Guest Blogger Heidi Starr, The This is Home Blog None of us expected the “special needs parent” life to be our normal. For me, I always wanted to be...
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5 Favorite Summer Learning Activities
Dawn Spence When I was a public school teacher I taught summer school to make extra money. I know the kids dreaded coming to school in the summer...
How to Know When You Have Done Enough this School Year
by Shannon Ramiro This time of year, many of us are wondering how we could have done better this year, how we move forward the rest of this school...
Steps to Shopping for Homeschool Curriculum
By Kathy Kuhl Parents often ask me to recommend curriculum for their children with special needs. But it’s like asking me to recommend shoes. I have questions: what size,...
Homeschooling Families Strengthened by Growth
By Mary Winfield In any ecosystem, it is important for all parts to be well balanced and have the things they require to thrive. When one part of the ecosystem...
Disconnected Kids: The Benefit of Midline Therapy
By Dianne Craft, MA, CNHP God is so good—and so amazing! In Jeremiah 30:17, He says, “I will restore your health and heal you of all your wounds.” He is...
How to Track IEP Goals
By Amy Vickrey, MSEAfter you have gathered your documents, written your goals, and decided on your accommodations, you are ready to start working towards those goals, right? Let’s look at...
7 Tips for Cultivating Lifelong Learners in Your Homeschool
By Amy Vickrey, MSE As I finish my first year of homeschool with my 6-year-old, soon-to-be “First Grader,” I am looking over the last year at all we have accomplished,...
Unlimited Homeschool Expectations
By Dawn Spence Expectations is one of those words that either conjures up positive or negative emotions. Growing up, expectations to me meant I needed to change all the things...
How Homeschooling Transforms Special Education into Specialized Education
By Peggy Ployhar As I cited in my previous article, The Then and Now of Special Education Homeschooling, more parents who have children with special educational needs are choosing to homeschool...
