A Calgary group for families who are (or thinking of) homeschooling special needs children.

~*~HELP ME FOCUS...
Please teach me through my sense of touch.
I need "hands-on" and body movement.
~*~I NEED TO KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT...
Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine. Give me an advance warning if there will be changes.
~*~WAIT FOR ME, I'M STILL THINKING...
Please allow me to go at my own pace. If I'm rushed, I get confused and upset.
~*~I'M STUCK, I CAN'T DO IT!...
Please offer me options for problem solving.
If the road is blocked, I need to know the detours.
~*~IS IT RIGHT? I NEED TO KNOW NOW...
Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I'm doing.
~*~I DIDN'T KNOW I WASN'T IN MY SEAT!...
Please remind me to stop, think, and act.
~*~AM I ALMOST DONE?
Please give me shortwork periods with short-term goals.
~*~WHAT?...
Please don't say "I already told you that." Tell me again, in different words. Give me a signal. Draw me a symbol.
~*~I KNOW IT'S ALL WRONG, ISN'T IT?...
Please give me praise for partial success. Reward me for self-improvement, not just for perfection.
~*~BUT WHY DO I ALWAYS GET YELLED AT?...
Please catch me doing something right and praise me for the specific positive behavior. Remind me - and yourself - about my good points when I'm having a bad day.
~*~Author Unknown

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. - Confucious

~*~Parenting Special Needs in Calgary -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentingSpecialNeedsCalgary/

~*~Calgary Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calgary-hs/

~*~Calgary Homeschool Activities
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calgary-hsactivities/

~*~Alberta Homeschool Parent
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/alberta-hsparent/

~*~Homeschoolers Guide
http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/