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“Is School Working For Your Child?”
What learning experts and parents are saying about Kathy Kuhl’s Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner:
“An essential reference for the parents of children who are being homeschooled... .
Don’t homeschool your child without absorbing the wisdom in this well-written and extremely helpful guide.”
— Mel Levine, M.D. Author, A Mind at a Time.
“An in-depth study of this helpful handbook will give you the confidence to step out in faith to homeschool your struggling learner.”
— Christine Field, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. Homeschooling mother, author, Homeschooling the Challenging Child.
“Her scope of knowledge, sensitivity to the questions and needs of parents who homeschool, and the list of resources
are invaluable to any parent who homeschools their child.”
as well as veteran home schoolers with a special needs child looking for fresh ideas.”
— Larry B. Silver, M.D. Author, The Misunderstood Child.
“I don’t homeschool officially but I do work to provide extra help to my kids and this book helped in a few different ways.
It helped empower me to help my child. I appreciate the practical, mom-to-mom advice presented throughout the book.”
— Tammy Breene, Booz Allen Hamilton, mother of two exceptional children.
“Nothing beats hands-on, in-the-trenches encouragement and advice from families who have worked with struggling learners.”
— Janice Campbell. Homeschooler and author, Transcripts Made Easy, Get a Jumpstart on College, and janice-campbell.com
“A comprehensive, common-sense, resource for those interested in homeschooling.
Told in a straightforward, practical, and sometimes witty style this book will be useful to parents, teachers, and health care professionals who want to develop a successful homeschooling program based on the knowledge of people with direct experience.”
— Robert L Hendren, DO, Executive Director, M.I.N.D. Institute, UC Davis.
“Kathy deals with all aspects of a child’s development—academic, social, emotional, and recreational.
Kathy’s experience, wisdom, and knowledgeable advice will be of immeasureable assistance and comfort for you.”
— Richard D. Lavoie, M.Ed., M.A. Author, It’s So Much Work To Be Your Friend
and The Motivation Breakthrough; Producer, The F.A.T. City Video.
“Anyone who lives or works with a struggling learner –parent, educator, or mental health professional –
will find many a valuable nugget to aid in their work with these children.”
— Barbara D. Ingersoll, Ph.D. Author, Your Hyperactive Child.
Articles
“Homeschooling the Struggling Learner,” in CHAP Magazine (Christian Homeschool Association of Pennsylvania) Spring 2009.
"Homeschooling Struggling Learners" in the March/April issue of VaHomeschoolers Voice.
"The Homeschooling Option for Children with AD/HD," in the August issue of Attention Magazine.
CHADD members can read it online by logging in here.
Then click on Attention Archives on the right, and slide down to the August 2008 issue.
"Homeschooling Children with Learning Disabilities,"
(see the
second page here) appeared in The Virginia Home Educator.
The two-page article is relevant for those teaching many kinds of struggling learners, not just children with learning disabilities.
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Speaking
Kathy speaks at homeschool conventions and national conventions for various patient advocacy organizations
(including LDA—the Learning Disabilities Association, ASA—Autism Society of America, and CHADD—Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder).
She also enjoys speaking to local parent meetings, to homeschoolers and other concerned parents.
Click here to see Kathy’s past workshops.
- What Can I Learn From Homeschoolers?
Designed for patient advocacy organizations and support groups, this talk reveals homeschooling approaches that can help parents after school and during vacation time.
A former public school teacher and PTA volunteer, Kathy knows where you are!
- For examples of presentations given at national conferences of LDA, ASA, and CHADD, see Kathy’s past workshops.
For all homeschoolers:
- Attitudes and Assumptions: Are you sabotaging your homeschool without knowing it?
- Homeschooling through High School
- Staying Sane, Keeping On - Getting your homeschool out of the rut
For homeschoolers with children who learn differently, Kathy gives these talks.
Whether students have learning or attention problems, are discouraged, apathetic, or struggling, are brilliant or just average—Kathy has ideas to help:
- Homeschooling your Struggling Learner through High School
- Encouraging your Struggling Learner
- Struggling Learner, Struggling Parent (a talk which combines highlights of Encouraging Your Struggling Learner with Staying Sane, Keeping On)
- Homeschooling Students with Learning and Attention Difficulties
- Designing an Education for Students who Learn Differently
- Teaching Math to Struggling Learners
- Teaching Writing to Struggling Learners
Recordings of Kathy's Presentations
Missed a conference? You now have many ways to buy recordings.
Wherever you order recordings, you may e-mail Kathy to request handouts; see the address below.
To learn how to order recordings of Kathy’s 5 workshops at CHAP 2009 in Harrisburg, click here and enter “Kuhl” in the search box.
Workshops recorded at CHAP 2009:
- “Homeschooling Your Child with Learning or Attention Difficulties,”
- “Teaching Math to Struggling Learners,”
- “Encouraging Your Struggling Learner,”
- “Teaching Writing to Struggling Learner,” and
- “Homeschooling Struggling Learners Through High School.”
- North Carolinians For Home Education Conference(NCHE), May 22, 2009, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two workshops: “Struggling Learner, Struggling Parent,” and “Teaching Math to Your Struggling Learner.”
Recordings of both NCHE talks are available from Manna Recording.
Just search for “Kuhl” and you will see both talks as MP3s and CDs, and bundled with the other NCHE special needs talks.
- At Ultimate Homeschool Expo 2009, I gave two talks.
Registering for the complete conference gives you access to ten weeks of workshops, an online vendors hall, and more.
Check Ultimate Homeschool Expo 2009, for handouts and more information.
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Newsletter and Free Consultations
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To see the current issue, click here.
When your child learns differently or your help children who learn differently, you have limited time. How do you decide what to read?
Each issue of the newsletter will review a book—on different special needs, homeschooling, or related topics.
These reviews can help you decide where to spend your precious reading time.
The newsletter will also provide links to resources, tips, and more from Kathy.
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Free Consultations
Kathy advises parents on beginning to homeschool, identifying and coping with learning problems, adjusting the homeschool to meet those needs.
She is not licensed to diagnose and has no advanced degrees, but as a veteran homeschooling mother and teacher can share her experience and the experiences of the 64 families she interviewed for her book.
The initial twenty minute consultation is free.
Questions? Write to the address below to ask questions, to arrange an appointment for a free twenty minute initial consultation.
Below are photos of our homeschool graduation atop Arthur’s Seat, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2006.
Kathy Kuhl’s classes for teens for 2009-2010
When she’s not helping struggling learners, Kathy teaches algebra, geometry, and some years, Shakespeare and composition at C.H.E.S.S., Centreville Homeschool Enrichment Support Services, on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
Click here for information about the program.
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© 2009 Kathy Kuhl.
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