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Out of the box learners require an out of the box approach to learning. This is how we homeschool history, even when my children are struggling. I have been feeling really guilty lately about our homeschool routine. NOT because my children aren’t learning. They are in fact, in a season of voracious learning, particularly when…
My child refused to go to school every single day. A decade later, here is what I’ve learned and what I wish someone would’ve told me then. It’s been ten years since the day that finally broke me. It was the day after the Veteran’s Day holiday weekend. My then second grade son, struggled from…
It’s been years, and I am so happy to say that my dyslexic son is finally reading. What I want you to know now may surprise you. “I don’t think I can say that I can’t read anymore, Momma. From now on, I need to say, ‘I sometimes have difficulty reading because I have dyslexia.’”…
Finding school options for children with special needs is an almost constant struggle for many families. “Your son is very sweet,” the other mom said gently to me, nodding at him as he walked away. My son was heading back for his therapy appointment. Her son was already in his, so the two of us…
Hands on history has been the very best way to help my children with learning differences really grasp historical perspectives and events. This is an example of why it works so well. Both of my boys are history buffs. They love the stories, the battles and the idea of living in a time nothing like…
We are mid-way through our summer. We have splashed in the water. We have played in the waves. We have gotten the mosquito bites. We are now fully in the swing of all of the summer things. I went into June with specific priorities for our summer learning this year. Keep a schedule (my kiddos…
Last week, I shared my experience with behavior charts. The shame, the anxiety and perhaps, most frustrating of all, the fact that they really don’t work. Time and time again, it has been shown that children having the most issues will not only not be helped by a behavior chart, it often actually causes an increase…
I filled out the educational questionnaire for my son’s therapist with a growing sense of dread. Does your child understand the basics of grammar, including parts of speech? Can your child articulate the differences between active and passive voice? Is your child able to complete an essay outline? Um, no. Because my dyslexic son has…
I distinctly remember a math lesson from my sixth grade year. We were learning about negative numbers and my poor little 11-year old brain was just not getting it. My teacher was kind. He tried to take some time with me individually. He gave me extra worksheets to practice at home and he encouraged me…
My youngest son is thirteen years old now. It took him three years (count them, three years) to learn the alphabet fluently. Four years to spell and write his first and last name correctly. He still sometimes fails to recognize basic sight words, that he has been practicing for the better part of eight years….
My boys are getting older. It’s clear in the amount of time they spend getting ready in the bathroom each day, the shows we watch together (and I actually enjoy), and in the deep, man voices that surround me. Yes, they are getting older and as they do, their interests are changing. This change is…
I absolutely cannot believe we are past Christmas and already on the slippery slope of New Years. The last half of the year was a haze of doctors and health concerns that have thrown us completely off track. Our daily routines were almost nonexistent at one point and truth be told, I cannot remember the…
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