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If You Choose Homeschooling: Step 2 – Believe
In my last post: 3 Helpful Steps If You Choose Homeschooling, we addressed step one of admitting our fears. Once we got that out of the way, we were then free to admit our excitement! Now, we’re ready to take the second step and believe. There’s nothing magical about homeschooling...
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Reassuring Reluctant Readers
When older children hesitate, or down right refuse, to read, there could be a learning delay. But usually, it’s because they don’t think they read well, or they’re not interested in the subject matter. Parents can motivate and reassure their reluctant readers in several ways.
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Inspiring Wavering Writers
“Inspiring Wavering Writers” is part two of a three-part series on Helping Struggling Learners. If you missed the first post in this series discussing ways to Encourage Introverted Children, you can find that here. Understanding the causes of our children’s learning struggles is the first step to creating a learning environment that will help them. Discouragement depresses writing. Numerous reasons cause our young writers to waver—from complex learning disabilities to simply lacking sleep, structure, or zing. This post is about adding zing to your writing lessons. In my nineteen years of homeschooling and teaching writing classes to homeschool groups, I’ve witnessed many students struggling with writing. Whether it’s with my…