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Crisis Homeschooling
At the end of September 2024, a massive hurricane barreled north from the Gulf of Mexico and slammed into southeastern states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, but this was after a previous storm had dumped inches of rain upon these states. The hurricane ravaged the mountainous areas of these states, especially North Carolina, creating mudslides, incredible flooding, and immense loss of life and property.
It's being described as a once-in-5,000 years event.
The states that are affected have many homeschoolers. What do homeschoolers, or kids in public or private schools, do when life is so interrupted that school takes a back seat?
You shift. Homeschooling becomes about learning survival and being together--and that is okay. READ ON.
It's being described as a once-in-5,000 years event.
The states that are affected have many homeschoolers. What do homeschoolers, or kids in public or private schools, do when life is so interrupted that school takes a back seat?
You shift. Homeschooling becomes about learning survival and being together--and that is okay. READ ON.
Finding what works: Homeschooling a child with autism
When dealing with autism, just as in most other disorders, you will be faced with a number of therapy options for your child. These include therapies that are educational, behavioral, biomedical, nutritional, and sensory.
One way to ensure that your child receives the best possible therapy for autism is to carefully monitor the effects a therapy has over time. By finding out which therapies work and which do not, you can stop paying for the ineffective methods and put more of your money into those which are creating a positive difference. READ ON.
One way to ensure that your child receives the best possible therapy for autism is to carefully monitor the effects a therapy has over time. By finding out which therapies work and which do not, you can stop paying for the ineffective methods and put more of your money into those which are creating a positive difference. READ ON.
7 Tips for Homeschooling Kids with Executive Function Issues
This is the first installment in a six-month long series on homeschooling various special needs, in anticipation of the Homeschooling Special Needs Expo, an in-person conference coming June 28-29, 2024 to Shelby, NC. Open to all in the United States, this conference is the first of its kind in the nation, featuring Temple Grandin delivering the in-person Capstone Keynote and a church track to help churches minister to special needs families, in addition to helping teach parents how best to homeschool their special needs children and teens. For more information on the conference, click here.
What is executive functioning? Executive functioning are those skills that help a person plan ahead, meet goals, follow multi-step directions, have self-control, and manage distractions. For many kids (and adults!) with autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergent issues, executive functioning skills are not innate. However, one can exhibit executive function delays without having autism, ADHD, or other issues. The keys to help a child with executive functioning issues are to identify the issues and then to train the brain to develop those skills. There are eight key executive functions: Impulse control, Emotional Control, Flexible Thinking, Working Memory, Self-Monitoring, Planning and Prioritizing, Task Initiation, and Organization. Here are seven ways to homeschool kids with executive functioning issues. READ ON.
What is executive functioning? Executive functioning are those skills that help a person plan ahead, meet goals, follow multi-step directions, have self-control, and manage distractions. For many kids (and adults!) with autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergent issues, executive functioning skills are not innate. However, one can exhibit executive function delays without having autism, ADHD, or other issues. The keys to help a child with executive functioning issues are to identify the issues and then to train the brain to develop those skills. There are eight key executive functions: Impulse control, Emotional Control, Flexible Thinking, Working Memory, Self-Monitoring, Planning and Prioritizing, Task Initiation, and Organization. Here are seven ways to homeschool kids with executive functioning issues. READ ON.
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