Focus on Special Needs: December 2009 Magazine
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A Few Words From Amy Bayliss It is definitely that time of year again, isn’t it? The leaves cease to thrive, begin withering, and then finally fall to the ground. It would almost be mournful if the outcome wasn’t so amazing. In just a few short months the same plants and trees that seemed unable to produce any life...
Blessed Disabilities
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My daughter started her sophomore year of homeschooling before we finally learned why school was so difficult for her. We walked out of the third floor office of the learning specialist and neither of us spoke. Instead, we each attempted to absorb what the doctor just presented in the appointment. I pushed the down button...
Building a Foundation for Bilingual Learners
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Being bilingual is a special gift, but it’s not a rarity. Did you know that over 60% of people in the world are bilingual? Among Americans, though, that rate is only 25%. Bilingualism brings very definite benefits: cognitive abilities such as creativity and problem solving skills; cultural awareness and sensitivity; and...
Tourette Syndrome: Homeschooling With Tics
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We had already begun our homeschooling journey when our younger daughter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. Since she was only four years old at the time, I wasn’t all that concerned. She was still in the land of preschool, where other children are blissfully unaware of differences, and where she resided pretty close to me...
The Frustrating Part of Homeschooling
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“I can’t do it! I told you I can’t!” your son shouts and then throws down his pencil and pushes the book away from him. He jumps up and knocks over his chair, “I hate this!” he yells. He stomps from the room and you hear his door slam once, no twice. As silence descends you wonder where did...
College for Struggling Learners
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Learning to Compensate Dealing with learning challenges is difficult, but in high school, it can become seriously concerning. You don’t have to be afraid! With the great student to teacher ratio of homeschooling, and the love for your child, you have what it takes! Debbie was at her lowest point when she realized her 12...
Gifted Education: Stress with Joy
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“Let’s get Kevin! He’s a reader!” From the earliest days of kindergarten, my child was labeled by teachers and others. At every birthday party he was called on to read birthday cards. No matter what the spelling words, they were always too easy. No matter what the math concept, he already knew it. Gifted education...
Hands-On Learning
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It seems like such a simple concept. As babies, our children learned everything by touch. They picked things up, put it in their mouths, and rubbed it against their skins. Even board books came with plush and other materials to encourage children to feel and learn. As our children grew older, they learned by their other...
Tailored to Fit
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One Size Fits Most. That’s what they call it these days. Gone are the days of t-shirts, hats or other clothing items with “One Size Fits All” written on the tag, or so it seems to me as I browse through the racks. Clothing manufacturers are finally noticing that we are not all in the middle of the bell curve when it...
History of a Visual Processing Disorder
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Abbie was born the fourth of our five children, at home, surrounded by those who loved her. There were no interventions in her birth, and from start to finish it only lasted six hours. She was a plump, rosy-faced, dark-curly-haired baby. She cried with gusto right away. And didn’t stop for months. Other than when she was...
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