I support Homeschoolers!
I used to think there wasn't a more challenging or demanding job than being a stay-at-home mom. Then I became a homeschooling mom! The year I spent homeschooling our kids was both the most rewarding and the most challenging time of my life so far. I obsessed over curriculum choices, searched for the perfect co-op, and planned many field trips (all this while maintaining my speech practice!). I answered the questions from people in the library about why my kids weren't in school and well-meaning friends wondering whether or not they were getting enough socialization. I choked up as I watched my daughter break the code of the English language and read her first word and marveled as my six year old son figured out on his own what a square root was.
The best part of homeschooling to me was that the kids could work at their own pace and their own level. I knew what their learning strengths were as well as their challenges. And on more than one occasion, I called a math-genius friend of mine to help me better understand math skills so I could in turn lead my son (who as it turned out always seemed to lead me).
Sometimes as homeschool parents, we reach a road block through which we alone are not able to guide our children. If you have a child who is struggling with speech, language, or phonemic awareness (pre-reading) skills, please feel free to contact me. I offer individual and small group therapy as well as consultations.
(It was a tough decision for us, but our children are now in a small local private school. And though I miss having them with me everyday and watching them discover the world around them, they are thrilled with their new school environment)
The best part of homeschooling to me was that the kids could work at their own pace and their own level. I knew what their learning strengths were as well as their challenges. And on more than one occasion, I called a math-genius friend of mine to help me better understand math skills so I could in turn lead my son (who as it turned out always seemed to lead me).
Sometimes as homeschool parents, we reach a road block through which we alone are not able to guide our children. If you have a child who is struggling with speech, language, or phonemic awareness (pre-reading) skills, please feel free to contact me. I offer individual and small group therapy as well as consultations.
(It was a tough decision for us, but our children are now in a small local private school. And though I miss having them with me everyday and watching them discover the world around them, they are thrilled with their new school environment)