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He was 2 years old when his speech began to decline. Fear enveloped my cousin as she realized that one of her twin boys was not developing as planned. A parent places their hopes and dreams into their children and when their child struggles, it hurts. One doesn’t want their child to struggle but toRead more

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

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

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

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

Halloween masks can be great fun, but is your child wearing a “mask” all year long? Secretly Dyslexic Mike was funny and gregarious. He showed his smarts in class discussions, but come time to sit down and work, he would play “class clown” and entertain his neighbors instead. Unfinished schoolwork was sent home, and addedRead more

“Learning Skills are a foundation for higher processing, without them even the brightest students will struggle.”  – Maria Bagby So what exactly are Learning Skills ?  Can they be changed or improved? All over the country there are regular classrooms that have individuals with the potential to be comfortable, independent learners, but they function like aRead more