Lisa Cox gave a GREAT presentation on learning glitches at the November 12 NDCHEA meeting. About a dozen moms were there to hear about techniques from Diane Craft, Orton-Gillingham, and Right-brain theory that can help our children to learn more easily.
Lisa discussed strategies for improving spelling and writing, teaching math facts and sight words, and helping "lazy" children (who really aren't lazy, but are actually struggling to learn) and those with attention problems. She led us through a couple of the techniques ourselves so that we understood how to do them with our children.
I really appreciated Lisa's encouragement that there are children who are smart, but don't learn in the traditional ways. Also, she talked about children who have some "glitches" that can be easily corrected with basic and inexpensive materials and just a little extra time. Her heart for helping struggling children and their homeschooling moms shone throughout the entirety of her presentation.
Even though my children don't struggle excessively with these problems, I came home and utilized the flash card strategy Lisa taught to help my 8-year-old with some words she consistently misspells. After following up with another mom at the meeting who has an older son, I realized that these strategies can also be used with older children. I am planning to try another exercise to see if it will help with my 12 year old son's writing difficulties.
If you have a child who is struggling with school and would like more information about the help that is available, you can contact Lisa through her business, "School Solutions" at www.schoolsolutions.biz.
