By Dawn Spence A new school year is just around the corner and with it comes new IEP goals and objectives. Sometimes your goals may be continuing from the year...
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Teaching Your Child to Write: Pre-Writing Pointers
By Mary Winfield Teaching a child how to write is one of the biggest focuses we have in education. Children with special needs usually have some stumbling blocks in their...
3 Important Tips When Using Technology with Special Needs Children
By Kimberly Vogel It’s getting easier and easier to make adaptations using technology for our struggling learners. I recently found a new tool to help: Tech finder! You can...
Classical Education Can Benefit ANY Child
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed Some parents and educators have the misconception that classical education is only for “smart kids.” It is not difficult to understand why someone might think this...
The Missing Link in Special Education Homeschooling Instruction
By Peggy Ployhar Recently I received a call from an exasperated mother who was desperately trying to find a way to teach her son. After homeschooling for 14 years and...
Is Your Child Stuck? Here’s What to Do
By Shannon Ramiro Veteran homeschoolers have all been there: Our child is refusing to do work or is struggling to do something we believe they should be able to do....
How to Accommodate and Modify Your Math Curriculum
By Dawn Spence This is the second article in my series on accommodations and modifications. In my first article, I explained the differences between accommodations and modifications. But now I...
Mid-Year Assessments
By Kimberly Vogel We’ve hit the halfway point this year. It’s time for a mid-year check up. Even if things are sailing smoothly, it’s a good idea to take a...
Surviving the Holidays with Children who have Sensory Integration Disorder and Special Needs
By Jennifer Cullimore, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology The holidays are rapidly approaching and sometimes our schedules fill up before we know it. However, for parents of children with special needs;...
Root Causes of ADD/ADHD & CAPD
By Jan Bedell, PhD Why do so many children in America have symptoms associated with labels like, ADD, ADHD or Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)? A mystery...