Practical guidance for parents aiming to help a child with learning disabilities — whether you’re homeschooling, working within the school system, or trying to figure out where to start — you’re in the right place.
If your child is struggling in ways that standard teaching isn’t reaching, you’re not alone. This site was built by a parent who has been exactly where you are — and an instructional designer who spent decades learning how to build educational pathways that actually work for kids who learn differently.
Where Would You Like to Start?
- My Child May Have a Learning Disability
Understand what learning disabilities are, how they’re identified, and what options exist for helping your child make real academic progress. - We’re Navigating an IEP or 504 Plan
Find practical guidance on IEP goals, PLOP statements, evaluation results, and how to advocate effectively for your child at school. - My Child Struggles with Reading or Dyslexia
Explore evidence-based reading programs, dyslexia remediation approaches, and how to identify what’s getting in the way of reading fluency. - My Child Has ADHD
Learn how ADHD affects learning, attention, and academic performance — and find curriculum, strategies, and approaches designed for how your child’s brain works. - We’re Homeschooling a Child Who Learns Differently
Get curriculum recommendations, instructional strategies, and a framework for designing a program that fits your child’s specific learning profile. - I Want to Understand My Child’s Learning Style
Discover how your child processes and retains information — and how to use that knowledge to choose the right instructional approaches.
What You’ll Find for Helping a Child with Learning Disabilities Here
Learning Abled Kids is a resource library focused on effective strategies for overcoming learning struggles. The site has tools, tips, and guidance that’s built specifically for parents of children with learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences. The content here covers a wide range of challenges that struggling learners face — from reading difficulties and decoding problems to processing speed, working memory, auditory and visual processing differences, and executive function challenges.
Whether your child has a formal diagnosis or you’re still trying to understand why school feels so hard for them, you’ll find practical information on interpreting neuropsychological evaluations, understanding IEP and 504 processes, selecting evidence-based reading and math programs, identifying your child’s learning style, and building an individualized educational approach that matches how your child actually learns.
This site also goes deep on homeschooling as a pathway for families who have decided — or are considering — taking direct control of their child’s education. From curriculum selection to multi-sensory instructional methods, the goal is always the same: help every learning abled kid find their path to genuine academic success.
Start with What Your Child Needs Most
IEP Navigation & School Advocacy for a Child with Learning Disabilities
Understanding and navigating the IEP process is one of the most overwhelming parts of parenting a child with a learning disability. These resources help you read evaluation results, write meaningful IEP goals, and advocate effectively for the services your child needs.
- Writing Effective PLOP Statements for Your Child’s IEP
- Example IEP Goals for Reading
- Example IEP Goals for Written Expression
- Example IEP Goals for Spelling
- Example IEP Goals for Copying
Reading, Dyslexia & Remediation Programs
Reading is the skill that unlocks everything else. If your child is struggling to decode, falling behind in fluency, or showing signs of dyslexia, these pages walk you through proven programs and how to evaluate what your child actually needs.
- Proven Reading Programs for Struggling Readers
- Is Lindamood-Bell Worth the Money?
- SPIRE / Orton-Gillingham Program Review
- Free Reading Tests You Can Use at Home
- Online Interactive Reading Games & Programs
Homeschooling a Child with Learning Disabilities
Homeschooling a child with learning disabilities, dyslexia, or ADHD requires a different approach than standard curriculum selection. These resources help you build a program that fits your child’s actual learning profile — not a generic grade-level sequence.
- Best Homeschool Curriculum for ADHD and Dyslexia
- Free Online Homeschooling Curriculum for ADHD & Dyslexia
- Overcoming Learning Disabilities Through Homeschooling
- Grade-by-Grade Progress for Children with Learning Disabilities
- Assistive Technology to Enhance Learning for Kids who Struggle
Understanding How Your Child Learns
Before you can choose the right program or approach for a child with learning disabilities, you need to understand how your child processes and retains information. Learning style analysis is one of the most underused tools available to parents — and it’s one of the most powerful starting points for building an effective educational plan.
- The Dunn & Dunn Learning Style Model
- VAKT: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic & Tactile Learning
- Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
- Memory, Processing Speed & Brain-Based Learning
About This Site and Its Founder
Learning Abled Kids was founded by Sandy Cook, an instructional designer, educational consultant, and homeschooling specialist with a Master’s degree in Instructional Design and decades of experience as a parent homeschooling children with learning disabilities, and helping parents navigate learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD, and neurodiverse learning profiles.
Her work combines personal experience, instructional design methodology, learner analysis, neuropsychological evaluation interpretation, learning style assessment, cognitive remediation sequencing, and individualized educational planning — a framework she originally developed to help her own children overcome significant learning struggles in the public school system.
Sandy’s background is equal parts personal and professional — and it’s what drives every page on this site. The goal has always been the same: give parents the knowledge and tools to build educational pathways that actually work for their child, whatever setting they’re learning in.
If you’re not sure where to start, begin with your child’s most pressing challenge — reading, attention, school advocacy, or understanding how they learn. Every section of this site is designed to be practical, specific, and usable by parents without a professional background.
You don’t need to be an expert. The goal is to help you become the expert your child needs.
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