by Shari McMinn With the new year, many families — for a variety of reasons — are beginning a whole new lifestyle with their first attempt at homeschooling. This may include you and your student with unique learning needs. Whether from...
Anchored and Connected: Relationship Goals for You and Your Unique Learner
by Shari McMinn Merry Christmas! And now the New Year is about to begin! Relationship Goals for Homeschooling Your Unique Learner in 2026 What are your goals for homeschooling your unique learner this year? Not the home management goals,...
Skills Development and Living Options for Future Dependent Adults
by Shari McMinn Happy Thanksgiving! This month, I would like to offer strategies for helping your unique learner who will — in all likelihood — become an adult who is dependent on you as their parent(s) or others for living, working, and supporting...
Character Training: An Essential Part of Homeschooling Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn This month, my youngest eaglet — a unique learner — successfully flew out of our family’s nest! She entered the U.S. Army Basic Training after three months at their Future Soldier 09 Mike program. That pre-bootcamp opportunity got...
Homeschool Groups for Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn I am thankful that for the 28 years I homeschooled nine of my 11 children, our family participated in several different cooperative support groups that greatly helped us stay the course of Christian discipleship and home-based...
Curriculum Methodologies and Options for Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn July and August are typically the months when most homeschool parents plan for their students’ new school year, which often begins in September. Perhaps you have already started thinking about your student’s needs and are in a...
Defining and Overcoming Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and Dyslexia
We might have heard of dyslexia, but how many of us even knew about the learning labels of dyscalculia and dysgraphia, or how to help our children cope with them?
Sensory Processing Issues: Avoiding or Seeking?
By Emily Werner I was watching my son participate in “Safety Town,” a little community summer day camp for soon-to-be kindergarteners. I was partly there for my son, and partly because I so desperately needed to get out of the house! I had been in...









