Interactive Learning System
The benefits of reading to children from a young age are countless. Research
shows that early development of children’s intellectual, social and physical
abilities are the key to their long term educational success. The habits that
you teach them now, at a young age, will stay with them throughout their
lifetime.
A Gift for the Gifted
If you have a gifted child at home, or think you
might, we know you've asked yourself these questions countless times: What
exactly is giftedness? How can I determine if my child is gifted? What is
the best education for my gifted child? Meeting the unique educational,
emotional, and social needs of a child who is exceptionally bright can feel
intimidating. Here are some things you can do if you are raising a gifted
child.
Spring Testing Schedule for Homeschoolers
Is Your Child At (Or Above) Grade Level?
Three Steps for Determining Your Own Grade Level Expectations
The Testing Season is Upon Us -- Are You Prepared?
Three Steps for Determining Your Own Grade Level Expectations
The Testing Season is Upon Us -- Are You Prepared?
Frequently Asked Questions About Children with Special Needs
Jean
Munroe Lanman has over thirty years experience with "special needs
students". She holds several teaching credentials and is a Learning
Disability Specialist. Jean has an extensive background having taught
grades K through college in public and private schools. She has
instructed educators on the college level and continues to instruct
teachers and parents in the most current methods of learning. Jean
homeschooled one of her grandchildren and has been involved with
homeschooling parents for many years. Abreast of all new technology she
is in constant daily contact with students with special needs as
Director of Lanman Educational Services offering Home School and
Distance Learning opportunities using Expressways To Learning - Reading
and Math Systems. Her approach includes meeting the needs of the
student individually using a neurological technique, Auditory-Visual
Impression Pairing, developed by Dr. Jack Hoes. Jean values the use of
music, color and handwriting as important for the development of the
learning pattern.
Honoring Their Special Needs Through Homeschooling
Our society
respects adults who think differently and take risks to become our
inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Often these are people who
discovered inborn talents through their interests, honing them until
they became very good at something others either can't do or never
thought to do. If we extended the same approval of unique thinking and
nurturing of inherent talent in our children, would we persist in
expecting them all to learn the same thing in the same way at the same
time during their school years?