From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
A guest blog by
Lori Lite, creator of Stress Free Kids
http://www.stressfreekids.com
Managing anxiety is just a breath away. Enjoy this easy breathing technique taken from the Indigo Teen Dreams CD. Download it to your desktop and import it into iTunes, iPhone, iPod, Zune.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Great. The school agreed to give your child the extra reading help he needs. Every day, he’ll join a small group of children to get 45-minutes of extra reading help from a reading specialist in a special reading room.
The specialist has a great reputation; she’s knowledgeable, skilled, and kind. The children love her. And the room is great; it’s loaded with reading materials. Your child should make great progress.
He should … if.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
A guest post by
Julie Niles Petersen
During the 1960s “War on Poverty,” Hart & Risley were performing interventions in preschools to boost the vocabulary sizes of children living in poverty. They discovered they could increase the size of a child’s vocabulary, but they could not accelerate the rate of vocabulary growth.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
In September, many parents will again realize that their children will struggle with reading. Their concerns may well be aggravated by the knowledge that their children face enormous frustration if they don’t become competent readers by the end of third grade. Children who struggle with reading in fourth grade tend to struggle throughout high school, increasing the likelihood that they’ll drop out.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Many teachers, school administrators, and parents of children in special education are confused about the meaning of “Least Restrictive Environment” (LRE). Often, they erroneously define it as placement in a general education class. Not surprisingly, confusion about the definition can inflame disputes between parents and schools, resulting in costly and emotionally exhausting due process hearings. Adding to the likelihood of disputes is the failure of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and its predecessors to adequately define LRE. Perhaps this is inevitable as LRE cannot be applied by classification or disability or IQ; it must be applied in an individualistic and personalized manner that focuses solely on the child.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
If you want to help your toddler, preschooler, or kindergartner learn to read—in fun and satisfying ways—Raising Confident Readers is the book for you. If you want to increase the odds that your young child will not suffer from reading disabilities, Raising Confident Readers is the book for you.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
For your child to succeed in middle and high school, he needs to become a proficient reader by the end of third grade. If not, his reading problems will likely persist through high school, causing other academic problems and increasing the likelihood of social and emotional problems; in adulthood, struggles with reading will diminish his chance of getting and holding a decent job. As the Annie E. Casey Foundation so clearly states:
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) want to know how to help their children, how to make home life calmer, and if possible, more satisfying and happier. Although no one solution will prevent or solve all problems and what works for one family will not work for all, parents of children with ADHD can usually help their children, and by extension, improve home life. To help parents help their children with ADHD, the National Institute of Mental Health offers these suggestions:
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Many parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ask if their children’s ADHD will continue through adolescence. Usually, it will. They then ask if their children will have special needs. Below is what the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says.
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Sleep, ADHD, and Learning Disabilities are Strange Bedfellows
So…
How Do My Child and I Get to Sleep?
Stephen M. Lange, Ph.D., Psychologist, Pine Ridge, SD
