By Kimberly Vogel Students with learning disabilities need modifications. There is a fine line between what modifications are needed and when and the time to remove or lessen the modifications....
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Writing an IEP: Accommodations and Modifications
By Amy Vickrey, MSE After you have done preparation before, and then you have written your child’s IEP goals, you need to think about the tools your child needs to...
What are Accommodations and Modifications
By Dawn Spence If your child has ever been in special education, you have probably have heard the terms accommodations and modifications. So now that you are a homeschooling parent,...
Instructions for Helping Children Learn to Read
By Jennifer Orr from Eyewords Learning to read is not a privilege but a basic and essential human right. In Canada, provincial inquiries and in the US, state...
Perspectives on Utilizing an IEP While Homeschooling
by Peggy Ployhar and Dawn Spence There are many ways that an IEP can be used in a homeschool environment. Here are two different perspectives from our team...
Pulling Together Your IEP: Understanding Accommodations
Amy Vickrey, MSE, MEd Accommodations are a frequently used word when children struggle with academics, but it can be challenging to know what the right accommodations are for...
Do Homeschool Students Need a Public School IEP?
by Sarah Collins, MS/ OTR/L from Homeschool OT and Casey Waugh, OTR/L In early 2017, my eight-year-old was hit directly in the eye with a Frisbee. He could...
Using the School System to Inform Your Homeschool Program Direction
By Sarah Collins, OTR from Homeschool OT In early 2017, my eight-year-old was hit directly in the eye with a Frisbee. He could see the Frisbee leave his...
Spotlight on Specific Learning Disabilities: Dyslexia
by Dr. Rebecka Spencer, with Cherish Children Ministries “Can you please just tell me which curriculum to use for my dyslexic learner?” “I’ve tried multiple curricula and nothing...
Popular Special Needs Homeschooling Acronyms
By Peggy Ployhar, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO Have you ever looked at an acronym only to have to put it into your favorite search engine to come...