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Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle

Kimberlynn Lavelle

I teach parents how to educate their own children (especially those with struggling learners) so that they can successfully and peacefully homeschool or provide supplemental education at home. This podcast will discuss: - various learning disabilities and challenges, including: ADHD, dyslexia, autism, processing disorders, and so much more! - how all people learn - different learning styles - strategies for supporting specific learning challenges - how to apply these learning strategies at home -

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27:03

Dyslexia Diaries

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/07/03

Are you dyslexic?Is your child? Someone you know well? Chances are that you answered yes to at least one of those! And yet, for most people, dyslexia is still a mystery! Myths still abound, and kids with dyslexia often feel alone and different. Feeling alone and different leads to lower self-confidence and can further impact academic success as well as friendships and navigating social situations. Kids need to know that they’re not alone, and actually far from it! Adults need to

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01:16:43

Restorative Justice in Education with Nicholas Bradford

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/06/19

Restorative Justice is about accountability and making repairs. It’s about emotional intelligence and building relationships. It’s about investing in people with time and patience.Listen in to this week’s podcast to learn more about Restorative Justice in Education including what it can look like, and how it can change a school’s disciplinary system to a system with redemption built-in. To help you with some notes you may want to take while listening: In this episode, Nicholas Bradford shares 4

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45:27

Are Microschools the Answer? with David K Richards

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/06/05

Are Microschools the Answer?Summer break is here or nearly here. Are you thinking ahead to next school year? You may be worrying about if your child will lose progress over the summer and you may be looking for ways to maintain their educational levels. (Hit reply and let me know if you’d like to discuss tutoring options) OR You may be wondering if you need to change schools for your kiddo. Maybe that school they’re at has not been serving them well and you’re just so tired of the

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09:24

The Motivating Power of Setting Expectations

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/05/01

Video Version available at DecodingLearningDifferences.comIn previous seasons, we have talked EXTENSIVELY about motivation and because it is such a critical part of a child’s academic success and overcoming learning challenges, I’ll always keep bringing it up again and again! This week we’re diving into a quick and easy way to motivate a child. It won’t work for every child every time. And it won’t work if your mindset going into it isn’t clear and motivating. And yet, overall, it’s such

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11:09

Do Educators Lie?

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/04/17

Video Version available at DecodingLearningDifferences.comI recently was confronted (on this podcast episode!) with a myth that I had spread widely believing to be true: that learners retain 90% of what they teach. I had never believed that the pyramid this fact was based off of was exact or precise but rather a generalization of lots of research. It also was supported by the real-life experiences I had. And yet– I had trusted the sources that first told me about this pyramid. That led me to

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44:23

Self-Directed Learning

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/04/03

Gretchen Wegner, a former classroom teacher, is the founder of The Anti-Boring Learning Lab. This is a wonderful resource for all educators to check out, including home educators!In this second conversation, Gretchen will share her knowledge of Self-Directed Learning, which we discuss calling “Collaborative Learning”! You’ll learn what it is, how to implement it in any learning situation, and why it’s worth taking the time to implement well! Video version available at

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35:19

Neuromyths with Gretchen Wegner

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/03/20

Video version available at DecodingLearningDifferences.comGretchen Wegner, a former classroom teacher, is the founder of The Anti-Boring Learning Lab. This is a wonderful resource for all educators to check out, including home educators! In this conversation, Gretchen will share her knowledge of neuromyths, why they are not accurate, and why we need to bust them! Check out Gretchen's blog article about Neuromyths here! This article is what led me to invite Gretchen on the podcast! Also be

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10:14

Neurons that Fire Together, Wire Together

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/03/07

I do hope that I am not the only neuro-nerd out there, but even if you’re not particularly fascinated by neuroscience, stick with me!In this week’s episode, I take an old-ish quote and apply it to how your kids learn, leaving you with action you can take to make learning more successful for your kids! This is extremely helpful in working with kids with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and so many other specific learning disabilities! It also benefits those with ADHD or any learning

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06:49

English Language Rules

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/02/20

This week’s podcast episode might be a first of its kind (for me). It started out as wanting to explain that English is actually relatively logical and follows a lot of patterns, but it turned into a book recommendation because Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide goes into better detail than I ever could in a podcast episode!Listen in to hear about why I like this book, why I recommend this book regularly, and some examples of how we were just never taught enough to know that English

