From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Monday’s Radio Show: Using Social-Emotional Learning to Maximize Your Child’s Potential
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To learn more about how parents can help their children with reading disabilities, read a profile of Dr. Gary G. Brannigan, co-author of Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds, on pages 6 and 7 of the SUNY Plattsburgh magazine. Here’s the link: http://www.plattsburgh.edu/files/282/files/plattsburgh-magazine-spring-2011.pdf
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
by Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
In my first post, I discussed quick tips for teaching your preschooler how to read. In this post, I’ll answer a question that confounds many parents (and some teachers): What do early spelling and reading development look like? By knowing the answer, you can avoid worrying about problems that don’t exist, and quickly identify problems that might exist.
What Does Early Spelling and Reading Development Look Like?
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
By Dr. Richard Selzinck
When I first started writing The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child, the image I had of this type of child was that of a turned off teenager who was discouraged and disconnected from school. That image still holds, but as I’ve done more and more workshops to parent and teacher groups on the topic, I understand more clearly that so many parents are concerned about other ages and grade ranges as well, and that they would like to prevent their child from becoming a shut-down learner. Read more...
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A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan & Dr. Howard Margolis
Calling All Parents—Teach Your Preschooler to Read! – Part 1 of 2
By J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
Parents are children’s first reading teachers. As such, parents have wonderful opportunities to prevent their preschoolers from developing reading problems. How? By starting early, by teaching reading at home in fun, joyful, and informal ways. Read more...
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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. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Stephen M. Lange, Ph.D., Psychologist
Pine Ridge, SD
Perhaps you had this experience: You approached your child’s school about your kindergarten age child, expressing concern that he or she may have a learning disability. While sympathetic, your school’s psychologist, reading specialist, or other diagnostic expert responded that learning disabilities cannot be diagnosed until a child has been unable to succeed academically despite conscientious instruction. Several years later, you attended a meeting with your school’s multi-disciplinary team who explained that your child indeed does have a learning disability. Your emotions felt chaotic – a mixture of relief, worry, sorrow – and perhaps frustration or even anger that years had passed since you recognized that your child’s development was not typical, but rather different from his peers in subtle yet important ways. Read more...
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