and ADHD often spend years doing things that are genuinely difficult for them. They may watch siblings or friends learn to read more easily, finish assignments more...
Does your child shut down when learning gets hard? Maybe you hear things like: “I’m just bad at reading.” “I can’t spell.” “I’m stupid.” “I’ll never be able to do this.” Kids with dyslexia and ADHD often experience more difficulty with everyday academic tasks than...
A reader of a newly diagnosed child recently asked how to talk to her child about being dyslexic. What do you think? What do our young children need to know about their dyslexia? I asked the question to the Homeschooling With Dyslexia Facebook Group and got some...
Stress is a normal part of life for all people. However, people with dyslexia can experience high levels of stress and anxiety in ways you may not realize. Here are some tips for understanding and helping kids with dyslexia and anxiety. If you prefer to listen to...
Dyslexia makes reading hard. It just does. For many dyslexics this improves with time and practice but it is not uncommon for these difficulties to result in kids developing a strong dislike of reading. How can thoughtful parents nurture a love of reading while...
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...
Sometimes a student with dyslexia will appear stubborn. Being dyslexic is hard. So how do we know when they are struggling or being stubborn? I received this great question from a reader last week about homeschooling her dyslexic son: Its so hard to know when to push...
I don't know why the end-of-year conferences with my kids' educational therapist makes me so nervous. It is a strange thing really. Parenting a child with dyslexia can feel like a huge responsibility. My kids' improvement in reading, writing and spelling, or lack...
Our dyslexic learners can be frustrated in their educational environment. This is why it is so important to work on motivating the dyslexic student. Here are some ways to do that. Understanding the daily frustrations experienced by the dyslexic learner in...