How to tell WHY Your Child is Struggling

~This is a compilation of Dianne Craft’s article…see www.diannecraft.org, and www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner.~ Many educators who follow brain research believe that there are four “Learning Gates” that need to be properly functioning for a child to have an easy time learning. The Four Learning Gates...

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Vision Therapy: From Skeptic to Cheerleader

Get Back Here! I know what you’re thinking . . . Vision Therapy? Why in the world would I care about THAT?” WAIT! Let me ask you not to move on just yet. I understand that the topic of “Vision Therapy” sounds remote and weird and totally unrelated to any home school problems you may be having. I...

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Learning Styles

For as long as I live, I will never cease to be amazed at how so many different looking children can come from the same two parents. My husband and I have five children – five very distinctly different looking children. The oldest is very Italian looking, like his father. He has very straight black hair, very dark eyes...

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Don’t Be Afraid to . . . STOP!

Don’t Be Afraid to . . . STOP! Psychologists and Psychiatrists alike have spent years telling us that it is mentally and emotionally healthy, and very freeing to be honest with ourselves about who we are – who we really are on the inside. Putting forth a ‘fake’ personality for the world to see is not...

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Learning Styles

For as long as I live, I will never cease to be amazed at how so many different looking children can come from the same two parents. My husband and I have five children – five very distinctly different looking children. The oldest is very Italian looking, like his father. He has very straight black hair, very dark eyes...

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Learning Styles

For as long as I live, I will never cease to be amazed at how so many different looking children can come from the same two parents. My husband and I have five children – five very distinctly different looking children. The oldest is very Italian looking, like his father. He has very straight black hair, very dark eyes...

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A Tale of Two Home Schools

A Tale of Two Home Schools Picture it. It’s 8:30 a.m. The sun is shining in a cloudless sky. The birds are singing. The house is spotless and dinner is already started. Breakfast dishes are put away and you are dressed and perfectly made up. The children have already started their school work – on their own of...

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