From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
If you’re a parent of a child in special education, you have to ensure that his Individualized Education Program (IEP) meets all his educational needs. Ideally, you’ll work cooperatively with the school people on his IEP Team to develop his IEP. But what if you disagree with them or believe they don’t care about helping your child? If you’re like some parents, you’ll anger quickly; in intense emotional outbursts, you might let them know they “don’t know anything,” “don’t give a damn,” “will sacrifice children to save money.” Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Justifiably, many parents complain that school personnel make them defensive, especially at program planning meetings, such as Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings. Some school personnel make similar complaints about parents. No matter who’s at fault, defensiveness can destroy the possibility of developing programs that meet children’s needs. It stymies progress by fostering misunderstanding, distrust, secrecy, resentment, and contempt. Cooperation is one of its first victims. Read more...
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We all worry and get angry, but we don’t realize how much these emotions affect us. Even relatively minor concerns can compete for our attention, occupy our thoughts, and distract us from our purpose.
For most of us, the worry and anger is not intense. It’s short lived. But many children with reading disabilities and other learning disabilities don’t get over it. The intensity increases. This, in turn, adds to the difficulties they have attending, concentrating, and remembering. They waste valuable time and energy on non-productive thoughts, impeding their learning. Read more...
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