My Granddaughter Looks Very Normal until You Give Her a Book to Read
My granddaughter is a happy little girl when not in reading situations. She is almost 8, in the 2nd grade at a public school. She has a reading disability the Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Dyslexia
Misunderstandings About Learning Disabilities
A recent poll indicates that a many Americans do not completely understand the conditions related to learning disabilities. There appears to be a growing public awareness of LD and an Continue Reading →
Dyslexia – The “Invisible” Disability?
I am a special education teacher of 30 years. I have taught every category of students with disability, including autism. But it seems now that autism is everyone’s main focus. Continue Reading →
Setting High Expectations and a Strong Work Ethic
Setting high expectations and a strong work ethic is really important for the success of our students with special educational needs. Ann Marie understood the importance of keeping the standard Continue Reading →
“Dyslexia is Not a Learning Disability”
My granddaughter is in 2nd grade. She cannot read. She was diagnosed with dyslexia by a psychologist and a special educational consultant. At present she is receiving 15 minutes a Continue Reading →
Needless to Say, “I Have No Use for Reading Recovery”
Reading Recovery’s (RR) transition from New Zealand to the United States began at Barrington Elementary School in the Upper Arlington City Schools in Columbus, Ohio in the mid ’80’s in Continue Reading →
All Parents with Kids in Special Ed Need to See This Video
Sent from one of our readers – I have Dyslexia. I told numerous people I have dyslexia including teachers, psychologist ect… when I had my son tested for learning disabilities. Continue Reading →
Judge Sotomayor Knows About Learning Disabilities – “She Got It!”
As we watched the confirmation hearings on Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Pete said: “In the Bartlett case, Judge Sotomayor wrote the best description of learning disabilities Continue Reading →
Testing & Accommodations – I didn’t mean to vent!
DR was upset over difficulties getting accommodations on testing for her daughter. She asks: Can you tell me how to deal with the school system about testing and accommodations? My Continue Reading →
