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. Â 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...