Smart but Struggling: It Just Doesn’t Make Sense! Memory and processing skills affect learning in school. Simple, right? Recently, we have had parent after parent calling and saying virtually the same thing: “My child is bright. He’s a good kid and wants to do well, but he’s struggling in school. He doesn’t qualify for helpRead more
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When your child is struggling to read…. Teaching a child to read requires deep knowledge in cognitive processing. It requires informed observation of every error a student makes. Thanks to neuroscience, we know a lot more about the brain and learning processes involved in reading and writing than we ever have known before. Neuroscience has givenRead more
As many as 20% of people in the United States have a learning disability and in 2007, an estimated 2.7 million children aged 6 to 11 years were affected. Learning disabilities often prevent children from reaching their full potential. They can have difficulty learning to listen, speak, read, spell, write, reason, concentrate, solve mathematical problems,Read more
What’s Really Going on When Smart Kids Struggle in School and Drive Their Teachers and Parents Crazy? If it just doesn’t make sense, then you, like many others, may be missing some vital information about the learning process. The stories below are some of the Many “Faces” Of Learning Challenges. They look different on differentRead more
We need to remind ourselves that Accessibility needn’t be a term reserved just for physically disabled. Those with dyslexia or other learning disabilities face real challenges navigating the world of printed words. It’s largely inaccessible to them because it’s often incomprehensible. However, new accessibility apps from Apple and others, are beginning to give these peopleRead more
Expanding to meet the needs…. Young people are masters at hiding their struggles in school. They mask their difficulties in so many ways that sometimes it takes adults time to realize what it really going on. Many times these are just below the surface of other behaviors such as these: Attention Difficulties High Energy LowRead more
I hear it and witness it time and time again. In fact I used to live it. ‘Doing homework’ often turned into a battle of wills and power struggles complete with drama, stress, raised voices, and ….ugh!!! Almost every parent has experienced the homework battle at one time or another. For some it’s a dailyRead more
As your child is becoming a reader – you want to be prepared for the changes so you can make it a positive experience for child and family. It might never occur to some families to prepare themselves for their child becoming a reader. What happens to a family when a non-reader becomes a reader?Read more
How is your therapy different from tutoring? That’s a question we get all the time. The truth is, we are very different from tutoring or test prep facilities. Most schools and tutoring focus on WHAT a student learns. We focus on HOW a student learns. We work on the skills needed to be an efficient and independent learner. Often parents tellRead more
Why is Phonemic Awareness Important for Learning? It is still happening everywhere. Colleges are still teaching it to teachers. Public and private schools don’t always preach it, but it is evident that many still believe it. What is it? It is the old time myth that there are some students who just can’t learn phonics. ConsiderRead more
