Episodios

  • Spelling & Dyslexia: What to Know & What to Do
    Jun 7 2024

    For kids with dyslexia, learning to read takes specific methods and time. Spelling is no different except that it takes even longer to master.

    In this episode we talk about what to expect when teaching spelling to kids with dyslexia and what to do to best teach them.

    Read the post here: https://homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com/spelling-dyslexia/

    You can find all the links and resources mentioned in the post by clicking through to the article at the link above.

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    My web site, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

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    9 m
  • How Accepting Your Child’s Learning Differences Changes Everything
    Mar 16 2024

    Have you really accepted your kids' learning differences? If not, today's episode will encourage you that by accepting, appreciating, and accommodating our kids' different ways of learning, they can feel successful and smart.

    Read this episode article on my website here.

    Learn more about the Resistant Learner's Intensive here. We start Monday, March 25th!

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    My web site, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

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    7 m
  • Why Your Kids With Dyslexia Resist Reading Instruction and What to do About It
    Mar 8 2024

    Is your dyslexic child resisting reading instruction?

    Honestly, I would be surprised if they weren’t.

    Learning to read as a child with dyslexia is HARD!

    This episode will cover the most common reason dyslexic kids resist learning to read and what you can do about it.

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    Link to this article.

    You can find all the links and resources mentioned in the post by clicking through to the article at the link above.

    My web site, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

    Like this info? Sign up for my weekly newsletter for teaching tips, product reviews, and encouragement for your journey.

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    15 m
  • Motivating the Struggling Learner
    Jan 23 2024

    Are your kids bored and uninterested in learning? Do they procrastinate getting started and finishing assignments? You're not alone!

    This episode is full of ways to motivate your struggling learners.

    This episode is the recording of a post, Motivating Struggling Learners, on my website, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com.

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    My website, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

    Like this info? Sign up for my weekly newsletter for teaching tips, product reviews, and encouragement for your journey.

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    12 m
  • Overcoming Homeschool Burnout
    Jan 16 2024

    We all experience homeschool burnout from time to time.

    Over my many years of homeschooling, I've learned to see the early signs of burnout and avoid it for the most part.

    This episode shares some of how I do that.

    Read more here:

    https://homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com/homeschool-burnout/

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    My web site, ⁠HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com⁠, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, ⁠No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.⁠

    Like this info? Sign up for my weekly newsletter for teaching tips, product reviews, and encouragement for your journey.

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    40 m
  • Self-directed Learning with Blake Boles
    Nov 10 2023

    If you've ever questioned the value of interest-led learning or want to learn more about how self-directed learning works, this episode is for you.

    Blake Boles is a self-directed learning advocate and expert and the author of the book: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School: The case for helping them leave, chart their own paths, and prepare for adulthood at their own pace.

    In this interview we talk about what self-directed learning is and why it is a powerful method for teaching all kids, not just kids with learning differences.

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    My web site, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

    Like this info? Sign up for my weekly newsletter for teaching tips, product reviews, and encouragement for your journey.

    Sign up here!


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    47 m
  • My Homeschool Success Formula
    Nov 6 2023

    Three things you need to do to successfully homeschool your struggling learners...

    Learn the 3 most important things that I have learned over my many years of homeschooling kids with dyslexia and ADHD.

    They may surprise you but they are foundational to providing the individualized education they need.

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    This episode is the recording of a post on my website: My Homeschool Success Formula

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Six Attributes of Successful Dyslexics

    Helping the Discouraged Learner (the affects of stress on learning)

    Help! My Homeschooler is Behind: Find Freedom and Confidence by Rethinking Grade Levels

    How Important is Academic Success?

    5 Days to a More Confident Homeschool


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    You can find all the links and resources mentioned in the post by clicking through to the article at the link above.

    My web site, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

    Like this info? Sign up for my weekly newsletter for teaching tips, product reviews, and encouragement for your journey.

    Sign up here!

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    9 m
  • Building Internal Motivation in Kids With Learning Struggles with Gina Riley PhD
    Oct 11 2023

    Wondering how to motivate your struggling learners?

    Today I'm interviewing Gina Riley, Ph.D. an expert on motivation who is also an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Leader of the Adolescent Special Education Program at City University of New York – Hunter College.

    She has over fifteen years of experience working with teens diagnosed with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. She is known internationally for her work in the fields of homeschooling, unschooling, and self-directed learning.

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    Fostering Motivation to Learn

    You can find all the links and resources mentioned in the post by clicking through to the article at the link above.

    My web site, HomeschoolingWithDyslexia.com, exists to both encourage and educate parents and teachers of kids who learn differently. Kids who learn differently need to be taught differently.

    Read my latest book, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids With Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties.

    Like this info? Sign up for my weekly newsletter for teaching tips, product reviews, and encouragement for your journey.

    Sign up here!




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    49 m