Choosing homeschooling curriculum is hard enough for any family but it is especially challenging for children with special needs. Many wonderful homeschool curriculum materials either are insufficient for our children or don’t work for them altogether. Navigating the world of special ed curriculum and services at times feels overwhelming. But the good news is that you don’t have to do it alone! There are other homeschool parents who have walked this path before you and would be happy to lend a hand.
The following organizations, companies, and blogs are run by homeschool parents of children with special needs and can help you along your journey.
- SPED Homeschool is a treasure trove for anyone homeschooling a child with special needs. Their site is full of resources, articles, videos, and helpful information on anything relevant to special ed in homeschooling. SPED Homeschool also hosts a weekly podcast.
- HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) maintains an informative website not only about legal aspects of homeschooling but about anything homeschool related. They have a Special Needs area on their site.
- Homeschooling with Dyslexia, a website by Marianne Sunderland, is a wealth of resources, information, and support for families homeschooling children with dyslexia.
- A Charlotte Mason Plenary is a general resource for families homeschooling in the Charlotte Mason style, but their amazing special needs consultant, Amy Bodkin, created very helpful resources for homeschooling children with special needs. Amy herself is an autistic adult and a mother of autistic children. She loves helping families put together balanced plans for educating their children.
- Last but not least – you can find resources for homeschooling children with special needs right here, at Homeschool Boost. From blog posts on special needs, to Digital Homeschool Convention bundle, to No Reading, No Writing, Dyslexia Friendly Adventure Study Units – and make sure to subscribe to the email list to find out about new resources as soon as they get added to the site!