IEP accommodations aren’t favors. They’re legal obligations. If your child has to remind their teacher what they need, something is broken. Here’s how to make sure the school follows through.
Dyslexia doesn’t always look like letter reversals. Smart kids can mask it for years. Here are 5 signs that your bright child might be struggling with dyslexia.
Phonics practice with an ADHD kid doesn’t have to be a battle. These simple strategies use movement, games, and short sessions to make phonics stick.
Time blindness and ADHD made mornings chaos. Here’s how visual timers, keychain checklists, and posted routines helped our son build real independence.
Not all fidget tools belong in a classroom. These 4 are quiet, small, and actually help kids with ADHD focus during school without becoming a distraction.
Dry erase pockets changed the game for us. The concept is simple: you slide a printed worksheet into a clear plastic sleeve, hand your kid a dry erase marker, and they write directly on the pocket. When they are done, you wipe it clean and the original printable underneath is untouched. Ready to go again tomorrow, next week, or in the car on a long drive.
If a child is not aware that they are doing something incorrectly, it is very difficult for them to fix it. And just as much as you don’t like being the one to correct them all the time, they don’t like it either. Children have to develop a level of self-awareness before they are able to monitor and change their behavior.
If your kid rolls their eyes every time you pull out a phonics workbook, I get it. Mine does too. But here’s the thing: some of the best phonics practice doesn’t look like phonics practice at all. These five books have become staples in our house because they teach real reading skills while actually being fun. No bribing required.
This flashcard set from Simply Creative Teaching is one of those resources that earns its real estate. You get 65+ grammar posters and anchor charts covering parts of speech, sentence types, punctuation, prefixes, suffixes, contractions, homophones. Honestly, it’s everything.
Here’s what nobody tells you when your kid starts learning to read: some kids just don’t take to phonics naturally. And the more you push worksheets and drill-style practice, the more they dig in. I know because I lived it.
