by Shari McMinn July and August are typically the months when most homeschool parents plan for their students’ new...
Curriculum Methodologies and Options for Unique Learners
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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?
Helping Your ADHD Student Learn Each Day
by Shari McMinn For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am...
Homeschooling the Violently Aggressive Child
by Shari McMinn There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and...
Doubt Yourself? Trust Christ
By Shari McMinn For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not...
Experiential Learning
by Shari McMinn You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,...
Unique Learners: Realistic Homeschooling Goals
By author Shari McMinn We live in an age of Pinterest perfectionism — I call it a “Martha” world. We are super busy...
Writing Struggles — Unique Learner’s Column
By Shari McMinn It’s firecracker-hot July, a season some have termed “the dog days of summer.” Not only are dogs hot,...
Unique Learners: Stuck and Suffering
By Shari McMinn When your child struggles with one or more homeschool subjects for years, how and when do you decide...
Unique Learners: Calming an Out-of-Control Child
By Shari McMinn Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15 ESV) Regrettably, I admit to...
Thoughts on Dyslexia
By guest author Andrew Pudewa “My child is ten years old and not really reading! He can barely write his name let...
Highlights from the CHEC Blog
Whether you're on your first child ... Cartoon by Todd Wilson. Familymanweb.com or your last ... You need...
Resources for Struggling Learners
Whatever the scale, teaching a struggling learner adds a whole new dimension to the already challenging job of...
Balancing Ear and Eye Reading
by guest authors Jamie Richardson, Amy E. Vanden Boogart, and Denise Douce With the onslaught of new technologies,...
Homeschooling Different Learners
Can a struggling or different learner be effectively homeschooled? The answer is yes! To help equip you for this...
Monitoring Auditory Processing
by guest author Lynn Carahaly Does your child have good hearing but listen poorly? Some parents refer to this as...
Smart Kids Who Hate to Write
by guest author Dianne Craft, MA, CNHP The great debate occurs every year: “Am I expecting too much of my child or not...