What would tips are their for a parent homeschooling a child with a non verbal learning disability?

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What would tips are their for a parent homeschooling a child with a non verbal learning disability?

Answer 1

I agree with Jazzy, try here

http://www.nathhan.com/articles/artmakem...

My son has nvld as well as aspergers, and unschooling has worked amazingly well. He learns things on his own schedule, with lots of support from me.

http://www.unschooling.com/

Answer 2

You may want to check out this website for homeschooling a special needs child:

http://www.nathhan.org

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

One of my children was recently diagnosed with NVLD.  She does not have all the attributes, but enough to make her a "different" learner.  (she also fits an Asperger profile)  She has a phenomenal memory for words and images and has great cognitive capabilities.   But, motor skills are awkward, math and spelling are  almost impossible and she has a very high rate of distraction from task.  She is a unique individual who refuses to fit in any "box".

We have found that unschooling works very well.  We use documentary television,  Internet news, encyclopedias etc.  We have a world map over our computer and a globe at the ready.   Even though she is a good reader, she enjoys me reading to her and we read the best books we can find.  Usually 19th century classics, Pearl Buck, Barbra Kingslover  and any other that tells a good story and informs.   We choose movies carefully.  We rented "Pan's Labyrinth" and before we watched it we researched Spain and the civil war for two days, we also researched the current news of Spain and discussed it thoroughly.  When we watched the movie it had so MUCH more meaning for us.  

So practically everything we encounter we research and discuss.  Very little written work; it chokes the flow of thought. She has a good grasp on the overall history of the world and it's peoples, an appreciation of other cultures and religions and a knowledge of the world around her.  We do the same for Science.  It so refreshing to explain to a 12 year old why the ground cracks when it dries and then have her ask a month later right out of the blue: "If all matter occupies space, and light occupies space, is it matter?"   A great  way to make learning relevant.  (We studied Einsteins theory of relativity to get the answer to that one-but boy, it spiced up the conversation, and was amazing to see how a young mind, unfettered, could take a simple concept like drying mud and extrapolate it into a quest for E=MCsquared.)

She does copywork to improve her handwriting and I have her do Mavis Beacon teaches typing for her keyboarding skills.   Now that she is older I have Apologeia Science for a framework for her, starting at high school level and Mars Hill Latin  helps her understand English better

    Math was and is tricky.  We have switched to "Math U See because she has trouble retaining numbers, math will probably never come.  We use Easy Grammar and Easy Writing as our framework.  I researched the Robinson Curriculum and try to use that philosophy coupled with unschooling.

Yes, she is a weird kid, she doesn't fit in with her peers, she doesn't want the prize; she wants the journey.    I think the trick is, is that the learning must have meaning.  We were told that the use of voice recognition software is good for NVLD kids to get their thoughts down on paper.  So far we haven't tried it because she is resistant to technology.

     I hope this has been of help.  It's hard to break out of the box and take education into your own hands, especially when you stray off the beaten path (even for homeschoolers) I think the most important task is to emphasize your child's strengths, follow his interests and try to compensate for the weaknesses without putting too much stress on the impossible.