Reading without Understanding
By Kathy Kuhl “You just read it! Can’t you remember what you read?” We all have days like that. But the answer is always “no” for some children, teens, and adults. For them, sounding out words from letters on a page is so hard, they have no attention left for holding onto the meaning of […]
Homeschooling in Kindergarten with Special Needs
by Kathy Kuhl Can you homeschool a small child with severe disabilities for kindergarten? It’s not for everyone. However, sometimes it’s the best option, and I’ve met several families who’ve done it successfully. There are advantages. You have more flexibility to adapt the schedule than a schoolteacher does, working around therapies, doctors’ appointments, and […]
Help! My Teen is Dyslexic
by Kathy Kuhl What if you didn’t know your child was dyslexic until they hit high school? This happened to a family I learned about yesterday. They just discovered that their bilingual high schooler is dyslexic. For years, the experts kept saying, “She’s only struggling with reading because she’s bilingual.” It’s an easy mistake to make, but […]
Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities
Review by Kathy Kuhl Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities: Making It Happen in College and Beyond, by Henry B. Reiff, Ph.D. Your child with learning challenges may be going to college. What help will they need? How will they get it? What can help them navigate the system to get available services? […]
Help Writing Numbers & Other Math Freebies from Math Experts
By Kathy Kuhl In today’s post, I share math resources from experts in teaching math to kids with challenges. Most of these resources are free. Writing numbers is tough for some kids Does your child write numbers backwards? Or does his or her hand move the wrong direction, pushing the pencil up to draw a […]
Homeschool a child with special needs? Not as crazy as it sounds
by Kathy Kuhl Know someone who is thinking of homeschooling a child with special needs? Know someone telling you you can’t homeschool a child who learns differently? Join me for a free webinar on homeschooling children with special needs. It’s on Tuesday, May 2, 11 AM EDT. I’ll post the talk on the “past talks” page. […]
Learning Life Skills, Part 1
by Kathy Kuhl Are your children learning the life skills they will need when they are on their own? Imagine your child, grown up and moving out. As the car pulls away, you call, “Wait! I forgot to teach you how to… file your taxes” or “…find a good repair service” or “…change a flat […]
The Motivation Breakthrough: Book Review
By Kathy Kuhl Review of The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child by Richard Lavoie Richard Lavoie is a world-class teacher with a real heart for children and teens. For many years he headed Eagle Hill School, a school for children with learning disabilities, so he knows about discouraged, frustrated students and […]
Suggestions for Your Child’s Teacher
by Kathy Kuhl Suppose your child with learning challenges is in a homeschool group or co-op, a scout troop, or other class. The leader or teacher has asked for suggestions how to help your child. What do you say? (My series on finding the right group or activity began here and continued here.) First, to review my post […]
13 ways to communicate with the co-op teacher
By Kathy Kuhl As homeschool group classes, co-ops, and extracurricular activities start up, what do we tell the teacher or leader about our child’s learning challenges? Do we say anything? Will we scare them off? What will help them? Whether to tell a teacher about your child’s learning difficulties is a personal decision. I don’t know […]