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Our Speakers

HSLDA’s @home e•vents program showcases speakers who are experts in their fields and often leaders in the homeschool community. They’ve been in your shoes and want to come alongside you in your journey to enhance your family’s homeschooling experience! Our speakers possess the breadth of experience, talent, and enthusiasm suited for encouraging you and equipping you with relevant tools.

Past e•vents have included presentations by well-known authors and speakers, such as Andrew Pudewa, Lou Priolo, Dr. Jay Wile, Jeff Myers, and Hal and Melanie Young, as well as experienced homeschooling parents and homeschool graduates. HSLDA staff speakers have included President J. Michael Smith, Chairman Michael P. Farris, many other attorneys, and some of our Special Needs, High School, and Early Years coordinators, such as Dianne Craft, Vicki Bentley, Becky Cooke, and Diane Kummer.

Faith Berens

Faith Berens holds a master’s degree in reading from Shenandoah University. She has 13 years of teaching experience in both public and private Christian schools, serving as a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery® teacher, reading specialist, and educational therapist. Her areas of expertise are early childhood literacy, reading assessment, and the identification and remediation of reading difficulties. Faith joined the HSLDA team of special needs coordinators in 2008. She homeschools her own children, while also working as a private educational consultant, evaluator, and tutor. Her passions include reading, singing, traveling, nature and science, leading Bible studies, and teaching reading to primary-age children. Faith lives in Stephens City, Virginia, with her husband, Matthew, and two children, Hailey and Hayden.

E•vents

9/28/2010 (9PM EST): Homeschooling Struggling Learners: Yes, You Can Do It!

Are you a veteran homeschooler, puzzled by your child’s struggle with learning? Or, have you identified your child as a struggling learner and are wondering if homeschooling is the best choice? No matter what your situation is, this e-vent will provide the encouragement and advice that you need. Faith Berens, one of HSLDA’s special needs coordinators, will help you identify if your child is a struggling learner and will share some tips for getting started—or continuing—on this journey. She will also describe the steps you can take to protect your homeschool legally. Hundreds of parents who homeschool their struggling learners testify that you, too, can do it. Join us for this e-vent to find out how!

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10/26/2010 (10:45 PM EST): The Nuts and Bolts of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner

What does homeschooling a struggling learner look like on a day-to-day basis? How can you be sure you are using the right curriculum for your child? Are there any teaching strategies that work particularly well for children with learning challenges? If you face these or similar questions, “The Nuts and Bolts of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner” can provide the answers! Faith Berens, a homeschooling parent and one of HSLDA’s special needs coordinators, will share valuable information about identifying the right curricula for your child. She will also present practical strategies for teaching a struggling learner in this encouraging and informative e-vent.

Did you catch Faith’s first e-vent “Homeschooling Struggling Learners: Yes, You Can Do It!”? If not, you can find it here.

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