Articles

• NOTICE: All article links broken untill new Article Library system implemented
  
• The I.E.P. and The Special Needs Child – An article published by ICHE to help parents understand the what and why of an I.E.P.. This Article was edited and rewritten, with permission, from Amy Dunaway’s original article titled: An Introduction to the Individualized Education Plan for Home Educators.
  
• Learning in Spite of Labels, by Joyce Herzog – Joyce has 25 years experience teaching special education and a passion to encourage home educators.
  
• Reaching Out to Families Who Home School Children with Special Needs, by Jane Gambill – Written to help homeschoolers understand special needs families, their struggles and their needs.
  
• Three Things Common to Parents of Special Needs Children, by Jane Gambill – A word of encouragement written to parents of children with special needs.
  Welcome to Holland, by Emily Pearl Kingsly – A mothers unique description of raising a child with special needs.
  
• Homeschooling Across the Spectrum of Autism, by Adrianne Elbe - Written to give encouragement, suggestions and resources to parents of children in the Autism Spectrum.

Stories of Special Kids

• Alyssa – by Sally Weise, "Alyssa was born with Down Syndrome . . ."
  
• Now Everyone Can Play! – PJ Crouch plays sled hockey.
  
• Carol Barnier's Testimony
  
• Send your “Story of a Special Kid" to Jane Gambill at specialneeds@iche.org.