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Teaching Math to Children with Special Needs

Site stats indicate the Top Topics for 2015 on this website. #3 = “Teaching Math & Special Needs.”  We incorporate the incremental, VAKT, mastery-driven strategies contained in these posts within our own Simply Classical Curriculum to develop a strong number sense and success in Arithmetic (the foundation of the Quadrivium … Continue reading →

“Cheryl Swope on Facebook”

Via web stats, I noticed that this search led people here, not to Facebook, and the reason is simple: I have no FB page. My children watch me closely, so I try to limit my computer time to writing (books, articles, curriculum), email, and the Simply Classical forum. Instead, the … Continue reading →

Most Popular “Clicks” from 2015

Overwhelmingly, the #1 “click” on this site in 2015 was for the free sample, reviews, and descriptions available here — Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child. The #2 spot was our free 24/7 online discussion group — SimplyClassical.com, and #3 was the Bio tab with free audio interviews. … Continue reading →

Free Shipping & Webinars through December

Purchase the Simply Classical book, the Simply Classical Curriculum, or ANY item from Memoria Press and receive free shipping. This offer includes full Classical Core or Simply Classical Core programs … with dozens of (heavy) hard-cover books! WTM webinars are available only through December 2015! Order your copy before these … Continue reading →

Quote for the Day on Teaching Latin

“Textbooks of educational psychology are fond of remarking, in reply to older claims that the study of Latin is a salutary mental discipline, that what one learns by conjugating Latin verbs is to conjugate Latin verbs.  It might also be well to bear in mind that what one learns by cutting … Continue reading →

Why Cursive Is So Important — Plus “Certified Cursive Coach” Training

Yesterday I visited with a new homeschooling family of five bright children ages 4-17. The youngest has special needs, but the family’s dedicated mother and father often surprise me by lamenting FAR more about the lack of education the (award-winning) public school gave their bright older students! The mother was … Continue reading →

Safety First – “Cyber Tuesday” 20% off Medical I.D. – Autism, Asthma, OCD, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, & More

Ever since my daughter became “lost” just across the street from our home, we have obtained medical i.d. bracelets for my twins from this company: American Medical I.D. From $3 bundles to more expensive jewelry options, the company is offering 20% off I.D. bracelets today. A few tips: 1.) Engrave. … Continue reading →

Memoria Press Black Friday/Cyber Monday + Advent Books

See these Memoria Press specials through November 30 — and more into December, 2015. See Advent books or Stocking-Stuffer e-books, new art & music courses, ClassicalSpecialNeeds.com, SimplyClassical.com, full Latin curricula, penmanship programs for all ages, mix-and-match literature and poetry studies, and the award-winning Classical Core Curriculum — all from Memoria … Continue reading →

Soften Hearts: Nurturing Empathy in Your Challenged Child (FPEA Handout Nov 2015)

Obtain the hour-long audio recording of this topic & more here: FPEA Nov 2015. Find links and free samples to resources mentioned in this session: For humility, gratitude, reflection: My Thankfulness Journals.  Read: How to adapt My Thankfulness Journal, if needed. For nature study, calm reflection: My Nature Journal. Simply … Continue reading →

Handout: Literacy, Language, & Literature (FPEA Special Needs Conference November, 2015)

This entire talk is bundled with six webinars available with slides here through December 31. Handout for Literacy, Language, & Literature Words The word is the heart of the sentence. The  sentence is the “heart” of writing! COPYBOOK If your child can write words but not yet sentences on his … Continue reading →