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A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
To listen to Dr. Selznick’s podcast on helping the Shut-Down Learner, go to
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/special-needs-talk-radio-blog/id463238657#
Or go to
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/specialneedstalkradio/2011/09/27/maximizing-your-childs-potential
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The Special Needs Talk Radio Network: It’s On The Air
The new Special Needs Talk Radio network (http://specialneedstalkradio.com/) is on the air. Each of its six shows is dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth with special needs and their families.
Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and I host Maximizing Your Child’s Potential (Mondays, 9 PM – 9:30 PM EST, http://specialneedstalkradio.com/maximizing-your-childs-potential). Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Homework difficulties are often caused by work that requires struggling learners to read or write beyond their independent levels. Difficulties are also caused by work that’s too complex or abstract and by learning characteristics that interfere with starting, organizing, monitoring, and finishing work. As Bryant and her colleagues (2001) so aptly asserted:
Children with learning disabilities are at-risk for a variety of problems that are likely to interfere with doing homework. These risks include deficits in reading and math, poor communication and organizational skills, difficulty with tasks that demand voluntary, selective, and sustained attention . . . poor memory . . . and poor self-monitoring. (p. 171) Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Parents of children in special education often ask, “How can I get the training I need to help my child at home?” As we discussed in our post of November 14th, Getting Counseling and Training to Help You Help Your Child (http://www.reading2008.com/blog/getting-counseling-training-to-help-you-help-your-child.htm), training to understand your child’s special needs and to support your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a related service.
If the school’s IEP Team members say “No. It’s not what we do, it’s not required by law,” we suggest that you show them what the federal rules and regulations about special education say: Read more...
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A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
The Right Amount of Homework
For children who successfully finish classwork or homework without struggle, who complete their homework without tears, fights, trembling, or other forms of frustration, Dr. Harris Cooper of Duke University, one of the nation’s leading authorities on homework, offers these research-based guidelines:
A little amount of homework may help elementary school students build study habits. Homework for junior high students appears to reach the point of diminishing returns after about 90 minutes a night. For high school students, the positive line continues to climb until between 90 minutes and 2.5 hours a night, after which returns diminish. (Harris, 208, p. 21) Read more...
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Using IEPs to Solve Homework Problems
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Homework is part of schoolwork. In many schools, teachers collect and grade it. And if students fail to submit it on time, they’re penalized. Thus, most IEPs should address homework, especially if it creates frustration for students and causes friction, fighting, and tears at home.
If homework frustrates your child, answer these questions about his ability to handle typical homework assignments: Read more...
- Without help, can he accurately explain what his assignments require him to do?
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
In our previous post on reading disabilities and other learning disabilities, we said that we would soon give you links to Paired Reading, Read-Alouds, and homework support. Below are the links. We hope they help. (If, by some chance, the links don’t work on your computer, just paste the link into your browser’s addresses bar.)
In our next post, we’ll discuss how you can make homework policy and goals part of your child’s IEP.
Howard Margolis, Ed.D. © Reading2008 & Beyond www.reading2008.com Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
A nagging frustration of parents of children with learning disabilities, such as reading disabilities, is not knowing how to help their children. Should they tutor their children? Should they demand their children finish their homework, although they can’t handle it? Should they pressure their children to try harder? Should they….? Should they….? And if they should, how should they do it? Read more...
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Hello Everyone,
A pdf copy of my recent Keynote Session (Learning Disabilities Worldwide), Simple Ways to Help Children with Learning Disabilities, is available for download from my website: www.reading2008.com. It will be available through November. To get a copy, go to Resources, at the top of the page. At Resources, look at the list under Resources: Documents. Under Resources: Documents, download the pdf file, Simple Ways to Help Children with Learning Disabilities.
All the best,
Howard Margolis, Ed.D.
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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. Read more...
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In the last few weeks, several parents have asked us about reading evaluations. To help out, anyone who signs up for our mailing list at www.reading2008.com can download chapter 5 of our book, Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds. The chapter, Using Reading Evaluations, shows parents and teachers how they can use reading evaluations to help children. We encourage parents and teachers to download it, read it, discuss it, and share it with other parents and teachers. (The release is for private use only, not for commercial use or for making more than 3 copies.) Read more...
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