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Well, here I am listening to another parent story. No, it’s not actually me in the picture, but it certainly feels like me at the moment. This picture is taken from the movie “Network,” where Howard Beale (Peter Finch) a […]
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Martha, age 18, is about to be finished high school. Receiving a 504 Plan in high school, Martha is eagerly anticipating attending college. She comes in to see me for an assessment to help determine what accommodations she may continue […]
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A mom came in the other day to talk about her struggling eight year old daughter, Hayley, a third grader. She presented with many of the common concerns – difficulty with decoding, reading fluency, spelling and writing, “What has the […]
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Originally published as “Dyslexia, Reading Disabilities & Common Sense” Many moons ago when I started out, I don’t remember feeling overwhelmed by the lack of common sense that seems to exist in the field of helping children with early reading […]
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“James must try and do his personal best all the time.” This was the teacher’s evaluation comment of a child I recently evaluated. As soon as I read the comment, I felt my blood pressure rise a bit. I don’t […]