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One of the things about this time of year is my annual ritual of trying to beat back the clutter and piles surrounding me. Admittedly over the years I have been plagued with SHD, aka “Sentimental Hoarding Disorder.” For example, […]
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When I assess a child my focus often centers on where skills (and the skills can range from cognitive/academic to emotional/social) are breaking down for the child, which then guides goals and “next-step thinking.” The skills can range from those […]
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I regularly get referral questions from parents anxious to know whether their child has a learning disability or or is “dyslexic.” Often the story goes that the child has shown signs of struggling since the early grades and even though […]
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Parents will tell me of their ongoing efforts to get the school to do what they feel their child needs. There are usually three or so common outcomes. One outcome is the school will show data that the child is […]
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Open-ended writing can be dreadfully difficult for school-struggling children. On so many levels, they find the task to be overwhelming. For those who are struggling, the more common classroom writing tasks that encourage the child to write as he/she feels […]