October 25, 2018
Tags: family, homeschool, homeschooling, relationships
By Kathy Kuhl Last week, I posted research showing how effective homeschooling can be for students with learning challenges. You may find it helps relatives understand why you homeschool—or why you want to. But caring for and educating children is an emotional issue. Your relatives’ concerns about homeschool likely come out of a deep concern […]
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October 19, 2018
Tags: family, homeschool, homeschooling, learning disabilities, research
By Kathy Kuhl If you homeschool a child with learning differences, you’ve probably been told it’s a bad idea. “You don’t have the training.” “Leave it to the experts.” Some of you even have spouses or ex-spouses who object to your homeschooling. But there is reputable research to support the choice to homeschool students with […]
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October 11, 2018
Tags: conference, homeschool, homeschool trade association, homeschooling, HSLDA, national leader conference
by Kathy Kuhl After two homeschool leader conferences in seven days, my head and heart are full. During these conferences I’ve met state, national, even international homeschool leaders. I’ve brainstormed with others who help homeschooling parents of kids with challenges. Wow! What a privilege. National Leaders Conference The Home School Legal Defense Association […]
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September 27, 2018
Tags: ASD, autism, learning disabilities, special needs
Book review by Kathy Kuhl Temple Grandin, Ph.D., has written a short book for parents and teachers of teens with autism. Based on her own experience as a successful woman with autism and an international autism advocate, Temple Talks About Autism and the Older Child is encouraging. Who is Dr. Temple Grandin? The world’s most […]
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September 20, 2018
Tags: 2E, Gifted, intensity, overexcitability, twice exceptional
By Kathy Kuhl Part 2 of a series on twice exceptional children. Read part one here. Understanding that a child is gifted as well as learning disabled is just as as important as learning either fact on its own. Imagine if Anne Sullivan had known only that Helen Keller was deaf and not blind. It’s […]
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September 13, 2018
Tags: 2E, emotional health, Gifted, intensity, special needs, twice exceptional
by Kathy Kuhl (Part 1; part 2 next week) What is twice exceptional? Nearly everyone who reads this blog has an “exceptional” child. Exceptional means out of the ordinary. But twice-exceptional (2E for short) has a technical meaning in education. That meaning can lead to special help for special students. Even if your child is […]
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September 06, 2018
Tags: emotional health, encourage, homeschool, homeschooling, parenting, special needs, webinar
By Kathy Kuhl Last spring a friend told me about SPED Homeschool, a nonprofit and website serving the homeschooling special needs community. (SPED is short for Special Education.) Since the friend was Cheryl Swope, I paid attention. You may have heard me give workshops with Cheryl. (My review of her excellent book is in the […]
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August 30, 2018
Tags: begin, emotional health, homeschool, homeschooling, planning, Staying Sane
by Kathy Kuhl You’ve got your new notebooks, new planner, pencils, books, and new curriculum. The homeschool year is about to begin. It’s an exciting time, isn’t it? I love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils, the promise of new books, notebooks, and planners. It’s a new beginning! So, think you’re ready? No? (It’s […]
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August 23, 2018
Tags: ADHD, homeschool
By Kathy Kuhl Know someone considering homeschooling a child with ADHD? While I’m on vacation, here’s a helpful article by Lynn Ticknor, who interviewed me and Melinda Boring for an ADDitude Magazine article on homeschool kids with learning challenges. If you don’t subscribe to ADDitude, consider it. Half its information is on raising kids […]
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August 02, 2018
Tags: college, communication disorder, high school, life skills, parenting, secondary
by Kathy Kuhl How do you recommend a book called How to Think: A Survival Guide for A World at Odds, without insulting your readers? Author Alan Jacobs recommends saying, “I’m sure you know someone who could benefit from this book.” And I’m sure you do. Why am I reviewing a book on thinking, […]
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