Having an ADHD son who attended a Spanish immersion kindergarten and has an ADD and dyslexic/dysgraphic grandfather, I am not too surprised that I am now helping a struggling reader. In the fall, at the beginning of his 1st grade year, a reading specialist assessed him as reading at a late kindergarten level with “swiss …
As my son and I got out our frying pan, ready for a fun game from our All About Reading lesson on our living room floor, I glanced over at his glowing face and casually asked, “Is this the kind of stuff you did in your kindergarten class?” His eyes widened as he shouted “Absolutely …
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Even though ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is becoming more commonplace and we know more about the disorder than we did even 15 years ago, there is still a lot to discover, process, and understand. While many more people can answer the question “what is ADHD?” on a very basic level, few have a deeper …
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Homeschooling a hyper ADHD boy, I often feel overwhelmed and drained, as if there is infinitely more to accomplish than there are hours in a day, as if I am living in a perpetual fog of “to-dos” as I run-around putting out the “fires” behind my son. As a hyper ADHD boy with low executive …
The other morning, while working through an All About Reading lesson with my son, we hit a wall. His little ADHD brain maxed out, Pushing even harder, hoping to get one more page completed before calling it quits, I struggled to keep my calm. Let me tell you, it wasn’t pretty. Have you ever reached …
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Home learners who have withdrawn a child from school often find a time of “deschooling” to be beneficial. The term “deschooling” or “refreshment” has come to mean the process of reawakening the child’s natural curiosity and interest in learning, by reducing or entirely removing enforced, coercive, and compulsory learning and formal academics. This approach can …
Homeschool Subjects: The Three R’s At one time, the only required subjects in school were reading, writing, and arithmetic. That was later revised to include science, and social studies. Today, public schools have many different standards they must adhere to as far as curriculum is concerned. This includes physical education, art, health, and current events. …
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My son has always been an early riser and putting him to be later actually causes him to wake up earlier. As such, we are fairly intentional when it comes to bedtime, winding down early so we can give his ADHD brain enough chance to rest and recoup. When my son is deeply engrossed in …
Whether it’s in paper, hardcover or audio form, our family always has a book we are enjoying. Read alouds are a fun way to enjoy some quality family time and are amazing at helping my hyper ADHD, auditory learning son find calm. At times we have more than one book: sometimes a family books, one that my husband and son enjoy, and one that’s just for my son and I.
Homeschool Books – Food For Thought I started reading several of these homeschool books (and parenting books) before officially homeschooling which, I think, set me up well for the next chapter of our journey when we made the official switch. Because homeschooling is a lifestyle choice which interwinds with parenting and our bigger family goals, …
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