Tips for Homeschooling a Child with Dyslexia

Classroom Help, Special Needs

Taken from http://www.hsclassroom.net/tips-for-homeschooling-a-child-with-dyslexia/

Tips for homeschooling a child with dyslexia

The following is a post from contributing writer, Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

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Homeschooling a child with dyslexia can be challenging – for you and for them. I don’t mean “challenging” in a way that suggests it’s a horrible thing because dyslexic kids have many amazing strengths. It can be challenging, though, in letting go of your vision of what school “should” look like and providing a learning-rich environment for a kid who doesn’t learn in typical ways.

The tips I’ll be sharing are from the perspective of a mom teaching dyslexic high school and middle school students, so some of them may work better for older-elementary students and up.

As he was finishing the Lexercise online dyslexia therapy program and we were preparing to embark on “life after therapy,” my son’s dyslexia tutor told me that, as a homeschooling mom, I was in the unique position to give my son exactly what he needed most – one-on-one teaching.

Some of the tips I’ll share with you are things she suggested, going forward, and some are things I’d been doing naturally anyway. (more…)

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5 Ways to Take the Stress Out of Homeschooling

Classroom Help, Informative, Organization

Taken from http://www.hsclassroom.net/5-ways-to-take-the-stress-out-of-homeschooling/

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The following is a post from contributing writer Tanya from Finding the Teachable Moments.

Don’t make school a chore.

Last year I made the rule that there would be no TV or video games until school was finished.  Being our first year of homeschooling, I thought my children would come to accept it and it would become part of our daily routine. Instead, school time became the “bad guy” that kept my kiddos from enjoying their favorite pastimes.  Learning together became a chore rather than a journey.

So now we have an overall daily limit on screen time that can be used anytime from morning until bedtime.  If they choose to take a break from school related activities to watch an episode of Curious George, that’s fine.  Sometimes a break is needed.  Having the freedom to make independent choices within limits is important too.   As an added bonus, it is also teaching them to budget their time. My oldest son intentionally saves his TV time for evening.  Now it’s his choice not to watch TV during school, not mine.  I’m not saying whining and complaining over limitations goes away, but it becomes a protest against a household rule and takes the heat off of school.

Is there a way you can make school less of a chore in your home? (more…)

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Eight Online Math Activity Sites

Classroom Help, Informative, Just For Fun, Technology

Taken from http://www.hsclassroom.net/

The following post is from contributing writer Demetria Zinga of Christian Homeschool Moms.

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If you have struggling math learners who need a little jolt of fun included in the school day, you might want to locate low-cost or free resources that will assist your child in learning to love math.  After doing a search in Pinterest, I was astounded by the amount of free online math games available that I haven’t been taking advantage of! This school year, I now know that I’ll be sprucing up our math programs- making it a much more fun learning experience for my kids.

If you’re looking for some online resources that will help your kids enjoy math, try these resources. (more…)

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