By Mary Winfield Once you have worked on sizing, alignment, and spacing, it is time to help your child put their thoughts together into sentences and paragraphs. For me, this...
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The Lows and Highs of Assistive Technology
By Tracy Criswell Many parents hear the word assistive technology and automatically think that it will be expensive. This is not the case though. According to the IDEA (Individuals with...
Teaching Your Child to Write: The 3 Steps of Forming Letters
By Mary Winfield When teaching your child to form letters, it is important to use a variety of different methods and to keep their personal interests and sensory profile in...
Learning Through Play: An Essential Part of Your Special Education Homeschool Day
By Amy Vickrey, MSE There are days my son just needs time to play. As a homeschool mom, I feel accountable for his time during the day and ensuring that...
How to Rescue a Special Needs Marriage
By Dyana Robbins Previous articles I have written have focused on the great blessings that can grow from a special-needs marriage and how to create an environment for your marriage...
Our Dog Fred: Friend and Bridge to Community
By Dyana Robbins This is Fred. When he first joined our family he looked like this, which is good, because he was a terror. His beginnings with our family are...
The Then and Now of Special Education Homeschooling
By Peggy Ployhar When our family started our special education homeschooling journey almost 15 years ago, the homeschooling landscape was very different than it is today. From my experience homeschooling...
Our Family’s Experience with a Service Dog
By Dyana Robbins, M.Ed Fred entered our lives when my oldest son, Jonathan, was seven years old. For several years, Jonathan had wanted a dog. We had another family dog,...
Thriving in a Special Needs Marriage
By Dyana Robbins, M. Ed Reading this, you are likely a special-needs parent and/or married to someone with special needs. You might need encouragement or strategies for marital happiness in...
Growing in the Shade
By Cheryl Swope One hot Missouri June when my children were very young, we decorated our front porch with a large white container of flowering impatiens. The pink and...
