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Preparing for the New Homeschool Year: Recordkeeping

Whether you homeschool in Washington state or in another state…think about recordkeeping. By Maggie Dail, M.A. I have often asked...

Preparing for the New Homeschool Year: Missing Pieces in Elementary Math Curriculum

As your new homeschool year approaches (or has arrived) you may still need some help for a math curriculum that works for your elementary...

Preparing for Your New Homeschool Year: Annual Assessments for Homeschoolers

Homeschooling parents tend to think about the annual assessments for their children towards the end of the year. Unless your state...

Family Academy Online's Learning Accelerator and Reading Booster

Since 2013, Family Academy Online has offered Scientific Learning’s Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant Plus to our families. These online...

Using Biographies to Teach Writing - E-book by Maggie Dail

Combining subjects as in Unit Studies creates a win-win situation for students and teachers/parents and children. Maggie Dail has read...

Learning A Struggle for Your Child? Investigate Possible Health Factors

If your child struggles to learn, one important area to explore is health related factors. Here are some areas to explore: A. Hearing –...

When The Brain Can’t Hear

When the Brain Can't Hear – Unraveling The Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder – Teri James Bellis, Ph.D. (A Book Review) Bellis...

Using Technology Wisely

As I prepare this post, most of us are "sheltering in place" to some degree and using more technology. I am reminded of an experience of...

Preventing Meltdowns in Children

Many children experience meltdowns in an academic setting and at home. Some of these children are on the autism spectrum, others are not....

Ten Tips for Homeschooling Children with Special Needs

I don’t know how many times I have heard a mother of a child who has special needs express doubt that she could homeschool her child. You...

Breakdown Learning into Small Steps

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Learning Specialist www.unlockinglearningpotential.net mdail@familyacademy.org Breaking down learning objectives...

Accommodations for Struggling Learners

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Learning Specialist www.unlockinglearningpotential.net mdail@familyacademy.org I believe that we all would agree...

7 Ways to Identify a Reading Problem

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Does your child have trouble 1. recognizing words accurately? 2. reading a sentence smoothly? 3. spelling? 4....

5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Teaching Your Own

Homeschoolers that I work with and encounter conscientiously teach their own with the greatest of goals. While not all, but many of these...

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