In the same way, we need to supplement our child's schooling with coping strategies. Strategies come in different formats and for different reasons. Each grade, teacher, course, semester pose new challenges. What worked well last semester might need modifying this semester.
Flexibility is the name of the game.
Overall, parents say they need most help for homework strategies, followed by technology tips, Learning Resource specialists and Special-Ed tutors. Let's look initially at interviews where parents are considering, a school for dyslexia or homeschooling as an alternative to traditional mainstream schooling. This usually happens with elementary-school parents. But, if long-term benefits are there, whatever the risk, these parents feel that going out of the mainstream is their optimum choice. Building or rebuilding a child's self esteem is a given in home schooling or a special school for dyslexia.