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From the very first time kids bring home extra work – through high school and beyond, it can be a contentious time. Kids don’t get it, parents have to re-learn it, and the mere nightly ritual of sitting at the table for school work can be downright depressing. We’ve recently changed schools, and while the former [...]
Every child with invisible special needs is different. For some, listening, reading and writing develop naturally and to a high level but for others, these things are a struggle. Some children learn best by seeing and doing things. We often refer to these children as “visual learners”. The schools of yesterday weren’t well positioned to [...]
In the last decade, the number of kids diagnosed with ADHD has risen 66%! A new study reveals statistics in the current issue of the journal, Academic Pediatrics. Northwestern Medicine spearheaded the study and analyzed the trends from 2000 to 2010 among children under 18 years of age who had been diagnosed and treated for [...]
My 11 year old high-functioning autistic son is halfway through his fifth grade year. He’s been on an IEP since he got his official diagnosis at 6, and part of his accommodation has included the support of para-professionals in the classroom. Recently, he’s been responding to their attempts to redirect him to his classwork with [...]
March is nationally recognized as Reading Month and for the past fifteen years, the National Education Association (NEA) has sponsored the Read Across America Day. It takes place yearly on or near March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. To promote March as Reading Month, let’s revisit some wonderful articles. Developing a Love for Reading and [...]
“Hey, Mom! I need to go to the store. I have a school project!” Ah yes. Those wonderful moments, often inconvenient to other scheduled matters, when the need arises to assist on a school project. We probably remember being the child doing them; or the child watching our parent do them. Now, we are the [...]
As we approach Thanksgiving I have been pondering my life. After 13 years of homeschooling, thoughts about my homeschool journey always shine brightly. I love homeschooling my precious little boys, and I am especially grateful that I began my journey before I even knew that I had children with learning differences. I’m sure it would [...]
Perhaps your child has a speech problem; not one of those cute “developmental” speech errors that will go away on its own, but errors that persist and make him hard to understand. If so, you have probably considered speech therapy. Teaching him to pronounce his sounds correctly will fix everything…or will it? Would you be [...]
We’re just passed that honeymoon period of school when grades are good, students are somewhat organized, and everyone is motivated. At this time, papers start to pile up, some assignments are missing, and binders are getting fat. Parents are starting to feel the same way they did back in the spring, anxious. Organizing School Work [...]
Here is a reading research fact every parent and teacher must burn into their memory bank: All reading programs work but not for all students. More importantly, all reading programs produce failing students. One of these failing students might be your child – especially if your child is special needs and needs more than a [...]
