At the time of this writing, schools across the country, and around the world, are shut down. As we attempt to gain control of a pandemic, parents suddenly find themselves at home with the kids all day. For parents who typically homeschool, this really isn’t much of a problem. For parents whose lives …
The Freedom of Learning Differences
Do those two terms, freedom and learning differences sound like they don’t belong together? Notice that the title here is The Freedom OF Learning Differences, not the freedom FROM them. (I do believe in both, by the way.) If you are a parent of a child with learning differences, and you see …
Struggling Learner or Neurodiverse?
When searching for resources for your child with learning differences, you’ve likely come across the term neurodiversity a time or two. The trouble that I have with this popular label, strangely enough, is the same point that some people make in favor of using it. That point is, neurodiverse essentially describes, well, everyone. …
Children’s Book Review: My Super Me
Have you ever wanted to be stronger, braver or wiser than you think you are? What if you could tap into more inner strength, inner courage, or inner wisdom than you ever thought possible? Even better, what if you could teach that super power to your child, too? Good news. I found …
Improve Children’s Spatial Awareness with Cut & Play Puzzles (Video)
What’s so great about having strong spatial awareness, or strong visual spatial skills? Well, we tend not to get ourselves lost all too often, for one thing. And just for the record, by “we” I mean… uh, not me. I have a magnificent talent for getting lost, but let’s move on. As it …
Printable Sight Word Hearts for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is now a great excuse to sneak a bit of sight word practice into your kiddo’s day. Whether you print these heart-themed sight words on Valentine’s Day or any other day of the year, you have multiple ways to “play.” How it Works Give your child the uncolored page of …
Improve Children’s Listening Skills With Which Word Goes Where (Video)
Would you like to help optimize your child’s ability to learn? Strengthening auditory memory skills may help. Auditory memory is memory for what we hear. If you want to learn more about auditory memory, check out these articles: Is Auditory Memory Responsible for Your Child’s Learning Struggles? How to Help Your Struggling Learner Strengthen Auditory …