Can you homeschool a child with speech or language delay? 

Homeschooling is built for speech and language development, so when I get asked this question I love encouraging families that homeschooling a child with speech delay or language delay can be a great fit. In fact, it might even be their best fit. 

Homeschooling allows you to tailor your curriculum and your goals to create a supportive learning environment for your children. While you may need something different for your homeschooled child with speech delay or language delay, like homeschool curriculum for children with speech or language delay, you can adapt and pivot for each child, like you probably already do!

Is there a best curriculum for children with speech delay or language delay?

Each child is different and thankfully, there are plenty of homeschool curriculums and styles out there to suit your child and your family. 

There isn't one curriculum out there that is best for all children with speech and language delays, though there are some considerations that might be helpful when you are picking a good fit. If your child has phonological dyslexia in addition to a phonological disorder (they can go hand in hand!), you may find that approaches that teach phonological awareness and phonemic awareness are extra necessary. 

Consider your child's unique set of strengths and areas for growth, their energy level, and their interests. Consider your own energy and style, because a teacher's love of learning can be contagious!

Can you help pick my child's homeschool curriculum?

There are so many factors in picking a homeschool curriculum or style. It is so helpful to think of the family as a whole, your teaching style, and your children's needs AND strengths. But yes, I love helping families get input on what types of things to look for and how to adapt what they have and love (and have already paid for!) to their child's speech and language strengths and areas for growth. I also love helping you build speech therapy into your homeschool day so its one less event in your daily schedule.  While this is not usually a topic we tackle day one, because I'm just getting to know you, I often share considerations related to cognitive and communicative areas that can be food for thought.

Did you know that you are the secret sauce to speech therapy success?

In my opinion, parents are the most important factor to success in speech therapy. You need equipped with knowledge not just worksheets. Parents are their child's best teacher, so my job is to give you tools and support you from my knowledge and experience working with hundreds of children with speech and language disorders. When I work with families, they get trained on what is needed next, why it's helpful, what to listen for, and how to do it.

Teach your child to talk clearly and confidently with speech therapy you love to do together with a homeschool graduate and mom as your support.

• Make progress during speech therapy with parents as their child's teacher

• Support from a homeschooled and homeschooling speech language pathologist when DIY isn't enough, but you want speech therapy at home from someone that knows the value of a home education.

• Flexible Online Speech Therapy to fit your family's needs and schedule. No loading up the car!

• Trying to afford speech therapy for a multiple children? We have a plan to both decrease time spent IN therapy and ON therapy.