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With summer approaching, the thoughts of summer camps and kid groups are dancing in our heads. As professionals these groups can be exciting as we get to choose what we love to do and turn it into a session of weekly groups for the kids we love to work with. However, a smidge of anxiety [...]
Many speech therapists augment their therapeutic sessions with American Sign Language (ASL). David W. Hammer, M.A., CCC-SLP states, “It is critical in therapy that multisensory cues be used to facilitate sound production and sound sequencing in children with apraxia of speech. By providing multiple cues, the therapist has the opportunity to gradually fade the cues [...]
As a School Psychologist, I often field questions about what parents can do to help a child learn and be ready for school. My answer is simple – read to your child. However, when you have a child with learning, social and/or behavioral challenges reading time can be tricky! I know what is like to [...]
Many educators and parents experience sloppy handwriting from their students and children. Handwriting is a complex task and cannot be “cured” overnight. Many components lead to legible handwriting and sometimes working on even one or two can make a huge improvement. 7 Sloppy Handwriting Solutions, Part 1 addressed the first four components: memory of each letter, [...]
December’s article discussed 4 out of the 7 sloppy handwriting issues that many educators and parents are seeing on a daily basis. Sloppy handwriting is not something that can be “cured” overnight. Handwriting is a complex task and there are many components that lead to legible handwriting. Sometimes addressing one or two components can make [...]
There are many components that lead to legible handwriting, which can be overwhelming for many children. As parents and professionals, we need to keep the end goal in mind. Are we there to make sure that every letter is written perfectly? Actually, our goal should be to make sure that they can express themselves in [...]
Even in the age of technology, children are still expected to complete tasks that involve handwriting. When you attend a conference or go to a meeting, do you take notes? What are the chances that you will read those notes again? For many of us, just the act of forming the letters will help us [...]
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 [...]
Reversals are among the most common characteristics seen in children with learning disabilities. Many children reverse letters in the early years because they lack familiarity with letter and/or number symbols. Visual reversals should not be present beyond seven years of age. This usually indicates some form of delayed neurological maturation. Students who reverse letters, especially [...]
