Having a child with special needs can create many challenges, generic one of which is balancing needed therapies with the rest of our homeschool week. Any homeschooler knows the challenge of limiting outside activities. Home education is growing all over the country and the extra-curricular opportunities are astounding. We could really be away from home every minute of the … [Read more...] about Balancing Therapy and Homeschool
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Apps for Special Needs Kids (and Typical Kids Too!)
iPads and smart phones are helping special needs kids do things their parents never thought they could do! With speech apps like Proloquo2Go our kids are able to put their thoughts into words, like "stomach hurts." Other apps like Dexteria help kids strengthen their fine motor skills. We've been using apps to help James for the last two months. Here are ten apps that have … [Read more...] about Apps for Special Needs Kids (and Typical Kids Too!)
Extra Curricular Activities
When we began homeschooling 9 years ago, we had a lot of family and friends ask if we would homeschool through high school. They were concerned that our son would miss all of the excitement and activities that come along with being in high school. Our response? We would keep on homeschooling as long as God continues to lead us to. We did a lot of research and have found that … [Read more...] about Extra Curricular Activities