by Mara McLoughlin from IRL Social Skills Picture this: After the fantastic holiday dinner, which went pretty smoothly, Grandma has asked your seventh-grader to help load the dishwasher....
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How We Have Used Technology to Teach in Our Homeschools
by The SPED Homeschool Team We surveyed the SPED Homeschool team and asked them to share how they used technology to teach in their homeschools over the years...
Assistive Technology vs. Handwriting
By Sarah Collins, MSOT OTR/L from Homeschool OT As an Occupational Therapist consulting with homeschool families, one of the top questions asked is, “Do I force my child...
An Early Learning Guide to Success
by Deede Hinckley Cauley (M. Ed., LPC) from the Real Reading Company There are many ways that beginning readers and writers can learn foundational skills that can make...
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...
Three Essential Early Childhood Intervention Engagement Principles
by Cheryl Swope from Simply Classical and Cheryl Swope Consulting Parents may give little thought to a child’s early development when all is well, but parents of young...
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 Testing Accuracy
by Amy Vickrey, MSE, MEd There are many factors to consider when it comes to testing. There are different types of testing, different purposes behind these tests, and...
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...
4 Tips for When Your Homeschool Methods Need to Change
by Sarah Collins, from Homeschool OT Four years ago, my 7-year-old son was playing at a friend’s house when they created a club. The interesting thing about this...