No, I am not playing the devil’s advocate, it just that the questions come this time of year of many parents that want to know the basic questions of homeschooling a special needs child.

            *In PR there is no legislation or regulation towards homeschooling;

            *Children that are receiving therapies by the Ed. Department will not lose their

            services because of homeschooling.

*It is recommended that you keep a journal and/or portfolio of your homeschooling to keep your                 records and if any legislation or regulation comes along.

   Many parents talk about curriculum and course of study. I often ask them if the child has a IEP (Individualized Education Plan) and most of them have, so I tell them to modify that in a one to one basis and adapt that with the course of study for the child’s grade.

    We have to look first to help the child with the “loops” he/she has in the basic skills to then look forward in the grade skills. For example, if a child has dyslexia, I think we have first to help him decode and comprehend better before telling him to read Don Quixote. It looks obvious, but sometimes parents think this way (ok, sometimes I do). Sometimes I forget my son’s condition and look at him as a normal child, until I face the wall of his autism and core issues within the condition. It’s hard to remember it, but it makes me understand that he is the reason and God has put me in this path to help him be the best he can be…

   So don’t forget, the main issue in homeschooling a special needs child is educating him to be a better human being WITHIN HIS/HER CONDITION and be confident that God will help you on the way.