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Deciding When to Home School the Special Needs Student

by Dr. Patricia Fioriello on March 11, 2010

Deciding When to Home School the Special Needs Student

One important purpose of homeschooling is homeschooling for kids with
special needs. There are many children who need special attention and
for some homeschooling is the answer.

It is important to socialize children and some parents feel there are
greater benefits to have a special needs child attend a public or
private school. There are many things to consider. Some special needs
children have impairments that are not extensive and to attend school
is enjoyable, fun and educationally advantageous.

However, that is not always the case. Realistically speaking some
special needs children benefit best from the home environment. It may
be for safety reasons or because of the child's inability to function
in a school setting.

When to Consider Homeschooling

Just take the example of certain autistic children. It is often hard
for the child to study in the regular public school system. They do not
grasp knowledge very easily and hence they will be left behind. There
are special schools for these kids, but some won't attend those
schools. They want to be close to their parents. For them homeschooling
with a special curriculum especially designed for autistic students
would be the best option.

There are families who have kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or
Asperger's Syndrome. Their parents generally opt for homeschooling.
They prefer this method because it allows their child to learn in
his/her unique manner. There is especially designed curriculum for the
autistic child or child with special needs. The curriculum is designed
after considering many special cases and still improvements continue.

Home Curriculum Options

There are many websites that offer free homeschooling curriculum for
autistic children that you can easily download. There are also
accredited distance learning homeschooling for these kids. There are
methods by which they assess the progress of the child, and then
further create special curriculum for them. Distance learning
homeschooling is very flexible. They consider everything from auditory
problems to the amount of time it takes the child to learn concepts. If
a child has auditory problems they provide curriculum that is visually
based, and if the child has problems with the speed of learning, they
are given curriculum that is designed for a slower pace.

Take the case of the subject of math. A problem an autistic child may
face is that he/she is weak in math and it becomes a difficult subject
for them. However, there are specially designed structures to teach
math so that it becomes easy for them. One of the most common methods
is Math You See. It offers very effective math curriculum for an
autistic child. This is especially used in the case of homeschooling.
It mainly focuses on visual learning, as kids with autism are generally
very visual and they think in terms of pictures and images. The base 10
and stacking blocks are part of this curriculum as they are great for
learning simple math.

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