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01:07:40

Secret Codes and Dyslexia with Dr. Hurford

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/02/06

I am delighted to announce that our first guest interview for the 2025 season of Decoding Learning Differences is Dr. Hurford. Dr. Hurford is doing great things in the world, studying dyslexia and teaching kids with dyslexia as part of his non-profit organization! You can hear all about that as well as some books he’s published (that I just had to get my own copies of, so expect to see another episode on those in the future!) in this week’s podcast episode! To learn more about his organization

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04:03

2025 Season 5 Intro

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2025/01/30

Times are challenging, and I’m dedicated to focusing on getting everyone the info they need to be successful in the area in which I have expertise in.There will be a few changes to the podcast for the 2025 season. I will now be emailing and publishing the podcast episodes on THURSDAYS instead of Mondays! So watch for emails from me on Thursdays at 12:34pm. As much as I’d like to get back to weekly emails and episodes, I think bi-weekly is the most attainable for me at this time. I am

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08:41

The Pace and Progress of Learning

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/11/18

Parents assume that their kids have learned something and will still know it next week.They won’t, unless they’ve been practicing. This is probably obvious to you when you stop to think about it, but it’s just so common for parents to also be surprised when our kids have forgotten something they TOTALLY knew! And this learning-requires-practice truth is exponentially more true for kids with learning disabilities! Listen to this week’s episode and get some ideas for how to go about helping

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14:33

Progress Check!

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/11/04

If you have a “great”, “good”, or even “okay” IEP in place for your kiddo, don’t assume all is going well and you don’t need to check in until the next annual IEP.Check NOW! We’re approximately ⅓ of the way through the school year (depending on your school’s calendar). We need to be sure that everything in place still makes sense and is benefiting your kiddo. We need to be sure the goals are appropriate and progress is being made. And we need to be sure progress is being made in all

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06:56

Voting for Education

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/10/28

Unfortunately, education has become increasingly political lately and I feel like I’m not doing anyone any favors by keeping quiet about it.I will not tell you who or what to vote for, but I would love the opportunity to let you know about a few things that can impact your child’s education. I’m intentionally releasing this episode well ahead of Election Day because I want everyone to have time to research fully, and never to act out of fear.

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19:24

IEP Checklist

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/09/09

Today is Christmas in September! I’ve got a gift for you! I’ve just created an IEP checklist to help you do what I do for my clients! When working with clients, I go through every part of an IEP to ensure it is well-written, accurate, and is working toward reasonably ambitious goals. With this PDF, you can now do the same thing! The PDF links to videos that go deeper into some of these topics to help you better determine how to support your kiddo and how to best evaluate your kiddo’s

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20:48

Letters to the School

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/09/02

Click here to see the video and get the letters!https://decodinglearningdifferences.com/Letters Or email me at Kimberlynn@DecodingLearningDifferences.com

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17:02

Starting the School Year Strong

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/08/26

See the video at: https://decodinglearningdifferences.com/StartingtheSchoolYear The school year has already begun in schools near me, and won’t start for another month in some other schools around the country. Whenever you are starting school, I want you to keep in mind a few things toward the start of the year. These are some ways to help ensure this is a year of success and progress for your child, and not another lost year. Stay in frequent contact with all general education and special

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25:43

IEP Accommodations: Evaluating a Real IEP

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/04/22

Video version available at:decodinglearningdifferences.com/IEPAccommodations This week’s podcast episode is long overdue! This is an analysis of a real IEP accommodations page sent to me by a parent concerned about their child’s IEP and wanting some free feedback. I love parents who care and who ask great questions to understand how to help their kiddo. In this episode, I take a look at this IEP for the first time and give feedback on what I’m seeing and noticing and what I would write

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25:20

Positive Mindset with Sherrika Myers

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/04/15

I was watching a sweet video the other day of a toddler trying to figure out a puzzle and looking frustrated but determined. Finally, the child figured it out and their face lit up! So sweet!I love these kinds of stories of kids, adults, and even animals overcoming difficulties. They can be such an inspiration! And even better: when someone overcomes a difficulty and then turns around and helps others to overcome that same difficulty! That’s this week’s guest on the podcast: Sherrika

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45:01

IEP Goals: Let's Fix One!

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2024/03/25

Hi, *|FNAME|*! Happy Monday!When I first became a special education teacher, I had received NO instruction on how to write an IEP. I asked another special education teacher how to write it and was told to mostly just copy what the previous year’s IEP said, just making the goals more advanced. I was so clueless going into that first IEP meeting. I cared DEEPLY about my students, and I wanted to do right by them. I wanted to provide every student with a really great education that would meet

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