As a special needs mom, I know how vital it is for me to have help and resources along the journey. My daughter has an intellectual disability, as well as several learning disabilities. This can make home educating challenging, requiring creativity, flexibility, and patience. Along this path, I have gathered many resources and tools to understand how to best teach my daughter at home. Recently, I discovered Marianne Sunderland who blogs and writes about home educating children with language-based learning differences. You can find her website here: Homeschooling With Dyslexia | Language Based Learning.
Sunderland’s most recent book is titled, No More School: Meeting the Educational Needs of Kids with Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Difficulties. It is not a book about giving up schooling your child. But, it is a book about approaching home educating your special needs child in a non-traditional way, guided by the child’s strengths and interests, rather than traditional curriculum. Sunderland describes an ideal setting in which your child can flourish. Along the way, she gives practical tips for elementary, middle school, and high school years. She addresses the use of assistive technology, professional tutoring, and being creative at home with your approach to home educating your child with a language-based difficulty.
In this helpful and encouraging book, Sunderland reaches into her years of struggle and ultimate triumph in teaching seven children with dyslexia at home. She uses her own life experience to dispense practical advice and help for the overwhelmed homeschooling parent. If your child struggles with dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia, this may be a valuable resource for you. Find the book No More School and other books by Sunderland here: Books Archives | Homeschooling with Dyslexia