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Quite often (even in these Covid times) I hear misinformation and misunderstanding from professionals and parents alike regarding children’s issues and the school’s response. Maybe it’s my advancing years, but I find my crankiness meter rising as I hear the […]
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This is a follow up to a recent blog post – “Back in the Zone (of No Zone): Back in the Zone (of No Zone). Parents frequently talk to me about their frustration (insistence) that schools diagnose their child’s dyslexia (or […]
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Today I chatted with parents about their 10 year old fifth grade child, Lianna. Since kindergarten they have watched her struggle. They saw other children in Lianna’s peer group progressing, while she seemed stuck, barely moving forward. Even though they […]
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When a children have a learning disability like dyslexia, typically this impacts their reading fluency, spelling and writing. For those who have been “diagnosed” as ADHD/ADD their central features are distractability, inattentiveness and impulsivity. Quite often children have combined features […]
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Recently, we talked about the mythologies associated with the 504 Plan, trying to put some of these to rest (https://shutdownlearner.com/504-you/) This week we extend the discussion by talking about the realities of accommodations and modifications. Keep in mind the overriding […]
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