Raising Lifelong Learners
Colleen Kessler
The Raising Lifelong Learners podcast helps homeschooling parents encourage their differently-wired kids to learn, explore passions, cultivate creativity, and become fascinated by the world around them. Join host Colleen Kessler -- educational consultant, gifted specialist, author, and speaker -- for interviews, audioblogs, tips, and encouragement to help your differently-wired kiddos become lifelong learners -- children who know that they can find the answers to anything they want to know if they can just view their world with play, passion, and fascination.
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Aug 25, 2021 • 18min
RLL #133: Homeschooling Middle School Using Your Own Interest-Based Curriculum
Creating your own interest-led middle school curriculum is not only possible, it's preferable for many gifted and twice exceptional children. In this episode of the podcast, Colleen shares how she encourages her tweens and teens to take on more responsibility for their education and how to get started creating your own interest-led, middle school homeschool curriculum.
Aug 18, 2021 • 53min
RLL #132: Homeschooling A Gifted Child Who Struggles With Reading
This is the second episode in our series with Marianne Sunderland, from Homeschooling With Dyslexia. Today, we are specially discussing gifted children and dyslexia. This conversation includes testing, using assistive technology, and most importantly, encouragement that you are the best person to help your child succeed in learning and in life!
Aug 11, 2021 • 58min
RLL #131: Homeschooling A Child With Dyslexia - It's More Than Reading
Homeschooling a child with dyslexia has it's own unique challenges and opportunities. The more we learn about dyslexia, the more we understand that homeschooling a child with dyslexia is about more than just reading. In this episode, we talk with Marianne Sunderland, She has been homeschooling for 26 years and is considered an expert in helping children with dyslexia. In fact, seven of her eight kids have dyslexia.
Aug 4, 2021 • 58min
Homeschool Planning For Kids: Helping Your Child Get Organized
Every year about this time, we begin to plan for and discuss our upcoming homeschool year. It's like a homeschool mom annual ritual. But what about our children? Homeschool planning for kids is a helpful skill to develop and is essential as our children graduate and move into the world. In this practical and down to earth episode of the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast, Colleen and Shawna discuss the in's and out's of helping your child plan their homeschool days, weeks, and months.
Jul 28, 2021 • 23min
RLL #129: Nurturing Your Gifted Toddler
In this episode of The Raising Lifelong Learner's podcast, Colleen addresses a common concern - the uncertainty of parenting and nurturing a gifted toddler.
Jul 22, 2021 • 30min
RLL #128: Helping Anxious Children And Their Siblings
Colleen answers a frequently asked question today on the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast: How do you help siblings understand when one child has anxiety? This episode is all about helping anxious children and their siblings.
Jul 15, 2021 • 15min
What It's Really Like To Homeschool A Twice Exceptional Child
There are a lot of misconceptions about twice exceptional children and homeschooling. In this episode of the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast, Colleen shares what it's really like to homeschool a twice exceptional child, both as a gifted education specialist and a homeschooling parent.
Jul 7, 2021 • 36min
RLL #126: What's The Difference Between Interest-Led and Strength Based Learning?
In this special episode of the Raising Lifelong Learner's Podcast, Shawna Wingert shares valuable information about getting started with strength-based learning in your homeschool. She also answers a frequently asked question: What is the difference between interest-led and strength-based learning?
Jun 30, 2021 • 16min
RLL #125: Is Your Child Profoundly Gifted?
Wondering if your child is profoundly gifted? What does profoundly gifted even mean? In this episode, Colleen discusses how to determine if your child falls into the profoundly gifted category. She also shares the reality of homeschooling a profoundly gifted child.
Jun 23, 2021 • 40min
RLL #124: Homeschooling With Purpose, A Conversation with Pam Barnhill
Colleen is joined by her good friend and fellow veteran homeschool mom, Pam Barnhill. Honest and practical, they talk about planning, what gets in the way on a Monday morning, and provide access to resources that will help homeschoolers at any stage. If you homeschool or are even thinking about homeschooling, this episode is for you!
