special needs

  Our family is entering into its sixth year of homeschooling and with five children now in the mix, we really need a good system to get organized and keep everyone on track. Here is where visual schedules come in. All of our children can benefit from the addition of a visual schedule, but it [...]

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Helpful Homeschool Hints is published each Thursday at Many Little Blessings.  This week, however, there is a Spring Spruce Up link up there, so Helpful Homeschool Hints is here today. Many educational toys for young children have a fine motor component to them.  From stacking blocks to wooden puzzles — it’s easy to remember to [...]

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Before our daughter went to preschool, she had her share of little quirks. Some made us smile and reminded us that she was most certainly our daughter, others reminded us that she was unique, and others downright annoyed us. Still, those quirks were all manageable. After a few years in school, however, those quirks became [...]

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When Printing Is Hard

by Honey on June 8, 2010 · 6 comments

Does your child struggle with printing? What do you do if you have a gifted child who can mentally work significantly above grade level, but struggles with penmanship? How do you adapt your home learning materials to meet each individual child’s needs? My oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD and then Autism during his kindergarten [...]

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Many children have difficulty getting information from Point A to Point B. There are things inside their little brains that just don’t seem to get expressed coherently or appropriately. Earlier this year, I stumbled upon something that has become a light bulb moment in speaking to this issue. LOGIC I was pretty sure my children [...]

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Our question today comes from Cheryl who blogs at Somewhat Crunchy Mom… I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to homeschool a family member who has been lost in the shuffle of public school.  He is a vibrant 12 year old who loves to learn but is struggling. He is completing 6th grade but reading and [...]

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