I’m often asked for my favorite homeschool tip. Through the years, I’ve met with countless families looking for answers. They have questions about where their child is educationally and how to help them advance in their learning. If a family comes looking for answers, usually that means they feel stuck and something isn’t working. There […]
Do Learning Disabilities Cause Social Awkwardness?
Children with learning disabilities all having social awkwardness is a myth. Dyslexia and other learning differences do not cause social awkwardness. Some people with learning disabilities can come across as socially awkward, and for very good reason. We will explore some of those reasons here. There is a category of learning disabilities which have tendencies […]
The Heartbreak in Reading Struggles
Her mouth struggles to form the word. Reading struggles… She sounds out the word but gets stuck halfway through. Silent for a minute, the wheels turn as she grasps at fleeting knowledge. I start to slowly sound it out for her but am silenced with an angry “I got it! Let me get it!!” Finally […]