Empowering Homeschool Conversations

Do you think you like your child to be more independent but you are unsure of how to get there? This conversation will walk you through 4 steps that are required for any student to develop learning independence with examples of how to tackle each one. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Leroy Smith, Founder & CEO of Realized Solutions. Leroy shared with us on...

Are you looking for ways to stretch your family's learning boundaries, find new ways to challenge your children to think for themselves, or take advantage of the many freedoms that home education allows you to take in your teaching approach? Then this is the conversation for you! Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Rekha Magon, Co-Founder & Head of Student Ex...

Simple and effective ways to change your home teaching strategies that will help your unique learner are what we talked about this week on broadcast. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations will be Sarah Collins, OT, and founder of Homeschool OT. Sarah will share with us about "3 Things that Boost At-Home Learning" Viewers like you funded similar episodes, and other free...

Have your student's struggles taken over the trajectory of your at-home learning to where you are more frustrated than motivated in helping your child learn? Change is possible and much easier than you would think. In this episode, we talk about the one thing that is leading to most of your frustration and how you can homeschool effectively without its influence.   Our special guest this week on E...

Are you wondering what you can do to help your struggling student learn better at home? In this episode we talked about things you can do to pre-plan for successful homeschooling lessons, how best to start off your homeschooling year, ways you can create memories and traditions while encouraging your student as a person and as a learner, how to set goals and work towards them, and how to focus on...

Does home educating your children seem to steal your joy and you aren't sure there is any way to homeschool without sacrificing calm and peace in your life? Well, help is here and you CAN find peace and calm. You just have to know where to look. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Kristen LaValley, R.N., homeschool mom, Health & Wellness Coach, and Owner of R...

This week Peggy Ployhar, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, retired homeschool mom of 19 years, your host at Empowering Homeschool Conversations, and expert home educating diverse learners answers community submitted questions on how to home educate a student with diverse learning needs. This episode covers the following topics: -How to encourage the love of learning in a child who doesn't want to...

Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Sonya Shafer. Sonya Shafer is a popular homeschool speaker and writer, specializing in the Charlotte Mason Method. She has been on an adventure for over 20 years studying, researching, practicing, and teaching Charlotte’s gentle and effective methods of education. Sonya has a special place in her heart for homeschooling parents...

Learn about the Online Spanish Classes with Elizabeth Kouma in this short bonus podcast of Empowering Homeschool Conversations. in this bonus podcast interview between Peggy Ployhar, host of Empowering Homeschool Conversation/SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, and Elizabeth Kouma, Owner of Online Spanish Classes with Elizabeth Kouma as they talk about the highlights of these live interactive Spani...

Homeschooling a struggling learner is hard, and it takes a lot of perseverance to stay the course, especially through the hard days when you feel like throwing in the towel. If you need some wisdom and practical advice on how to keep homeschooling so you can finish well, then this episode is for you. Annie Yorty joined us on Empowering Homeschool Conversations this week as our special guest. She's...

Home educating during difficult life circumstances can feel lonely and impossible to navigate. We understand these challenges at SPED Homeschool, that's why we focus one month of our broadcast each year for sharing homeschool veteran stories of hope and encouragement. This week's broadcast features a veteran homeschooler, Kerry Beck and her story on how she transformed education by defying the tra...

Home educating during difficult life circumstances can feel lonely and impossible to navigate. We understand these challenges at SPED Homeschool, that's why we focus one month of our broadcast each year for sharing homeschool veteran stories of hope and encouragement. This week's broadcast features a veteran homeschooler, Karena Moss and her story on how she overcame her fears and embraced the ama...

Home educating during difficult life circumstances can feel lonely and impossible to navigate. We understand these challenges at SPED Homeschool, that's why we focus one month of our broadcast each year for sharing homeschool veteran stories of hope and encouragement. This week's broadcast features a veteran homeschooler, Nichelle Nelson and her story on how she and her family homeschooled while g...

Home educating a child with life and learning challenges is difficult. We know that at SPED Homeschool, and that is why we focus one month of our broadcast each year for sharing homeschool veteran stories of hope and encouragement. This week's broadcast features a veteran homeschooler, Lisa Walls and her story on how she homeschooled and nurtured her son with autism towards greater independence. O...

Are you looking for ideas on how to modify, accommodate, simplify, or how to go about making science more hands-on in your at home learning environment? This interview is packed with simple and practical ideas that any parent can apply to take homeschool science to the next level for students who learn differently. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Luke and Tri...

Do you have a student who resists reading, is interested in everything besides reading, or who you are trying to teach with a classical or Charlotte Mason methodology with living books and wants nothing to do with learning? Help is here as our guest shares 40 different ways to help resistant readers develop the habit of reading.  Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations w...

Does your student need some extra supports for learning, but you are not sure if you can make assistive technology work with the curriculum or homeschooling method you are using? This conversation will help you understand how technology supports can help struggling students simply and easily no matter what teaching approach you are using at home.  Our special guest this week on Empowering Homescho...

Are you wondering if you should get an official diagnosis for your homeschool student? Or maybe you just don't know if the testing is worth the investment of your time and energy. This episode will answer those questions and others that many homeschool parents ask when it comes to determining their student's need for testing. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was T...

Do you struggle with figuring out how best to connect with, let alone teach, your nonverbal child? This conversation will give you insight and strategies on how you can tap into your child's natural communication pathways and start those connections easily and naturally. Our special guest this Wednesday on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Kate Wilde, author, speaker, autism thought leader,...

Does teaching your nonverbal student continually have you looking for new resources because nothing seems to work or at least work for long? If so, don't lose hope. There are strategies that will work for teaching your student, but you first have to know how your child's brain is working in order to know how to apply them. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Step...

Are communication barriers, behavior, or other hurdles impeding your ability to teach your nonverbal student at home? Then this conversation is for you! Learn from an experienced home educator who discovered some amazing ways to teach her own son at home when words didn't work with helping her son reach specific learning and life goals. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversa...

If you are homeschooling or considering homeschooling a child with an expressive language struggle, this conversation will give you the insight and strategies you need for successful instruction modification and ideas on effective assessment of student understanding. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Heather Anderson, creator of Nonverbal Autism Homeschool, for...

Whether you have long term or short term planning goals in saving and planning towards college for your student, you will learn lots of extremely helpful strategies on how to stretch your budget and make the most of the hard earned money you invest in your child’s education. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Brad Baldridge, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™, Colleg...

Unsure if a gap year is a wise choice for your student? Or maybe you are looking for ways to maximize this experience for your teen or use it as a tool for a more successful transition into adulthood. Either way, we packed this conversation with lots of ideas and brilliant advice for making the most out of a gap year. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Alana Kil...

Is your student interested in going to college, but you are unsure of how to help them navigate the process, especially as a diverse learner? Packed with great tips and insight, this conversation will help you and your student move confidently into this process. Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Kate Stone, Founder of University Gurus. Kate shared with us on "C...