Do Learning Accommodations Give An Unfair Advantage?
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Do Learning Accommodations Give An Unfair Advantage?

My son needs significant accommodations in his learning. Does this give an unfair advantage? What about the other children who do not receive accommodations? As my son completed the neuropsychological evaluation, the doctor pulled me aside. “It’s difficult for us to get a full picture of his attention issues. He has learning accommodations in place…

Online Social Skills Development For Children: Games, Videos and More
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Online Social Skills Development For Children: Games, Videos and More

Social skills are critical for educational success and has a lifelong impact in relationships and overall stability. The good news is, this online option for elementary school aged kids makes social emotional learning accessible and fun. What Is Social Skills Focused Learning? It is quite the buzzword in education today, but what is the actual…

Life Skills In Your Homeschool: Do They Really Count As Learning? (includes lesson plan recap)
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Life Skills In Your Homeschool: Do They Really Count As Learning? (includes lesson plan recap)

Teaching life skills in a school setting looks very different than the way we teach them at home. This doesn’t mean they somehow matter less. Here is an overview of how I teach basic life skills as a part of our homeschool days. A friend asked me last week why I don’t share the basic…

Creating Your Own Homeschool Learning Plan (includes weekly lesson plan recap)
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Creating Your Own Homeschool Learning Plan (includes weekly lesson plan recap)

Creating your own learning plan may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. This is a step by step look at how to create an individualized plan for learning in your homeschool. Individualized Learning Plans Back when I was in college studying to be a special education teacher, I remember thinking to myself, “Every…

Banned Books: A High School Literature Study For The Curious And Unafraid
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Banned Books: A High School Literature Study For The Curious And Unafraid

This high school literature study examines nine previously or currently banned books and encourages the learner to consider the impact of restricting access to them. Why Banned Books? It’s because of Mr. Vezzolini. I’ll explain, but the truth is, there are a actually two answers to this question. The first is that anything banned is…

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