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16Nov201108Jun2017

Homeschooling a Dyslexic Child…Words that Break the Rules

Erica Hale Dyslexia, Family, Homeschool, Uncategorized Homeschool, homeschooling a dyslexic child, reading strategies 1 Comment

English is a crazy language. If you are dyslexic, or if you’re teaching someone who is…you learn to really, really hate those rule-breaking words that pop up unchanged from Ye Olde English or have been borrowed from another language (which has a whole different set of rules). First you spend years drilling phonics rules […]

27Sep201120Sep2015

Homeschooling…What We Use (Part 2…Winter Promise and Sonlight)

Erica Hale Homeschool, Uncategorized Homeschool, homeschool curriculum 1 Comment

In the last post, I talked about using K12 as a part of our curriculum. You can read about that here (and see a related post here). As I mentioned earlier, my kids started to really dislike the K12 curriculum as they got older. In particular, I noticed that they were not developing a love […]

23Sep201120Sep2015

Homeschooling…What We Use (Part 1)

Erica Hale Family, Homeschool dyslexia, Homeschool, homeschool curriculum, homeschooling a dyslexic child 5 Comments

As the school year gets underway, we are learning and growing and trying new things. I’ve been meaning to post more about some curriculum and strategies we’ve used in homeschooling and, in particular, in homeschooling a child with dyslexia– but it’s been hard to find the time because…well….I’m homeschooling. I had a moment, so I […]

27Jul201108Jun2017

Homeschooling a Dyslexic Child…If You’re on the Fence

Erica Hale Dyslexia, Family, Homeschool dyslexia, Homeschool, homeschooling a dyslexic child, reading 3 Comments

I know that the school year technically has not started yet and maybe nobody wants to think about school right now, but with the crazy year we’ve had we are still working on finishing up. Plus, when it comes to a child with dyslexia, there is no rest for the weary…taking time off from reading […]

03Nov201020Sep2015

Logically Speaking

Erica Hale Homeschool, Uncategorized faith, Homeschool, homeschool curriculum 0 Comment

Note: if you’re coming over from Walk with Him Wednesday, I messed up and jumped the gun with this post! Please click here to find my post on memorizing scripture. Sorry! We are sitting at the table, books piled high beside us, around us, even on the floor. There are so many things to do […]

26Oct201020Sep2015

Homeschool Curriculum

Erica Hale Family, Homeschool Homeschool, homeschool curriculum 5 Comments

“What curriculum do you use?” That’s one of the first questions you get as a homeschooler….well, after “Are you crazy?” and “How do you do it?” and “What about socialization?” (the answers…yes, probably…day by day…and, don’t even get me started on socialization.) We have used three different core curriculums and are currently working with two. […]

08Oct201010Jul2014

Stereoscopic Vision

Erica Hale Uncategorized faith, Homeschool, kids 0 Comment

Youngest sits on her chair, perched dangerously near the edge. She is swinging her feet under the chair, her ankles crossed, beaded flip-flops swaying back and forth, back and forth. She is dressed in what she came downstairs in before we left, a pair of green camouflage capris, a pink fleece pullover with boldly […]

23Sep201010Jul2014

R.A.P.–Dusting Off a Poem

Erica Hale Uncategorized High Calling Blogs Poetry, Homeschool, random acts of poetry, writing 4 Comments

I open the book and the spine makes a stiff, cracking sound. This volume has sat on my bookshelf for many years, gathering dust. I realize, as I flip through the pages, that I have never read the Editor’s Note in the front. I do this now, and wonder why I didn’t before. It tells […]

31Aug201010Jul2014

A Little Laundry Art

Erica Hale Uncategorized Homeschool, humor, kids 1 Comment

This…. Is how you know your Youngest and Middle Child both have had enough time doing nothing and are now ready to start the school year. Can you see her? The girl holding a bouquet of red roses and walking her Teacup Poodle? Yep, we have finally achieved enough solid Boredom Time that school is […]

17Aug201010Jul2014

Just around the corner

Erica Hale Uncategorized Family, Homeschool 2 Comments

The start of the school year is just around the corner! I have alternately been trying hard to ignore this fact (where-oh-where has summer gone?) and working hard to prepare for it. Shelves must be cleaned and dusted. Books must be gone over, sorted, boxed or shelved. Supplies must be purchased and then a place […]