Your daughter is great at writing fictional stories, but basic multiplication and division give her major trouble.
Your son is reading high school level books with ease, but ask him to write and basic motor skills seem to evade him.
Your little one may have advanced skills in one subject but is barely able to handle the elementary level of another subject.
So your homeschool student is learning well in some fields and not so well in others. How do you cope with this uneven learning that homeschooling students sometimes show?
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Don’t Worry About It
The first thing to keep in mind is not to panic and think there is something wrong with your child. There is nothing wrong here. Every child has some skills that are better than other skills, just like every adult is more skilled at some things than others. Think of things that you are good at and others that your spouse is better at handling. The same principle applies with your children. It is totally natural for a child to pick up some skills faster than others. So maybe your ten year old son is better than your thirteen year old daughter when it comes to math. That does not mean that your daughter is lacking in math ability, it just means that you will have to work harder at that skill set with her while your son picks it up faster.
Go With the Flow
The worst mistake you can make is restricting your child’s learning just because something is not what children his age are “supposed” to learn. There is no point in repeating what he or she already knows just because that’s what’s given in the grade book of your homeschool curriculum. Seek out new material that will help your child learn more things while keeping him interested in the subject. You can get worksheets from the internet or make some up based specifically on the studies that you have done. It won’t matter in the long run as long as the grade book material has already been covered and your student is prepared to meet current requirements for state testing or standards.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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