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Sometimes Parents Get the Feeling That Their Child’s Struggle With Homework Is More Than Just Lack of Motivation or Laziness.   In fact, their child may be getting good grades. But the parents’ gut feeling is that their child is working too hard, that there may be some kind of learning problem. How do youRead more

Two reports from the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University show that Bluetooth-style listening devices in the classroom can treat dyslexia.  Sounds suspicious I know, but if nothing else, trust the source enough to read on and you’ll be suitably impressed and hopefully inspired. Their research also uncovers a biological explanation which could lead to earlierRead more

Develop Your Child’s Independence Strengthen executive function skills for better planning, organization, and self-management Kids will be kids– But we want our kids to be kids who can focus, think, plan, organize, and make good decisions. This includes having self-control, and evaluating and learning from their mistakes! Ultimately, we want kids to be kids withRead more

What is Memory Weakness and How Can Working Memory be strengthened? Imagine the scene of a busy classroom nearing the end of the school day.  The teacher is heard to say, “Students, it’s almost time to go home. Please write down your homework assignments, put your books away, and line up at the door.” Sounds simple…straightRead more

I met a mother at the gym once that told me her son was taking karate lessons in order to bring up his self-esteem. Her third grade son was a non-reader and felt terrible about himself because of his failure at school. His mother had resigned herself to the fact that her son would neverRead more

In a follow-up to our introductory blog which shed some light on who we are, the Therapeutic Learning Center would now like to tell you a little bit about where we are and what we do: TLC is located in Solana Beach, California and our clients include those who have been diagnosed with autism, dyslexia,Read more

Is your child struggling in school? Are you concerned about their success? A recent interview with Cornell Amerson by Educating Dyslexia has shed some light on the struggles that kids go through when they have a learning disability. He addresses his own personal struggles and sheds light on the issue. Being able to identify aRead more

When a student struggles in school, parents look to tutoring as a solution. But tutoring isn’t a real solution for those with learning challenges. It’s a temporary band-aid that covers up a deeper problem; and very often, it doesn’t even do that. While misinformed teachers and tutors continue to believe that you just have toRead more

For many families, raising a child with APD (Auditory Processing Disorder) or CAPD means coping, understanding, and finding the right accommodations to help the child throughout the day. No medication has been found to help, and so far cognitive research has not produced any promising treatments. However, for families that do not take “no” asRead more

Every time my kids get a check-up, it strikes me that pediatricians are checking eyes and ears in the same way they’ve been checking for at least the last 50 years (yep, I just turned 50).  True, a general practitioner will typically only screen for evidence of deeper issues and then refer onward if somethingRead more