We have only done one year of CC at the younger level (Foundations) and have just started with our older ones. I am anticipating it will be a great fit for our family as we were already pursuing a classical method of education. One thing I LOVE about CC for my struggling learners is that […]
The Perils of Pinterest
February 22, 2014 by ·
I wrote a post about how to use the social media image-driven website Pinterest in 2011, shortly after the site went public. At that time I wasn’t aware the risks Pinterest poses for our children. Pinterest users create virtual bulletin boards and pin anything they want to from the internet. People pin everything from recipes to decorating ideas. You […]
Homeschooling a Child with a Learning Disability
February 22, 2014 by ·
Homeschooling my oldest son has always been a breeze. He learned to read when he was 3, and my greatest educational challenge with him was poor penmanship. I was not prepared for the struggles I faced with our second son. He wasn’t ready to read at age 3. Or at age 4. Or at 5. […]
Our new adoption blog and deleting this feed
October 13, 2013 by ·
I want to apologize to everyone who keeps getting emails from this blog! I am not sure whether I have been hacked or if the problem lies with Feedburner, but although I haven’t posted anything new for awhile my blog keeps sending out posts. I haven’t been able to do anything about it as I […]
Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Technology
July 31, 2013 by ·
Ipod: I could write a whole post on the iPod and great apps for dyslexics (and I will try to do so soon!), but for the sake of brevity I will just say that my dyslexic son uses his iPod daily for school. He can write emails using voice commands (eliminating the need for typing). […]
Resources for the Dyslexic Child
March 25, 2013 by ·
UPDATE: This resource list has become so long over the years that I have decided to break it up by subject as a series of posts. The posts in this resource series are linked below. Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Phonics and Early Readers Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Spelling Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Handwriting and Copywork […]
Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Math
February 26, 2013 by ·
All our children have used Math U See (MUS), so I’ve been with their program for the past 12 years. This has been a good fit for our dyslexic son, as the hands on, manipulative approach appeals to him. The curriculum includes a video for teachers, but my kids always watch the video with me before we […]
Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Handwriting and Copy Work
February 25, 2013 by ·
HAND WRITING: Dyslexic children often reverse letters, writing b instead of d and so forth. Our son did just that. We switched him to Cursive First and the problem was immediately eliminated. Cursive First is a handwriting program that teaches children how to write cursive. It is intended to be used before they learn to print. […]
Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: History, Literature, and Science
February 25, 2013 by ·
HISTORY AND LITERATURE: Our son gets most of his history and literature content for both school and pleasure through audio books. As I explained in an earlier post, the discrepancy between what a dyslexic person can understand when listening verses reading is often huge. When our son was tested he could process 8 grade levels higher […]
Homeschooling the Dyslexic Child: Grammar and Latin
January 25, 2013 by ·
GRAMMAR: We use the grammar series from Peace Hill Press, written by Susan Wise Bauer and her mother Jessie Wise. When my dyslexic son was in 4th grade we did the book First Language Lessons for the Well Trained Mind (aimed at 1st and 2nd graders). This book is meant to take two years but we were easily […]
