Ever wonder why you can’t find curriculum that works for your special needs child? It’s because most curriculum is age-based, not development-based. To choose the appropriate curriculum for your child, it helps to understand the developmental stages of learning and where your child falls along that path. Once you understand that, it opens up a world of possibilities for your child’s learning options. You can address many of your homeschool struggles by looking at them through a developmental lens and applying instructional strategies that support learning. Come and learn practical ways you can adapt your teaching to your child’s developmental stage.

Stephanie Smith’s life has been dominated by grocery lists and lesson plans for over two decades as she raised and educated five sons. She led the start-up of a K-12 homeschool cooperative and served on the founding board and as an instructor of a private Christian school. Today she is a national speaker and author with a passion for building spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart generations. Readers and audiences love her authentic, engaging style and significant (but never stuffy) content. She shares cutting-edge research on human development, insights about human dynamics—what makes people tick—alongside powerful scriptural truths. Stephanie loves equipping parents with the principles and practices to raise children fully engaged in God’s grand story!

A Developmental Approach to Teaching Special Needs Students