About Peggy Ployhar

Peggy Ployhar, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, is a frequent writer, speaker, and blogger on special education homeschooling issues. Peggy is the former THSC (Texas Home School Coalition) Special Needs Team Lead, MACHE (Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators) Special Needs Coordinator and MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Area Coordinator for MN, ND and SD. She is certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors and trained as a Precept Bible Study leader. Peggy's home school journey started when her oldest child was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Now with 15 years of homeschooling under her belt, she thanks God for all the experiences He has given her so she can use them to encourage other special needs homeschooling parents. Peggy and her husband Doug live in Conroe, TX, where they still home school the youngest of their three children (21, 19, and 13).

The Missing Link in Special Education Homeschool Instruction

Peggy Ployhar

Recently I received a call from an exasperated mother who was desperately trying to find a way to teach her son. After homeschooling for 14 years and graduating her oldest who was…

How Homeschooling Transforms Special Education into Specialized Education

Peggy Ployhar

How Homeschooling Transforms Special Education into Specialized Education As I cited in my previous article, The Then and Now of Special Education Homeschooling, more parents who have children with special educational needs…

The Then and Now of Special Education Homeschooling

Peggy Ployhar

Special Education Homeschooling When our family started our special education homeschooling journey almost 15 years ago, the homeschooling landscape was very different than it is today. From my own perspective of homeschooling…