What Does Homeschooling Look Like With Learning Disabilities?

It's a question I am frequently asked.. "So, what does homeschooling look like with learning disabilities?"
Honestly, I don't really have a comparison to give people, so I'm never quite sure what to say.

"No different than it would look for you"...?

Hardly. It probably is very different than what most people think homeschooling should look like. But, for us, it's what we have always done.

Homeschooling with learning disabilities really just means that you have to be way more in tune with your child's cues. You have to understand their nonverbal cues or even just understand what their verbal cues are (like if my daughter says she's tired, it really means she needs to change subjects or needs a break).


It means that you are going to have to find everyday activities to teach subjects, rather than just learning out of a book (not a bad way to have to learn, though). It means that most education will be learning by doing.

For some people, this seems like a daunting task. They want to be able to sit their kids at a desk, give them papers, and they are able to just sit and do them. But for me and my kids, that's not education. When your child has learning disabilities, so much of your day will be spent on physically showing them what you're trying to teach them. You'll give them multi-sensory tools to use in their education, and it will be fun!

I'm not saying that homeschooling is the easiest thing in the world, and there are a lot of challenges that come with learning disabilities.. But teaching kids with these disabilities is absolutely possible.

And fun.

And worth it.