Sonlight Connections Homeschool Summit 2021

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About This Summit

The Sonlight Connections Homeschool Summit 2021 brings together veteran homeschoolers, Sonlight Homeschool Advisors, and homeschool experts to provide you with practical homeschooling advice, encouragement, tips to enrich your homeschool, curriculum advice, and the tools to decide if homeschooling with Sonlight is right for your family.

If you're looking to make the most out of your homeschool, we invite you to join us! Session replays will be available for 30 days.






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Meet The Presenters

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    Gretchen Roe
    Placement Specialist, Demme Learning
    Gretchen Roe has 21+ years of home education experience with her six children, five of whom are now college graduates. With a degree in Psychology and Child Development, she has spent the last 26 years in positions of homeschool advocacy, having a special bond with families of children who have to work harder to learn. A former business owner, she has served on a variety of nonprofit boards. A Placement Specialist with Demme Learning since 2014, Gretchen loves the outdoors, all things furry, and is in the process of perfecting backyard chicken and heritage pig raising, beekeeping, and gardening skills. She is very proud of her Black Belt in Taekwondo, earned in December 2019.
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    Peggy Ployhar
    SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO
    Peggy Ployhar, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, is a leader in the homeschooling community and a frequent writer and speaker on specialized education homeschooling issues. After working as a special needs consultant for both the Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE) and the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), Peggy founded SPED Homeschool in 2017, an organization that empowers families across the globe to homeschool children with specialized educational needs. Peggy also hosts the popular live broadcast and podcast, Empowering Homeschool Conversations, a weekly talk show where her guests address relevant issues related to homeschooling for unique learners.

Sessions Available
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    Opening Session
    6/15 - 9:00 am MT. Opening Session: Make the Most of Your Homeschool Journey
    In this brief opening session, Judy and Stephanie will walk you through what the next few days hold, providing you guidance and encou... View more
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    Encouragement/Motivation; Veteran Hom...
    6/15 - 9:15 am MT: Homeschooling is a Journey - Not a Destination
    Whether you're brand new to the idea of homeschooling or have been on this journey for some time, you won't want to miss this session... View more
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    Learning Challenges; School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/15 - 9:15 am MT: Teach Your Child to Read (Despite Learning Challenges!)
    Tuesday, June 15, 2021 · 9:15 AM MDT
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    New to Homeschooling
    6/15 - 10:00 am MT: Anatomy of a Sonlight Package
    Join us as we take an in-depth look at all the parts and pieces of a Sonlight education and what makes up our packages. You will walk... View more
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    Learning Challenges
    BREAKOUT -- 6/15 - 10:00 am MT: Skill & Transition Planning for Homeschool Special Education
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    Practical Pointers
    6/15 - 11:00 am MT: Combined Learning Experiences for Multiple Ages
    Literature-based learning is a great choice for teaching children of multiple ages. There is no better way to create relationships an... View more
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    School Subjects
    BREAKOUT-- 6/15 - 11:00 am MT: Sonlight Science Demo
    Sonlight's new science programs will prepare your children to become future scientists by training them to think scientifically. Beyo... View more
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    Encouragement/Motivation; New to Home...
    LIVE! 6/15 - 1:00 pm MT: You Don't Have to Make This Journey Alone
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    Learning Challenges; School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/15 - 1:00 pm MT: Laying a Foundation for Reading Comprehension in the Early Years
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    High School
    6/15 - 2:00 pm MT: Keys to High School Success
    In this session, learn more about Lee’s 12 keys to high school success, including the key to gaining confidence, the key to the love ... View more
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    School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/15 - 2:00 pm MT: What is Your Child's Mathability?
    Where does a parent place a child in a math program that does not have grade levels? How do you figure out where to begin, and how? ... View more
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    Practical Pointers
    6/15 - 3:00 pm MT: How to Balance Homeschool Life and Work Life
    Homeschooling is not the only “job” you have as a mom. Whether you have a full-time job, volunteer for an organization, or have a sid... View more
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    High School
    BREAKOUT -- 6/15 - 3:00 pm: You Want Me to Create a High School Transcript?
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    New to Homeschooling
    6/15 - 4 pm MT: Discovering the Joys of Homeschooling
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    6/15 - 5:00 pm MT: REPLAY: Teach Your Child to Read (Despite Learning Challenges!)
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    School Subjects
    6/16 - 9:00 am MT: Teaching History from Multiple Perspectives
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    Practical Pointers
    6/16 - 10:00 am MT: Schedule vs. Routine - Building a Lifestyle of Learning
    Both a schedule and routine in your homeschool are essential to building a lifestyle of learning. A schedule is a tool you use in you... View more
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    Learning Challenges
    BREAKOUT -- 6/16 - 10:00 am MT: Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD - There is Hope for Change
    Do you suspect Dyslexia/ADD/ADHD or other learning labels? Many labels come from a list of symptoms not a “disease” or “brain abnor... View more
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    Practical Pointers
    LIVE! 6/16 - 11:00 am MT: When My Child Doesn’t Want To: How to Motivate Stubborn Learners
    Every homeschooler has experienced a day when it was particularly hard to focus. Maybe it was you, maybe it was your child, maybe it ... View more
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    School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/16 - 11:00 am MT: Deep Dive Into Sonlight Math
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    Practical Pointers
    6/16 - 1:00 pm MT: Managing All the Books: A Practical Perspective for Organizing Your Homeschool Materials
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    School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/16 - 1:00 pm MT: Defining Math Learning Challenges
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    Early Childhood Education
    6/16 - 2:00 pm MT: Early Childhood Education - Laying the Foundation
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    High School
    BREAKOUT -- 6/16 - 2:00 pm MT: All About College Admissions with Oral Roberts University
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    Early Childhood Education
    6/16 - 3:00 pm MT: Let Them Play! - The Value of Play in Early Education
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    School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/16 - 3:00 pm MT: RightStart Fractions
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    Practical Pointers, Encouragement
    LIVE: Staying the Course - Advice for When the Journey Seems Long
    Join this session for live motivation and encouragement to stick with the hard journey of homeschooling. Bring your questions, grab a... View more
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    School Subjects
    BREAKOUT -- 6/16 - 4:00 pm MT: Benefits of Sonlight Language Arts
    When your children were young, you taught them to speak as you spoke to them. In the same vein, children learn to write by learning f... View more
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