{"id":43523,"date":"2019-08-22T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/?p=43523"},"modified":"2019-08-22T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:45:58","slug":"homeschool-curriculum-for-children-with-learning-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/homeschool-curriculum-for-children-with-learning-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Way to Choose Curriculum for Kids Who Learn Differently"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your children have learning differences, choosing homeschool curriculum can be a challenge. But Shawna shares one simple way to ensure you get it right.<\/p>\n

Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n
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N<\/span>ine years ago this month, I ordered my very first homeschool curriculum. It was an all-in-one, everything-you-need-in-these-boxes type of curriculum and I was so excited. I unpacked the boxes with the enthusiasm of a kid opening presents on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n

I carefully put together my lesson plan binders and organized my bookshelves. Every once in a while, I would glance through a workbook or two, excited to get started.<\/p>\n

Then, we began homeschooling.<\/p>\n

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It didn’t take long for my children to rebel. To their credit, they tried. Their little five- and eight-year-old faces looked up at me with an expression that showed they knew I really, really wanted to do all the things. They tried to appease me.<\/p>\n

But within a week, it was clear me that they both needed a different approach. I felt like a total failure, only five days in.<\/p>\n

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Almost a decade later, I have to smile looking back on those early days. Back then, I didn’t know about any of my boys’ learning differences. I didn’t realize that recreating school at home would have the same outcome as school itself had for them. (Not a good fit, to say the least.)<\/p>\n

I didn’t know that I could take advantage of the freedom homeschool offers. That I could help my boys learn in ways that worked best for their strengths and differences. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I only knew that the only person this amazing, beautiful curriculum was working for was me.<\/p>\n

Choosing A Homeschool Curriculum For Children With Learning Differences<\/h2>\n

To encourage you (and save you unnecessary heartache), I’m sharing my single best recommendation for choosing curriculum for a child with learning differences.<\/p>\n

Here it is.<\/p>\n

Don’t Start with the Areas of Struggle<\/h3>\n

Don’t start with your child’s area of weakness. This one tip has totally changed the way I choose curriculum and plan for our homeschool year.<\/p>\n

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It’s easy to focus on your child’s area of weakness and what he is not<\/em> able to do. However, I have found so much more success in choosing and developing a learning plan based on areas of strength first<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For example, my youngest has a knack for science and loves to learn anything and everything related to it. So, I start each year with a search for the best science options for him. My oldest loves history, so for him, I start with his history curriculum.<\/p>\n

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This approach has a couple of benefits. The first is that I feel excited and encouraged right away. More importantly, I can take the subject I know they will love and use it as a foundation for all other learning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practically, this means I review the science program for my youngest and then think of ways I can incorporate reading practice (an area of struggle). I find reading samples that have to do with various biomes and animals. I pull vocabulary words and even copy work out of his science books.<\/p>\n

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While it requires a little bit of faith, I have found that strength-based homeschooling works<\/strong><\/a>. And, keeping my sons’ best subjects in mind as I select their curriculum each year has never failed.<\/p>\n

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Using areas of strength means less resistance, more focus, and an overall learning environment that inspires confidence in my children, no matter what their diagnoses and differences.<\/p>\n

Do you have any tips for selecting curriculum for a child with learning differences?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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