Prioritizing Personalized Learning over Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Choosing the right curriculum for your homeschooling can be overwhelming. With so many options available, it’s easy to get caught up in the idea that a certain program or approach is the key to success. However, while curriculum is important, it’s not the most critical factor in ensuring your child’s educational success.
Personalized Learning in Your Homeschool
Personalized learning is the most important aspect of homeschooling. Every child has unique learning needs, and tailoring your teaching approach to match those needs is essential. This can involve creating a flexible schedule that allows your child to learn at their own pace or adapting lessons to match their interests and strengths. It can also mean incorporating experiential learning opportunities or allowing your child to take the lead on their own projects.
When you prioritize personalized learning, you create an environment where your child can thrive. They feel heard, seen, and valued as an individual. They have the opportunity to explore their passions and develop their talents in ways that may not be possible in a traditional classroom setting. They also have the chance to work through challenges and setbacks in a supportive, encouraging environment.
However, there is another key area that many parents miss.
What’s More Important Than Curriculum?
You have the unique opportunity to work with your child and see firsthand their strengths and weaknesses. Instead of just needing to adapt the curriculum to meet those needs, you have the ability to investigate WHY certain areas of learning are so hard in the first place.
Instead of just saying “my child can’t focus for longer than 5 minutes,” you can build attention span.
Instead of waiting year after year for reading to click, you can find out why they are struggling.
You don’t have to just wait for the day your child will be able to work independently. You can give them the skills to begin now.
All of these areas (and more) are linked to cognitive skills. These are things like attention, logic, memory, executive function, processing speed, and auditory processing that determine how your brain interacts with the world.
Rather than changing your curriculum and teaching methods to adapt to your child’s learning preferences, you can give your child the skills to learn successfully in any environment!
Building Learning Confidence with LearningRx
Curriculum is a tool to guide your child’s learning. What we do is look deeper: what is going on in their brain that is making these things inaccessible for them? Why is reading a fight? Why can’t they stay engaged and motivated?
Answering these kinds of questions can go a long way towards making your homeschool journey less stressful for the whole family. Instead of constantly shifting and changing your approach, brain training allows your child to develop the thinking and learning skills they need to have to learn efficiently and successfully.
Individuals who complete brain training programs gain years of skill growth (in things like attention, reading, processing speed, logic, and more) in a matter of weeks. (Check out our results here.)
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