Welcome! On last month's episode, I had the honor of talking with Dr. Amy Richards of Templeton Honors College and Eastern University on her book, Disability and Classical Education. She shared about the "why" of education and the "how" of implementing telic attention and a doxological classroom for everyone. So if you missed that one, please go back and check it out after you listen to this as you will certainly benefit from it.

And so to piggyback on her talk, on today's episode, I will be continuing our discussion on disabilities and learning differences, by taking a dive into one particular learning issue - Dyslexia, with Barton Reading and Spelling Dyslexia Coach, Jolene Christian of Reading and Spelling SOS. You will hear the TRUTH about Dyslexia and some GOOD ways to care about and help students struggling with this learning difference.

In the final and short segment on BEAUTY, I will share with you a new favorite watercolor book by Emily Lex Studio that you'll want to pick up for yourself and your kids.

So please stick around, grab a cup of tea, and let's enter this conversation together!

Favorite Resources:

• Reading and Spelling SOS with dyslexia coach Jolene Christian
• Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
• The Warning Signs of Dyslexia Summary Sheet
• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz
• Handwriting Without Tears
• IEW Writing Program (Institute for Excellence in Writing)
• Ghotit.com - Dyslexia Reading and Writing Assistant
• grammarly.com - an AI writing partner
• Kurzweil Education - reading, writing, studying, test-taking tools
• Made by Dyslexia
• Dyslexic Advantage
• Learning Ally Audio Books
• Microsoft OneNote
• Emily Lex Studio Watercolor Workbooks
• Emily Lex Studio Watercolor & Penmanship Classes
• Watercolor With Me: In the Forest
• Watercolor With Me: In the Jungle
• Watercolor With Me: In the Ocean

COMMONPLACE QUOTES

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." - unknown

". . . give a child a single valuable idea, and you have done more for his education than if you had laid upon his mind the burden of bushels of information . . ." - Charlotte Mason, Volume 1: Home Education, p. 174

APPLICATION

1. Prepare yourself a cup of tea or coffee and sit down and contemplate the warning signs for each of your children or students and see if there is anything there to be concerned about. Then treat yourself to a piece of cake! You deserve it!
2. Organize a parent or teacher meeting to go over these warning signs so others can be informed as well. They might want cake too! :)
3. Check out Emily Lex Studios and try out one of her watercolor workbooks or use your own paper and paints and dabble with the medium. Just get comfortable using it and seeing how it works. The more you play the less intimidating it will seem. If you don't get stressed about it, chances are you children won't either...or at least not as much.