Do you have a child or teen who;has;to;work;too;hard to learn? Is he or she one or two or more years behind in
reading, spelling, writing or math? Are
you;wondering;if;the;“professionals”;in;a
school setting would better be able to get
your;child;“caught;up”?
Every year, hundreds of parents bring
their child home from public or private
schools to educate them. These students
often;have;been;in;“pull;out”;resource
rooms. What would these parents tell
you,;if;you;could;talk;to;them;personally?
These are often the reasons they would
give for choosing to homeschool their
struggling learner.
Top Three Reasons:
1-Self-esteem
Parents;have;watched;with;dismay;as;their
child;feels;“different.”;They;are;separated
from their classmates in resource rooms,
or;always;have;to;work;with;a;teacher’s
aide in the classroom when the other stu-dents;don’t;need;the;help.;Frequently,;the
subtle message they get every day is that
they are not as smart as the others.
At home, the stigma of separation is
not present, even though the learning
needs to be modified. So much nurtur-
ing and success is experienced, when
working;on;areas;that;are;not;difficult,
that;the;child’s;self-esteem;soars.;Par-
ents;see;their;child’s;personality;blos-
som at home.
2-Individualized teaching strategies
Parents;have;learned;that,;even;though
a;child;has;an;“IEP”;(individual;educa-tion plan), that this plan is based on the
school’s;teaching;standards;and;thus;the
teaching methods generally remain the
same. For example, if a child is struggling with spelling, typically the teacher
Special Needs
www.TheOldSchoolhouse.com
By;Dianne;Craft
Top Three Reasons
to Homeschool Your
Struggling Learner
Parents;see;their
child’s;personality
blossom at home.
