Homeschooling Children with Special Needs
Autism Oasis
"We believe all children have a right to academic learning, regardless of body control. Further, we believe most nonspeakers and minimal speakers don't have intellectual disabilities; in fact, many of them are extremely intelligent with astonishing memories. Instead, motor dysfunction, sensory overstimulation (or understimulation) and issues like demand avoidance are to blame. Nonverbal Autism Homeschool takes mainstream academic lessons and customizes them to support our students. We also support parents with coaching and teaching instruction."
Individualized Christian Online Education for Students with Special Needs
"One of the first things you learn as a “special needs parent” is that other families who have traveled this path ahead of you are your best sources of wisdom and support. Once you stop reeling from shock, get your bearings and figure out a thing or two, then you get to pay it forward." "One of the biggest challenges for all home educators is figuring out how to get it all done in a day, and maintain your sanity while doing it." "This list, which will continue to be expanded over time, is intended to survey teaching approaches and then highlight free math and computing resources for special needs students. It is meant to highlight some of the more actionable resources currently available for parents and educators who are trying to provide the best support they can." My personal collection of instructional curriculum resources that I created while in college. (Find curriculum and resources for teaching children with special needs at home.) "Homeschooling offers a truly individualized educational experience! It gives you amazing freedom and flexibility to mold curriculum and schedules to meet your child’s unique needs. Come on in and let us help you create your student’s personalized path to confident learning."
For Students with and without Disabilities
Online Programs
"Book Adventure is a fun, free way to motivate your child to read! Kids in grades K-8 can search for books, read them offline, come back to quiz on what they’ve read,and earn prizes for their reading success." This works just like Accelerated Reader in the School System, but it is free to homeschoolers! The first Christian Online curriculum. I used Time4Learning for years, but I love this so much more because it is spiritually edifying and academically challenging. There is a lot of writing, but I love that! I have the choice to skip any projects or assignments I don't want my kids to do. I love the the customer service and usability of the website. We have just finished our first year and it has been amazing to watch my kids grow academically and spiritually. Extra Practice and Fun Learning
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All Homeschoolers
HSLDA : "The Easy Way to Make a Homeschool Portfolio" (learn effective advocacy skills. You will learn to recognize pitfalls and avoid mistakes that prevent parents from successfully advocating for their children) (Detailed Discipline Suggestions for all types of students)
Pen Pal Opportunities (Find a friend for your child to write to from nearly any country in the world.) We sponsor 4 children from various countries around the world. Each child we sponsor was born on the exact same day as each of our children. Each of our children has a child to pray for and give to on their birthday. This also gives them a peer in another country to write to and learn from. This process is life changing for the family receiving aid and our children who are learning about life outside of their own country. Bible and Christian Education Resources (Help your child learn their books of the Bible and other Bible basics through fun games.) (Buy individual homeschool subjects written with a Biblical world view.) (Jelly Telly is from the creators of Veggie Tales and What's in the Bible, and offerss a nearly infinite number of Christian Videos for children. You can access all of the content for only $5 a month.) "We Choose Virtues utilizes 5 effective teaching methods to help you integrate Virtue into the lives of your kids. This is not seat work. It is the face-to-face teaching that children LOVE." "From Doorposts' inception in 1990, our mission has been to supply you with Bible-based, parent-designed, family-tested products to help you apply Scripture in your home." "For years Christians have neglected one of the main reasons for our existence, the glory of God through the cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26). While the secular humanist worldview has worked towards advancement in areas like education, art, and technology (obeying the cultural mandate), as Christians we have remained quiet and at best on the defense of the current culture war we’re in. This has unsurprisingly led to the downfall and moral decay of society in the world. We believe that things should and can change." English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources Effective and Engaging Online Lesson Plans for K-12 Educators http://curriculumresourcepacket.weebly.com/instructional-resources.html (An informal website I created organizing resources by subject) |