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Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay

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September 6, 2023 by Kendra Fletcher Leave a Comment

Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles.

Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give struggling learners the time and attention they need.

EPISODE TIMELINE
:50 Fluff – shout out to John Wilkerson
6:33 Homeschooling the Struggling Learner
23:25 Wrapping it up
25:41 The show is over. Goodbye!

SHOW NOTES:

Recommended Resources:
Betty the Surf Dog – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website
Fletch Twitter
Kendra Twitter

Previous Episodes Mentioned:
All of them

Music clips used on this episode:
None

SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW:

Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smartphone. Let us show you how easy it is:

Follow this link to our iTunes page.
IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes
The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page.
FIRST – Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smartphone.
NEXT – Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5 stars (hint hint!).
Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock!

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL?

You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below.
You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for “HomeschoolingIRL” and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION.

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Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace and KendraFletcher.com) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every week as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades.

Filed Under: Homeschooling IRL Tagged With: Andy Fletcher, HomeschoolingIRL, Kendra Fletcher, Struggling Learner

Middle School Q & A – MBFLP 208

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August 7, 2018 by Hal and Melanie Young Leave a Comment

Nobody told us what to expect … babies and toddlers we read about, and people warned us in hushed tones about the dreadful teen years, but nobody told us, “Just wait till they’re in middle school!” This week on Facebook Live we took questions from parents of pre-teens, asking them “What are you having struggles with?” That’s the meat of this week’s podcast – real live Q&A about dealing with the challenges of tweens!

Whether you call them pre-teens, tweens, middle-schoolers, or something else, your child will go through a transitional period between “clearly a little kid” to “definitely a teenager.” That catches most of us by surprise. Why is that? Probably because we’re anticipating the physical changes – his voice cracks, she starts her cycle, he’s got a proud new whisker, she is starting to get a figure. Before those outward changes appear, there’s a tidal wave of hormones that start the body’s transformation, and those hormones cause all sorts of effects in their thinking, their emotions, and even their spiritual lives.

What’s more important, our families stumble into a relationship minefield at this point. If we don’t recognize what’s happening and handle it right, we can end up with strained, bent, or broken relationships with our pre-teens.

But it’s also an opportunity. If we can come alongside our sons and daughters during this time and give them understanding, guidance, and encouragement – as well as discipleship and discipline when needed – we can lay foundations for a great relationship during the exciting years ahead!

Questions we addressed …

7:21 – They’re so addleheaded in school
11:21 – Highly emotional but lacking in perspective
13:03 – They make wild assertions with no basis in reality
14:16 – The personal challenge of discipleship
14:56 – How to manage a changing school situation
17:37 – What about transitioning to adulthood – even with special needs
20:32 – Suddenly, there’s social anxiety
23:36 – He’s struggling in school and hates it
26:35 – A normally friendly boy growing quiet and withdrawn
28:01 – Tips for overcoming shyness

Resources we recommended …

Our new book, No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope

– Read reviews here

Dianne Craft’s Brain Integration Therapy Manual

Our growing selection of classic, character-building audiobooks

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Filed Under: Making Biblical Family Life Practical Tagged With: adolescent, Middle School, parenting, pre-teens, shyness, social anxiety, Struggling Learner, tweens

Smart Kids Who Struggle – MBFLP 184

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October 12, 2017 by Hal and Melanie Young Leave a Comment

Sometimes you have a student who struggles – but just in one area! How do you understand and help a student who’s “twice exceptional” – who’s both gifted and special needs at the same time?

Resources We Recommend

We have several resources on our website – CLICK HERE to check them out!

Home School Foundation

Special Needs Homeschooling

Homeschooling When Learning Isn’t Easy by Heather Laurie

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Filed Under: Making Biblical Family Life Practical Tagged With: dysgraphia, dyslexia, homeschooling, learning disability, special needs, Struggling Learner

Struggling Learners and When to Get Help – MBFLP 143

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September 19, 2016 by Hal and Melanie Young Leave a Comment

How desperate we are to avoid labeling our kids! And with good reason … if they’re in a classroom setting, maybe. But as homeschoolers, we have a much better handle on the social side, and there are serious benefits to your struggling child when you get her tested earlier rather than later. This episode, we talk about our own struggling learner and what we discovered on the way from a late start … to a college scholarship! There’s hope!

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Filed Under: Making Biblical Family Life Practical Tagged With: dyslexia, labels, learning disability, Struggling Learner, testing

Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102

A Production of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

May 9, 2016 by HomeschoolingIRL Leave a Comment

Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles.

Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give a struggling learner the time and attention they need.

EPISODE TIMELINE
:50 Fluff – shout out to John Wilkerson
6:33 Homeschooling the Struggling Learner
23:25 Wrapping it up
25:41 The show is over. Goodbye!

SHOW NOTES:

Recommended Resources:
Betty the Surf Dog – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website
Fletch Twitter
Kendra Twitter

Previous Episodes Mentioned:
All of them

Music clips used on this episode:
None

SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW:

Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smart phone. Let us show you how easy it is:

Follow this link to our iTunes page.
IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes
The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page.
FIRST – Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smart phone.
NEXT – Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5-stars (hint hint!).
Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock!

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL?

You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below.
You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for “HomeschoolingIRL” and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION.

BECOME A PATRON AND SUPPORT HomeschoolingIRL

Hey HIRLers! Do you enjoy what we have created on the podcast? Have you ever wondered what you could do to help us continue to make great shows? Just like the great artists of the past, in order to provide great shows, we need patrons to financially support our creative efforts.

Please consider becoming a patron and supporting Homeschooling In Real Life?

Follow this link and head over to Patreon.com and show your support of our show!
Thank you!