By Peggy Ployhar Often when we write or talk about homeschooling in the United States, we see it through the lens of our surrounding established homeschooling landscape. Earlier this...
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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...
How to Gracefully Transition Your SPED Homeschool into the High School Years
By Peggy Ployhar How NOT to Transition I wish I could say I was calm, cool, and collected when I transitioned my oldest into high school, but I wasn’t. Instead,...
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...
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...
Using Workboxes to Support Individualized Learning
By Dawn Spence I first learned about workboxes and visual supports when I taught a self-contained classroom for children with special needs. I saw how the organization and the predictability...
Suspect Autism in Your Young Child? Take These 5 Steps
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed. April is World Autism Awareness Month. One might wonder if anyone remains unaware of autism, yet the impact of autism is subtle, multi-faceted, and lifelong. In...
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...
Parenting Anger Demystified
By Peggy Ployhar Anger has a way of catching us off guard when we don’t understand what causes it, and what decreases our ability to handle it appropriately. Therefore, the...
