Our oldest son, nicknamed on the blog as “Spock,” has been given a gift that we are only just starting to understand. It took us awhile to know it was in his possession. Spock is dyslexic. Confirmation of it is recent, but the journey to the diagnosis began in preschool when an evaluation revealed that Spock wasn’t “ready” for kindergarten. I remember feeling confounded. He could display his knowledge at home, but we also knew that commonly used teaching tools (such as flashcards) were not effective for Spock. We believed homeschooling would be the best fit for him. First grade
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