By Amy Vickrey, MSE After 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...
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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...
How To Determine Which Hand Your Homeschooled Student Should Be Writing With
By Amy Vickrey, MSE I am not a handwriting expert nor an occupational therapist; however, in my 11 years in the classroom and in teaching my own son, I have...
Writing, Reading, and Other Homeschooling Essentials
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed “Ever since the dawn of time, man has needed to work.” Thus began my eleven-year-old son’s thinking paper. The topic: why he should have been cleaning...
Mission Centers as an Alternative Gap Year Option After Homeschool Graduation
By Kimberly Vogel I see many families traveling to visit colleges and universities while their children are in high school. Just this morning my parents and I planned a trip...
Ways to Ease Travel Difficulties for a Special Needs Family
Amy Vickrey, MSE At first glance, we might seem like a typical American family. My husband is a veteran and we have 2 busy, active boys. However, we have challenges...
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...
Embracing Schooling “Outside the Box”
By Jennifer Cullimore I talk to many parents who are interested in homeschooling, but they don’t know where to begin. Many of these parents have kiddos with significant...
8 Tips for Planning Your Homeschool Year with a Struggling Learner
By Kimberly Vogel Planning a new homeschool year energizes some and sparks fear in other homeschool moms. Personally, I enjoy planning, but scheduling a year for a struggling learner reminds...
